Cubicle farming opposed by PM and Fonterra

Opposition is mounting against plans by corporate dairy companies to house nearly 20,000 cows under cover in the Mackenzie Country.

• CEO of Serious Fraud Office discusses Versalko’s scam

  Stephen Gerard Versalko stole $18 million from customers of the ASB Bank.

• Jetstar's latest PR disaster

  Jetstar has apologised for telling a family - with four young children - to drive home without car seats, after the airline lost theirs.

• CAA to tighten alcohol, drug checks, sources say

  A report into just how the Civil Aviation Authority deals with drug and alcohol issues among airline staff is back with the minister who called for it - Nathan Guy.

• Kupe oil platform in full production

  The Kupe platform sits alone 30km off the Taranaki Coast

• ASB fraudster spent millions on wine and women

  Today 52-year-old Stephen Versalko learned the price of pulling off New Zealand's biggest ever case of theft by an employee.

• Farmers sceptical of Fonterra's pollution check ups

  Dairy farmers have taken a rap over the knuckles following a report which says waste management and pollution is getting worse.

• Fonterra cracks down on farmers flouting effluent rules

  Dairy giant Fonterra has announced a major crackdown on farmers who don't comply with the dairy effluent rules.

• Communication Breakdown

  Telecom’s XT network was meant to be an impressive feat of technology, but instead it was plagued with outages and bad publicity.

• NZ business starting to think beyond recession

  The Insight is prepared by Price Waterhouse Coopers, partner Hamish Bell discusses the Insight with ASB Business.

• Optimists outweigh pessimists in consumer confidence

  The latest survey of consumer confidence shows a slight dip.

• Big rush in property listings

  Alistair Helm of realestate.co.nz talks with ASB Business about whether the flood of houses is continuing and how it's being absorbed.

• Morning market update for Thursday, March 18, 2010

  An update on the morning markets with Chris West of First NZ Capital.

• Market update for Wednesday, March 16, 2010

  An update on the evening markets with David Bell of ASB Securities.

• Telecom releases footage of staff during XT outages

  Telecom's XT network has been a shambles since its systems began failing in December last year, since then they've had four significant outages.

• Chamber of Commerce is disappointed after govt declines Games bid

  The government has said “no" to a bid to hold the Commonwealth Games here.

• Morning market update for Wednesday, March 17, 2010

  An update on the markets with Phil Hunter of First NZ Capital.

• Gerry Harvey acquires Westbury Stud

  Gerry Harvey, the co-founder of Harvey Norman, has got ambitious plans for Eric Watson's former trophy investment.

• NZ dollar making farm exports to Europe tough

  At 46.5 British pence and 0.514 Euros, the New Zealand dollar is making it tough on our exporters of farm products to Europe.

• RWC and GST major impact on tourism sector

  Next year's Rugby World Cup and the prospect of a higher GST are set to have a major impact on the tourism sector.

• China warns Google to obey nation's laws

  China has warned Google again to obey the nation's law with its web search engine results.