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UPDATE: Winners and losers in the latest government science funding round
(Adds comment, detail throughout) By Fiona Rotherham Sept. 11 (BusinessDesk) - The University of Canterbury plans to build the world’s first human colour x-ray scanner, with the help of a six-year $12 million Government funding announcement made today. Science and Innova...

Company directors Hayden Jones, Thomas Jones fined over reporting breaches
By Paul McBeth Sept. 11 (BusinessDesk) - Christchurch company directors Hayden Jones and Thomas Jones have each been fined $35,000 for breaching financial reporting rules by not filing financial statements. The pair were sentenced at the Christchurch District Court today ha...

UPDATE: Longer Wellington runway worth 2-5 flights daily by 2060
(tidies up runway reference, third graph) By Pattrick Smellie Sept. 11 (BusinessDesk) - Plans for a $350 million runway extension for Wellington International Airport would provide the capital with between 16 and 33 extra flights a week by 2060, connecting the city to long-...