Stories by Anan Zaki

Annual inflation is expected to rise to its highest level in three decades, driven by rising fuel and housing costs, and a tight labour market.

The country's biggest bank is forecasting the Official Cash Rate to be lifted to 3 percent by April next year - the highest since 2015.

Seasonally adjusted national median house prices shot up 22 percent last year, but in December the median dropped back 1.6 percent compared to the month before.

An Aucklander's massive loss in a scam has prompted a warning from the financial regulator, which is urging people to look for red flags.

A Christchurch-based company has become the fastest growing PDF software company in the world.

The conservative estimate is that Uber avoided $6.4 million to $12.8m in company tax in 2020 in New Zealand. according to the report.

The restrictions on the property market are getting tougher as loan to value ratio restrictions come into place.

RNZ has been told Newshub journalists were informed this morning via a PowerPoint presentation.

The Commerce Commission is looking into a possible case of anti-competitive behaviour involving a major retailer and an international electronic goods maker.

As the borders stay shut and lockdowns go on, companies that are already dealing with losses are facing another problem - growing leave balances for staff.

A proposal to build the world's first large-scale green hydrogen plant in Southland is attracting strong interest from domestic and international businesses, according to those behind the project.

Some small businesses have exhausted almost all their cash reserves over the past 18 months, and haven't been able to rebuild them.

Meridian Energy has earned billions of dollars in excess profits in the last 20 years, some major electricity consumers say.

The Earthquake Commission's new Natural Disaster Response Model is continuing to come under fire, this time from members of a former EQC advisory group.

Some normality is returning to Westport as schools reopen but life is still far from normal for many locals, a week on from its devastating floods.

A Christchurch city councillor says it's time to rethink how sporting events are funded in New Zealand, ahead of an extraordinary meeting in the city today.

Water levels have fallen in Marlborough, revealing the extent of the damage caused by heavy rain over the weekend. Audio

An insurance lawyer is rubbishing the Earthquake Commission's new disaster response model, saying it reinforces a power imbalance.

A woman who regularly visited an Oranga Tamariki facility that is being shut down says she feared her own young relative was being abused by staff. Audio

A long-running stoush over the last piece of land needed for the covered stadium is over, with agreement to move the NG building.

A prominent medical officer of health in Canterbury has resigned months after taking legal action for being dismissed by the region's district health board.

Canterbury's long-standing medical officer of health says battle lines have been drawn after he was not allowed to return to work.

People deported from Australia under its controversial 501 policy have officially launched their class action lawsuit against the Australian government.

Academics and activists say construction of a new airport and rebuilding a city in concrete and steel simply don't square with ambitions to become carbon neutral.

Dairy company Synlait has launched an investigation into one of its employees after allegations of white supremacist statements.