The Life

The Life is a BusinessDesk section for people with an appetite for living well, who like to celebrate the good things in life – whether that’s investing in your health and wellness or a weekend at a lodge.

Will Australia's red wine hangover be a headache for NZ?
Primary Sector Free

Will Australia's red wine hangover be a headache for NZ?

Australia's two billion litre wine lake was largely brought on by Chinese tariffs.

Brent Melville 18 Aug 2023
Auckland airport second runway pushed out to 2041
Infrastructure

Auckland airport second runway pushed out to 2041

The pandemic and pressure from airlines puts the second runway nearly 20 years away.

Pattrick Smellie 17 Aug 2023
Huka Lodge to close for renovations in its centenary year
News in Brief

Huka Lodge to close for renovations in its centenary year

The Huka Lodge luxury resort will close for seven months of renovations in 2024 as it marks its centenary milestone next year.The resort’s new owner, Baillie Lodges, said that to accommodate the substantial redesign and build, Huka Lodge will farewell its last guests on April 30...

Staff reporters 15 Aug 2023
Treasury Wine Estates tapping new growers to sate thirsty sav drinkers
Primary Sector

Treasury Wine Estates tapping new growers to sate thirsty sav drinkers

It signed a A$50m conditional deal to buy vineyards on both sides of the Tasman. 

Staff reporters 15 Aug 2023