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A survey by a major bank indicates owning your own home or having a property investment is no longer seen as providing the best returns. Audio

Thl's campervan rental business helped drive up its first net profit by 17 percent with revenue growth of 4 percent.

The past week saw reports from some of the biggest companies including Auckland Airport, Spark, Fletcher Building, SkyCity and A2 Milk, which met or beat market expectations.

The company is also looking to sell some assets, targeting proceeds of $200 million, which will be used to pay down debt.

Contact Energy's half-year profit is up 44 percent, despite a 5 percent dip in revenue.

There are high hopes that earnings will start to reflect the turnaround in the economy.

Angel Association chief executive Bridget Unsworth said while cheques were slightly smaller more companies were getting seeded.

Inconsistencies, inflexibility and inexperienced staff continue to be an irritation for tax accountants, a new survey shows.

Post-Covid decluttering is a gift that keeps on giving for small community organisations and businesses.

The proposed changes could disadvantage consumers, deter investors and increase the cost of doing business.

Changes could add unnecessary cost to mergers and acquisitions, while undermining investor confidence, a prominent law firm says.

Free Speech Union says the proposed changes will open the back door to encrypted communications channels, but the tech industry says the horse has already bolted.

Experts say quantum technology and photonics were on the verge of allowing us to diagnose cancer earlier or even predict earthquakes sooner.

The high cost of energy to produce a single Bitcoin in New Zealand seems to make little financial sense as the cryptocurrency's price slips to about $147,000.

Rapid growth in AI is driving demand for high tech superconductors, and creating shortages of less powerful chips used in such things as smart phones.

Software-as-a-Service fintech PaySauce is expanding into Australia, backed by a $4 million capital raising.

Companies are also looking ahead to major legal reforms, as the economy continues to recover.

A few out-performers have more than offset weakness in others.

It comes after insurance firm Tower self-reported a mistake in overcharging customers more than $11 million, but then failed to fix the problem in a timely manner.

Egmont Honey is finding global success with its brand of manuka honey despite being late to the expanding market.

Brokerage firm Forsyth Barr analyst Ben Crozier said the deal could have a negative affect on Sky's annual revenue, particularly from Neon subscriptions. Audio

Nearly two thirds were seeing more indebted middle-income clients, a new survey found.

ASX-listed Locate Technologies says it is moving to New Zealand's Exchange in pursuit of a faster pathway to growth.

A business consultancy says restructures often led to a lack of innovation and lower performances.

The convention centre had been nearly 17 years in the making.