Business

Jetstar is entitled not to offer its pilots an alternative day off if they are on call on a public holiday but do not have to work, the Employment Relations Authority says.

A leaked paper shows the govt was planning to restrict the hours bottle stores and supermarkets could sell alcohol but then backed away to focus on reforms more industry-friendly.

NZ businesses owe more than $1.4b in unpaid GST and PAYE from the 2025 tax year - a sign of the stress many parts of the economy are still under, commentators believe.

Unemployment is set to hit its highest level in nearly nine years, as the lagging effects of last year's recession and the sluggish recovery hit hiring and wages.

Ecogas — a joint venture between Central Otago’s Pioneer Energy Group and Ecostock Ltd — has received global recognition, winning AD Hero of the Year.

An organic vegetable farm in Canterbury lost about $250,000 of crops in the flooding which saturated the region in early May.