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A flat rate becomes a moving target From 1 July 2026, new rules requiring large electricity retailers to offer time-of-use pricing...
The death spiral, in numbers From today, a standard medium letter costs $3.60 to post, up 70 cents from $2.90 in...
The contract that looked decided before it was tendered The Auditor-General has questioned whether KidsCan's ECE Food Programme contract was effectively...
The end of subsidised convenience For a decade, free shipping and free returns were the unspoken price of doing business online....
New Zealand's credibility as an honest broker in trade is a genuine commercial asset. It is why exporters get preferential...
A regulator that learned to say yes New Zealand's financial conduct regulator has spent the last decade adding rules. This week...
From selling rides to owning the road For most of its life, Rocket Lab has been a supplier. It launches other...
A great product is not enough Pacific Edge, one of the few homegrown medical technology companies the NZX can actually point...
Cost creep arrives all at once The first of July is usually a quiet date on the business calendar, a routine...
The number that should worry every property owner Climate risk used to be something businesses argued about in sustainability reports. It...
The doors are closing everywhere except here Waikato University Vice-Chancellor Neil Quigley told Mike Hosking on 30 June 2026 that Indian...
From construction site to operating asset On 29 June 2026, ownership of the City Rail Link passed from the Link Alliance...
A pest that eats the balance sheet Rabbits are not a postcard nuisance. They are a productivity problem with a dollar...
A sensible fix with one moving part For decades New Zealand's joint and several liability regime has left councils holding the...
A commitment, not a working policy Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirmed on 29 June 2026 that New Zealand will press ahead...
The number that should worry every hiring manager By the end of 2025, 5,356 students had failed the NCEA numeracy co-requisite...
