Business news
NZ projects short-listed for World Architecture awards
Stadium, university, retail, home, spa, bach, marae, office buildings are all on the list.
$20m project: NZ paper mill switches from gas to geothermal steam
Mill decarbonisation 'equivalent to removing over 2200 cars from the road'.
Mark Lister: Cause for optimism in mid-year market report card
OPINION: It was a lucrative first six months of the year for investors.
More than 100 businesses lining up at Rotorua Home & Lifestyle Show
The show will present a diverse range of exhibitors.
Kiwifruit industry 'booming', licence and orchard prices fall
Fewer orchards staying in families as syndicate ownership picked as a growing trend.
Government’s $1.2b fund for the regions, who can tap it and what it’ll buy
The new regional infrastructure fund opens to applicants; who can apply, what it'll buy.
Receivers issue latest update on Ruapehu Alpine Lifts
Buyer must strike a deal with the Crown to agree to continue to operate giant skifield.
Mark Lister: Trump the frontrunner in debate lead-up
OPINION: Biden will be hoping an early debate will revive his campaign.
Mark Lister: Raft of bad news from locally listed companies
OPINION: What could turn things around for local stocks?
Dairy farmers will need to tighten belts this season, says DairyNZ
Inflation has eaten into what historically would have been a strong farmgate milk price.
White Island Tours declares insolvency, liquidators appointed
Company struggled to raise money to pay a fine after eruption tragedy.
Business news around NZ
Market close: Takeover news sparks surge in Arvida, The Warehouse share prices
After firing up in the morning the local index fell sharply in the afternoon.
'Exciting': NZ sheep milk company scores a big win in China
Spring Sheep has gaining brand registration for its infant milk formula.
NZ law firm predicts legal class actions in wake of Crowdstrike global IT outage chaos
Shareholder claims against unprepared organisations are also a possibility.
More Rotorua business news
Mark Lister: The trouble with non-tradeables inflation
OPINON: Lower inflation doesn’t mean lower prices.
Mark Lister: Sell in May and go away?
OPINON: There are definitely a few reasons to think we might get a few bumps in the road.
Mark Lister: The shifting sands of central bank outlooks
OPINON: Here in New Zealand, we’ve had the worst of both worlds.
Rising costs prompts Contact to rethink Wairākei development
"Assessed total project costs have come in substantially higher than previously expected."
Mark Lister: Do women really make better investors than men?
OPINON: Women have the demeanour and temperament to be very successful investors.
'Through the roof': Spa-lover spending hits $277m in steamy city - and growing
This is expected to reach $408m by 2028 as global interest grows.
Salt, sake and steam as giant geothermal power station cranks up
The turbine's opening ceremony involved traditional Japanese and Māori elements.
Mark Lister: Currencies and share investing
OPINON: Sometimes the moves between currencies can work in your favour.
Cream of the crop: NZ's 10 largest dairy farmers revealed
After a tumultuous decade, some new names have emerged as NZ's biggest dairy farmers.
Downloads spike for app helping EV owners track road-user charges
The platform will soon launch a feature that automatically buys road-user charges.
Richard Prebble: Beware of government subsidies close to home
OPINION: 'Public life has cost me two marriages. I was not willing to risk a third.'
Trev Terry Marine receivership: Two major banks among creditors owed $16.6m
The family-owned boat company collapsed under excessive debt, receivers say.
Who's behind the $300m manufacturing plant promising 100 jobs for Kawerau?
History shows commercialising pine-based replacements for coal and petroleum is tough.
Mark Lister: Japan is finding its way back onto the radar of investors
OPINON: Japanese shares rose another 20.6 per cent in the first three months of this year.
Mark Lister: What to watch over the next three months
OPINON: This year has started very strongly for share investors.
Ruapehu infrastructure downward spiral could leave tourists out in cold
Mt Ruapehu’s two skifields are still surrounded by uncertainty as the ski season nears.
Planned $300m fossil-free fuel plant will employ 100 workers
Australian-listed company Foresta has announced the signing of a 30-year lease.
Mark Lister: Changes for trusts, tax rates and Portfolio Investment Entities
OPINION: It’s extremely important to be tax-aware, and to minimise costs where you can.