When it comes to timing, Sir Bob Jones certainly has the knack. With his widely publicised move to have a major commercial building in Wellington designed using wood for earthquake resistance he has again affirmed his shrewdness for timing of commercial decisions.

Straterra, New Zealand’s minerals sector industry organisation, is hugely disappointed with the government’s decision to decline Stevenson Mining’s application to mine at Te Kuha.

Emirates will be operating a one-off A380 service to Muscat International Airport on July 1.

Housing became more affordable for first home buyers in nine regions and worsened in three last month, according to the latest Home Loan Affordability Reports.

Toyota’s designers have been unleashed and given the freedom to produce stronger more attractive styling.

Spark has announced that half its broadband base has moved onto newer, future-proofed technologies.

Last night, 55 checkout operators from New World and PAK’nSAVE stores across the Hawke’s Bay region went till-to-till in Foodstuffs North Island’s 70th annual Checker of the Year competition, which has attracted a record number of entries this year.

Sir Edmund Hillary’s grandsons - George and Alexander Hillary - are to be the faces of a new socially responsible clothing label inspired by their grandfather’s achievements.

National awards for workplace safety, engineering excellence and young engineer of the year were presented today at the Electricity Engineers' Association Conference in Auckland.

New Zealand can lead the world in organic innovation and guaranteed quality and authenticity as organic goes global and mainstream, says OANZ CEO Brendan Hoare.