If Twitter's bankers and executives were hoping for a surge on the day of the stock's public debut, they got it.

The Government has launched an independent probe of Chorus' financial position and its ability to deliver on nationwide ultrafast broadband contracts.

NZ Oil and Gas has a moral obligation to pay Pike River families it's claimed - after shareholders yesterday voted not to fork out $3.41m awarded by judge.

New Zealand Oil and Gas shareholders voted yesterday not to pay reparation of $3.41 million to the Pike River families.

Grey District mayor Tony Kokshoorn says the resource consent approval for Escarpment coal mine on the West Coast's Denniston Plateau is great news for the district.

New Zealand tech stocks continued to soar today. Cloud accounting company Xero touched a new high of $29.30 - giving it a market capitalisation of $3.7 billion.

Why scrap over 2 per cent of the beer market? That's the question being posed by Moa Brewing Company chief executive Geoff Ross.

NZ tech darling Xero has raised $180m in new capital - but it's not planning new acquisitions. It's "more about building a war chest" says founder Rod Drury.

An academic says New Zealand's local stock exchange needs to step up its game.

Mighty River Power's $50 million share buyback is more about the company's strong balance sheet than politics, says chair Joan Withers.