Ben Brown

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The pay TV operator made 60-million dollars in the 6-months to December, an increase of 19-percent on the same period a year ago. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has begun her visit to New Zealand, with an emphasis on education and building a closer economic relationship between the two countries. Audio

The biggest yachting regatta in the country continues with the 171st Auckland Regatta on the Hauraki Gulf. Audio

Eight people are in hospital after the collapse of a deck during a party at the beachside settlement of Omaha north of Auckland. Audio

New Zealand police officers are in Fiji investigating the death of a woman who was burned alive. Audio

A sports broadcaster charged with disorderly conduct in central Auckland has given up his bid for name suppression, and can now been identified. Audio

Those fighting to save three art-deco houses in Auckland have been thrown a lifeline by one of New Zealand's richest men. Audio

The country's largest car auction house is predicting 2011 will be the year of the small car. Audio

Wind and rain is bringing down powerlines and closing roads in the upper South Island and Lower North Island. Audio

Two hundred and seventy-five people have lost their jobs this week, and there are fears the timber industry could suffer further lay offs. Audio

The Hamilton city mayor is horrified at a 30-million dollar price tag for the Super V8 race over the past three years, and is ordering a review. Audio

A deadline on submissions to a review of the Official Information Act by the Law Commission has been relaxed after it received just 20 submissions. Audio

The wife of a man killed in a commercial tandem hang gliding accident in Queenstown says it is outrageous the industry is still unregulated. Her husband Andrew Scotland and the pilot, Gerado Bean… Audio

Soldiers from Jack Howard's army unit have spoken about his time in the British Army, paying tribute to the young New Zealander who died in Afghanistan earlier this week. Audio

There's been a fresh standoff this afternoon in central Auckland on the site where an historic building was demolished last month. Audio