A business advocate is lukewarm on proposed changes to the Fair Trading Act which are designed to better protect small businesses and consumers from unfair commercial practices.

The government's confirmed the Reserve Bank is to get tougher powers to monitor banks and will introduce a deposit insurance scheme at the top end of the recommended range.

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 fruit and vegetable company T&G Global has agreed to purchase the domestic part of the produce, marketing and distribution company Freshmax NZ.

A group of small electricity retailers are claiming two of the big generators -- Contact and Meridian -- have manipulated the market and profited by more than 60-million dollars.

For the latest from the markets we're joined by Melika King of Craigs Investment Partners.

You may have heard it before, but a new report says robots will hit the workforce as soon as next year.

The rise in popularity of "buy now pay later" schemes is causing frustration among money lenders who're finding their customers are running out of room for more credit.