Anusha Bradley

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund will start getting rid of its investments in fossil fuel companies, it has announced.

Inflation has hit rock bottom and prices will start to rise from here on in, an ANZ economist says.

Phil Goff is being urged to make housing and transport his top priorities as mayor of Auckland by shoppers at the city's markets at the weekend. Video

The Children's Commissioner is urging the government to act quickly on a United Nations recommendation to try 17-year-olds under the youth justice system.

Auckland Council is pulling out of one of its investment funds because its manager will not say if it owns shares in companies that make cluster bombs and mines. Audio

Major clothing retailer H&M, which is about to open its first store in New Zealand, faces accusations of child labour and factory conditions that are unsafe for workers.

Accident Compensation Corporation is refusing to release information detailing the risks of its joint venture with Serco to build and run Wiri prison.

There's not enough evidence that e-cigarettes are an effective tool in helping people quit smoking, the Ministry of Health says.

The government's decision to allow KiwiSaver funds to continue investing in controversial weapons companies is being described as 'wishy-washy' and unsatisfactory.

The government has no plans to review the law to stop KiwiSaver funds investing in controversial weapons, the Commerce Minister says.

One of the biggest fund managers in the world is bowing to pressure from KiwiSaver providers to come up with an ethical investment option.

The average house value in Auckland has topped $1 million for the first time. Anusha Bradley looks at what that would buy in other parts of New Zealand.

Lending restrictions are showing signs of cooling Auckland's housing market - but there are fears the effect will not last long.

Two more default KiwiSaver providers are ditching their investments in companies that make cluster bombs, landmines or nuclear weapons.

Severe overcrowding has forced a school's staff room to become a classroom for a group of new entrants in Auckland. Audio

ACC has admitted investing in six companies on its exclusion list in the past year including munitions company Lockheed Martin.

Public servants' retirement savings are being reviewed after it has been revealed some of the money is invested in weapons manufacturers.

Kiwibank has now admitted its default KiwiSaver fund has 'limited exposure' - about 0.6 percent - to weapons manufacturers.

Hundreds of thousands of KiwiSaver members in default schemes may be unknowingly investing in cluster bombs and land mine manufacturers. Audio

Executives from the last of the failed finance companies have gone on trial, more than six years after the firms' collapse.

Inland Revenue is chasing employers for unpaid KiwiSaver contributions worth tens of millions of dollars.

New lending restrictions aimed at reining in property investors could curb building and make homes even more unaffordable in Auckland, a leading economist says.

Auckland's rampant property market appears to be coming off the boil as house hunters seek more affordable homes further afield.

Auckland Council will conduct a full review of its investments after revelations that one of its funds holds shares in sugary drink and tobacco companies. Audio

Some of the biggest funds in the country may consider themselves to be socially responsible investors, but an analysis shows few can actually prove it.