Five Big Things: Thursday, February 22

Outdoor brand Torpedo7 was sold today for $1, The Warehouse Group announced.

The buyer, Tahua Partners, will take ownership of the assets, including stock, cash in store and the Torpedo7 brand.

A spokesperson for The Warehouse Group said most of the permanent Torpedo7 team will be offered jobs with Tahua Partners.

Air New Zealand has warned of a pricing and capacity review after its half-year financial results were released this morning.

The national carrier announced earnings before tax of $185 million for the past six months.

Air New Zealand's net profit after taxation was $129 million, driven by a whopping $3.1 billion of passenger revenue.

Tributes are continuing to flow for Green MP Efeso Collins , who died yesterday after collapsing at an Auckland charity event.

Efeso, 49, is being remembered as a man of service and a true leader.

BNZ has today lowered a number of its home loan interest rates, continuing the trend after a number of other cuts by leading banks in recent months.

All of its standard fixed mortgage rates were lowered except for the six-month rate.

For more about the lowered rates, hit the "read more" button.

A man's home is his castle, the expression goes — and a five-bedroom castle in Auckland's Half Moon Bay is on the market right now, complete with a tower and dry moat.

The property is aptly located on Prince Regent Drive.

A United Airlines passenger has captured footage of his flight making an emergency stop in Denver after a chunk of the plane's wing slat appeared to have come off.

Passenger Kevin Clarke was one of 165 customers on board the Boeing 757-200 plane that departed from San Francisco International Airport bound for Boston on February 19.

A zombie deer disease is spreading overseas.

As concerns about the disease grow, two academics tackle the question: Could this disease jump to humans?