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New Zealand spent $26.4 billion more than it earned in 2024 – that’s an improvement
The current account deficit has narrowed on improved tourism and dairy exports.
Contact’s rejected wind farm project will delay NZ energy transition, industry body warns
The proposed windfarm was declined for being in an area of 'outstanding natural feature'.
Inside Economics: Why gold prices are soaring plus the bright spot in a sea of grim forecasts
Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's big economic news
Trump’s unwelcome news to auto chiefs: Buckle up for what’s to come
New York Times: Trump sees tariffs as an end in themselves rather than a negotiating tool.
Watch: How Auckland Airport’s runway rejig will work
Biggest runway change in decades as airport tackles two major projects.
S&P cuts councils' credit ratings - will their borrowing costs rise?
Strength of Local Government Funding Agency counters risks.
Dynamic business
Richard Harman: Budget battle looms as reality hits Coalition Government
OPINION: Tensions are likely to become more evident next year.
Christopher Luxon on how to deal with NZ’s ‘productivity disease’
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spells out his hopes and intentions.
NZ slips in digital race, Spark CEO calls for tech embrace
Business leaders must embrace technology and implement it.
Deloitte Top 200 Awards
From crisis to profit: How Miles Hurrell turned Fonterra around
Hurrell, who turned 50 this year, is not finished yet.
Deloitte Top 200: Meridian Energy's Mike Roan named CFO of the year
The Tiwai deal, a new windfarm and a strong set of financials all behind the win.
Cream rising to the top for Fonterra, Deloitte Top 200 Company of the Year
Transformation is the theme of Deloitte Top 200 Company of the Year success stories.
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Inside Sydney’s A$17b supercomputing operation, co-owned by Infratil
This is where Governments and big tech players store our information.
Why Australian companies are cutting costs amid an economic rebound
And why share prices across the ditch are so volatile.
Markets with Madison: KiwiSaver’s $120b reality check
Now worth $121b, KiwiSaver funds are eyeing alternative assets.
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Du Val downfall: From champagne, private jets to receivership and $250m debt
Now Du Val investors and creditors want their money.
The Lion roars: How a cluster of breweries came to be owned by a Japanese conglomerate
Doug Myers was instrumental in transforming Lion Breweries into an international company.
Tall Timber: NZ’s biggest 20 forestry companies
Who are the companies behind New Zealand's third biggest export trade?
Business Opinion
Richard Prebble: How I would fix the free school lunch programme
OPINION: Give the money to the schools and make them responsible for making decisions.
Auckland’s biggest landfill set to stay open 7-8 years longer than expected under new proposal
The Redvale landfill at Dairy Flat is NZ's ninth biggest gasfield.
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Editorial: Nicola Willis must be bold with KiwiSaver proposals
OPINION: Australia's super scheme compels employers to put in 11.5% of workers’ earnings.
What do tariffs and trade wars mean for your KiwiSaver?
Investors are being reminded ‘this too shall pass'.
Property
Auckland architecture awards shortlist out: 56 projects named
Toilets, houses, additions and alterations, interiors, apartments, new schools on list.
Tony Alexander: Tariff slap and ‘rock star’ rubbish - NZ’s recovery pretty disappointing
Economy faces challenges as consumer optimism declines.
Defunct holiday park with glow-worm cave sparks overseas interest, but local family presses hard
Agent says former Northland tourism destination has the attention of Australians.
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‘A sigh of relief’: Radio host Nick Mills ends battle with Inland Revenue over debt
Inland Revenue's bid to liquidate Nick Mills' companies 'discontinued'.
Small Business: From corporate life to backyard flower farming
Marisa Vodanovich talks to Tom Raynel about her small business, Urban Floral Farmlet.
From sheep milk to wool pellets: Cozy Crops tackles wool waste
Wool holds moisture, improves soil structure and deters slugs and snails.
Who’s still got money? CBRE lists top sales of $1.7b deals lately
In the last six months of 2024, $1.7b of property sold in 97 deals. CBRE lists the top 10.
Small Business: The mother-daughter combo making high-quality matcha
Tessa Stockdale talks to Tom Raynel about her business Nomu Matcha.
Online supermarket Paddock to Pantry expands to new location
Customers can choose to have their groceries delivered by NZ Post or by Urgent Couriers.
Technology
Farmers owner James Pascoe Group sends data breach notification to Privacy Commissioner
A cyberattack reduced some stores to a cash-only operation over the weekend.
Card payments: Unlikely contenders unite in call for surcharge ban
Deadline day in push to lower fees.
‘Surprised’ telcos worry about levy rise, Starlink in the gun as Goldsmith outlines reforms
Consumer advocates and the industry are at odds. PLUS: Updates on two crypto liquidations.
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‘Natural fit’: Kiwi crypto firm snapped up by Australian giant
The merger creates Australasia’s second-largest crypto platform by trading volume.
School lunch provider in liquidation owes over $14.3m
Libelle Group went into liquidation last week, leaving more than 500 jobs in limbo.
Market close: NZ sharemarket falls to lowest level in nine months
Fisher and Paykel Healthcare fell nearly 2% on heavy trading.
Criminal charges filed against former financial adviser David McEwen
Financial watchdog alleges McEwen failed to comply with a stop order.
Economy in line for $10 billion boost if farmgate milk price stays high
A back-to-back $10/kg milk price would put money in farmers' back pockets.
‘A sigh of relief’: Radio host Nick Mills ends battle with Inland Revenue over debt
Inland Revenue's bid to liquidate Nick Mills' companies 'discontinued'.
Takeovers Panel probing NZME board coup attempt
'Doesn't look like they would be acting in concert': A lawyer on NZME moves.
Developer taking $100m Karangahape Rd building plans to Environment Court
Developer hopes the court may hear case this winter and overturn the original decision.
Card payments: Unlikely contenders unite in call for surcharge ban
Deadline day in push to lower fees.
Auckland Airport's duty-free shake-up: Full refurbishment and top global brands
Auckland International Airport's duty-free stores are in for a makeover.
Hydro lake levels are at record lows, but that could quickly change
Severe wind and rain forecast for the central and southern parts of the country this week.
NZ blueberries ripe for expansion
New Zealand produced about 4000 tonnes of blueberries in 2023/2024 on 1000 hectares.
Property Insider: Precinct’s twin-skyscraper plans; Goodman moving; Beca to show off new office
When might get the contract to build New Zealand's two tallest new skyscrapers?
Spark faces pressure as shares hit 14-year low
A2 Milk soars, Smartpay surges amid takeover bids, NZ stocks dip.
‘The whole back end is down’: James Pascoe stores face IT issues
IT problems hit James Pascoe stores, causing closures and cash-only sales.
Air NZ to deploy fog-casting tech in new trial
Air NZ is deploying a local innovator's technology across its entire network.
Chris Bishop v Auckland Council commissioners on K Rd rejection: ‘Insanity ... total nonsense’
The plans failed to meet tests under the RMA, the commissioners' report said.
$42m debt owed by major cherry grower in liquidation
Across the three registered companies, the business owes roughly $42 million.
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Sponsored: Rub shoulders with Sir John Key at Gibbston Valley Resort
Queenstown's latest lifestyle opportunity is proving very popular.
Kiwi bank that starred in World's Fastest Indian fetches $650K at auction
Heritage building had key role in hit film starring Oscar-winner Sir Anthony Hopkins.
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More kiwi homeowners turning to solar
Solar energy now an economically viable option with up-take here and overseas increasing.
Ngāi Tahu brings iwi values to industrial development
Poised to deliver its third major industrial development to the market.