Business

Saving money is probably near the top of your New Year's resolution lists. But where to start?

Property values continued to dip last year, but lower mortgage interest rates and signs of an economic recovery point to a possible change of direction.

So you've decided this is year you'll get your money life stored. But where do you begin?

The past year was a tough grind for many, but forecasters see hope on the horizon.

During summer at ​Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa, daily patrons swell to 4000. There are 20 lifeguards who keep them all safe.

Annual sales fell for a second year, hit by rising competition, the expiry of US tax credits and brand backlash.

There have been a number of problems reported in recent weeks for Ikea, which opened its first New Zealand shop in early December.

It's been a tough 12 months on the housing front, so what might we see in the next year?

One of the world's largest inflatable water parks is just outside of Queenstown and Abbey Bisset works there.

Donnett Dellow is in her sixth season as head of security at the Hastings water park. Her grandkids think she is the coolest.

Retirement is one of the biggest financial changes that many people go through in their lives.

A Dunedin woman is urging people to check they are not booking flights through a third-party agency, after her elderly mother paid far more on flights from Wellington.

Consumer NZ is hopeful that electricity prices will improve in 2026, saying there are some positive signs.

Founder of accounting company Xero, Sir Rod Drury, has been made a Knight Companion in the New Year Honours.

It was another tough year financially for many businesses, and some high-profile names didn't make it.

The coffee chain spent years trying to become an inescapable storefront on the streets of New York, Los Angeles and other big cities in America. Now that's coming to an end.

The Automobile Association believes a proposed merger between two fuel companies should drive down pump prices.

RNZ readers sent in hundreds of questions in 2025 to our correspondent Susan Edmunds - many of them around one particular topic.

A Napier antique shop owner is blaming the high price of silver, after an overnight burglary at her store between Christmas Day and Boxing Day.