23 August 2009 - Business leader and Ngapuhi commercial arm chairman, John Goulter, was recently invested as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

The BNZ Home Loan Affordability measure was unchanged in July from June as interest rates were steady and house prices did not move.

21 August 2009 - Six new construction subcontracts for the Forsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza were announced today, part of the second round of tenders.

There is a special rebate for redundancy payments of 6 cents in the dollar.

 The government decision to profile international visitors so that biosecurity measures are targeted at those who pose the greatest threat has been welcomed by the Forest Owners Association.

Transforming his approach to leadership and employee management has seen New Zealand farmer David Morgan collect this year's Rabobank Executive Development Program (EDP) Management Project Award.

20 AUGUST 2009 - Shotover TOP 10 Holiday Park has invested around $1 million across the site over the past four years to provide high quality yet affordable accommodation for groups close to the popular resort town of Queenstown.

20 August 2009 - With little more than a week to vote, Meat & Wool New Zealand Chairman, Mike Petersen is urging farmers to make sure they have their say in the current referendum.

20 August 2009 - After an extensive Australasian recruitment process, Goughs has appointed Geoff McCabe as General Manager - Goughs Equipment Group.

20 August 2009 - "The Government should bite the bullet and use GST more for collecting tax, as the Tax Working Group has recommended," says Steve Thomas, Researcher at the Maxim Institute. "That way we could lower personal income and corporate taxes."