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For the first time in their history, all eight South Island Chambers of Commerce have aligned behind a single election...
A digital dead end, finally getting an exit The South Island has always been a branch office of New Zealand's internet....
New Zealand's science reforms have a defensible logic and a dangerous blind spot. The government is squeezing an inefficient research...
The Government has signed a $3.6 billion public-private partnership with the Northway consortium to design, build, finance, maintain and operate...
When the coalition cancelled the Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme in 2023, the logic was hard to argue with. Sixteen...
A recall that stops at the border In June 2026, Hull City Council testing found benzene in the outer layer of...
A statement built in concrete and totara Fisher & Paykel Appliances has opened a $220 million global headquarters in Penrose, a...
Two leadership blows in three months The Financial Markets Authority is the body that tells New Zealand's banks, insurers and fund...
The signal investors were waiting for New Zealand has granted its first offshore petroleum exploration permit since the ban was reversed,...
The best number in nearly four years For once, the small business data is genuinely good. Xero's latest Small Business Insights...
The word is bullish, not bleak While the national conversation still trades in recession language, empty shopfronts and fragile consumers, one...
The arithmetic that should worry procurement teams There is a simple test buried in New Zealand's commercial cleaning market, and most...
A regulation nobody can defend Ask any early childhood operator what governs their business and the answer is the ratio. One...
A defensible policy, an awkward beneficiary Selling down surplus state houses is sound policy. A review by former Prime Minister Bill...
A $10 billion quarter, unevenly shared KiwiSaver members finished the June quarter a combined $10 billion richer from contributions and market...
New Zealand jumps to the front of the biometric queue Eftpos New Zealand has launched biometric-capable payment terminals built on Verifone's...
