Wellington stories
Low-income households are being left behind by disaster advice that assumes everyone can afford food, water and survival kits.
Shoppers in Lower Hutt will gain a new drawcard as H&M opens its first Wellington store at Queensgate on 26 October.
Tight supply and surging demand are pushing industrial property yields to record lows across New Zealand, with Auckland and Wellington hardest hit.
Wellington businesses vie for coveted Excellence Awards, with glitzy November gala set to celebrate the region's finest.
Farmers could cut water use and improve river quality as sensors and automation help meet New Zealand's swimmable-water target.
New Zealand's Laundromap app expands to Wellington and Christchurch, offering on-demand door-to-door laundry service.
Owners of leaky homes can now join the claim for longer, after judges extended the opt-in window to five months and awarded costs.
Businesses want more roads, rail and broadband investment, but most doubt the current plan will deliver the best economic outcomes.
New hotel rooms could squeeze occupancy and rates if development outpaces demand in New Zealand’s tourism markets.
Strong productivity gains lifted KiwiRail to a $52 million underlying surplus despite a $40 million hit from the Kaikoura earthquake.
Transport bottlenecks and planning delays are among the pressures driving calls for more infrastructure investment across New Zealand.
Business leaders say transport bottlenecks and planning delays are constraining growth as most back higher public-private infrastructure spending.
Mass timber is gaining traction because it can match concrete on strength while cutting build times, waste and carbon emissions.
Reported cyber incidents costing NZ companies more than GBP £400,000 in three months may be only a fraction of the true toll, NZTech warns.
Three deaths at level crossings in the past 18 months have prompted a Rail Safety Week drive against headphone use near tracks.
A trainee electrician suffered serious burns in Karori after unsafe maintenance near live electricity sparked a flashover, with two firms fined.
The summit is expected to draw more than 300 delegates, giving New Zealand firms and officials direct access to global digital leaders.
The 52-metre scheme would replace the Leader’s Building and could briefly make central Wellington home to a record-breaking timber tower.
Vacancy in Auckland’s CBD rose to 3.6 per cent in June, giving businesses seeking prime offices some relief after years of scarcity.
Record visitor numbers helped push hotel and motel consent values to GBP £490 million in the June 2017 year, Stats NZ says.
