Inbound tourist arrivals from China were up more than 60% in January 2012 compared to January 2011.

Optimism that the economy will improve, as measured by a BNZ monthly survey, is at its highest level in the 5-1/2 years since the survey started.

The Greens, who over the weekend refused to rule out a post-election deal with National, hear about their sister party's influence on carbon tax negotiations across the Tasman.

New Zealand will be part of a meeting in Fiji next week to map out the future of seabed mining in the Pacific.

The National Property Trust has posted a lower annual operating profit for the period ahead of its transformation from a trust to a company called NPT Ltd.

The earnings of state-owned New Zealand Post Group are falling short of its expectations.