New Zealand shares rose for a second day as stocks weighed by fears about the jet fuel shortage in Auckland such as Air New Zealand and Z Energy joined other companies in bouncing back from a recent sell-down

The Reserve Bank has released its revised policy for banks which outsource services, tightening the rules to ensure the banks continue to function in the event of failure

The New Zealand dollar remained above 73 US cents but barely budged on the day as markets await the latest New Zealand political opinion poll ahead of Saturday's general election and the outcome of the US Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee meeting

Greater Wellington Regional Council's environment committee wants an update on the $850 million Transmission Gully project after learning consents for the 27-kilometre four-lane highway underestimated earthworks by 50 percent

Fairfax (ASX, FXJ) recently released annual figures which were mixed in places, but operating earnings did come in ahead of previous forecasts

New Zealand Refining, which operates the country's only oil refinery in Marsden Point, says a pipeline leak which has disrupted jet fuel supplies at Auckland International Airport will hit revenue by as much as $15 million