Dairy cooperative, Fonterra, has reported a strong first half profit, but won't be paying an interim dividend given the uncertainty posed by the spread of the Covid-19 virus.

A brief update on the movements in the financial sector.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

A brief update from the business sector.

The ANZ bank is cutting interest rates for commercial, business and agricultural loans and overdrafts by three quarters of a percentage point.

For the latest from the markets we're joined by Andrew Austin of Jarden Securities.

Company directors are being told they should be prepared to consider voluntary administration, in the months to come, as New Zealand heads into an economic recession.

Consumers confidence has dropped to below average levels because of the Covid-19 outbreak, and economists predict it will only keep falling.

The Warehouse Group has made a strong first half profit, with an uptick in sales.

A brief update on the movements in the financial sector.