Business
Are websites like Fishpond the answer for cheaper groceries?
Consumer NZ warns many still prefer a one-stop shop for all their shopping needs, rather than shop around.
Mad Men director on coming up in the new golden age of television
If you've watched any of the leading television shows in the past 25 years, it's likely Lesli Linka Glatter had a hand in directing them. Mad Men, Homeland, Twin Peaks, Gilmore Girls and The Walking… Audio
High-performance athletes find way to chase dream, pay bills
Members of the NZ rowing programme make up most of the Waipa Workforce staff.
Will inflation eat away at my KiwiSaver? Ask Susan
RNZ money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions.
Farmers respond to government's report into banking competition
While some findings confirm long-held concerns, others don't go far enough, say rural folk.
The Tesla Files - Sönke Iwersen
Groundbreaking book, The Tesla Files is a tell-all of the world's most powerful businessman, Elon Musk and the rise and fall of his empire. Audio
Fonterra's multi-billion dollar deal
Yesterday Fonterra announced plans to sell its consumer businesses to global dairy giant Lactalis. The sale price? $3.845 billion. Audio
'Didn't see it coming': Sawmill workers digesting closure
Eves Valley Sawmill's staff were told this week about plans to consolidate operations to Kawerau in Bay of Plenty. Audio
Kiwibank unlikely to reshape market, even with $500m boost - analyst
Victoria University associate professor Martien Lubberink says banking report confirms stable market controlled by 'big four'.
Sawmill staff reeling at news of job losses
Staff at the Eves Valley sawmill in Tasman are still trying to digest the news that their jobs are likely to end soon, a blow one worker said she never saw coming. Carter Holt Harvey told the mill's… Audio
Fonterra's sale could earn kiwi farmers hundreds of thousands
The sale of Fonterra's consumer business to global dairy giant Lactalis could put hundreds of thousands of dollars into kiwi farmers' accounts. But it's unlikely to affect consumers' hip pockets. The… Audio
Evening business for 22 August 2025
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Fonterra sells iconic brands to French food giant
The dairy giant's boss explains why it has agreed to sell its consumer businesses, including Mainland and Anchor, for nearly $4 billion.
Banking inquiry acknowledges it's no silver bullet for competition
The big four banks' focus on lower-risk activities like retail banking would usually see lower returns, but they actually had higher profitability than international peers, it found.
Donald Trump not budging on trade tariff - Luxon
The Prime Minister says there's no suggestion the US President will budge on a 15 percent trade tariff for New Zealand exports.
Will homeowners get anything from the OCR cut?
The Reserve Bank might have cut interest rates - but will people with mortgages feel it?
What next for Ponsonby's Dorothy Butler Bookstore?
New Zealand's Dorothy Butler was an internationally recognised advocate for children's literacy and ran her first bookshop from her home while she and her husband raised their eight children. A… Audio
What will Fonterra's sale mean for New Zealanders?
Fonterra has agreed to sell its consumer businesses to French multinational dairy company Lactalis - the world's largest dairy outfit. The proposed $3.8 billion sale still requires approval from… Audio
NZX reports drop in half-year profits due to write-downs
The stock market operator's half-year profits fell by 46 percent as it wrote down the value of its Quay Street Management purchase and some energy contracts.
