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Dairy drives NZ food prices higher as butter hits record

Dairy drives NZ food prices higher as butter hits record

By Sophie Boot Oct. 12 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand food prices rose in September as dairy products continued to increase with butter prices hitting another record high.  The food price index advanced 0.5 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in the month, and gained 3 per...

Sophie Boot 11 Oct 2017
NZ First, deciding next NZ government, keeps board membership secret

NZ First, deciding next NZ government, keeps board membership secret

By Pattrick Smellie Oct. 12 (BusinessDesk) - Two days after undertaking to release a list of the board of the New Zealand First party board, its president Brent Catchpole has changed his mind. Several members of a group that leader Winston Peters says will be consulted tomo...

Pattrick Smellie 11 Oct 2017
NZ house sale volumes drop across all regions in September

NZ house sale volumes drop across all regions in September

By Tina Morrison Oct. 12 (BusinessDesk) - The number of property sales across New Zealand dropped 26 percent last month, with all 16 regions recording a decline, according to the Real Estate Institute. A total of 5,428 properties were sold across the country in September, d...

Tina Morrison 11 Oct 2017