NZ’s financial situation is nothing to get excited about, economists say: “Long story short, it’s a hot mess.”

Other airlines are filling the void left by Air Vanuatu’s liquidation, with 2025 looking “pretty positive” for the Pacific nation.

Both sides are claiming legal wins in a landmark greenwashing case.

The fast food company is paying out holiday pay to tens of thousands of staff who had their entitlements calculated incorrectly.

And responsibility for fixing the issues sits squarely with Foodstuffs and Woolworths NZ senior management, the grocery commissioner says.

The Australian-owned company was the biggest beneficiary of a government scheme to shield exporters from paying for their carbon emissions last year.

It was a strong second-half result and the company was “in good shape for the future”, its chief executive says.

Sir Jonathon Porritt has also fired barbs at Air New Zealand saying “it’s trashing its own reputation”.