EmploymentUnemployment remains unchanged at 5.1%The labour market remains subdued despite better-than-expected result.06 May 10:50 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionNZ's biggest business park getting new hubAfter around 20 years of intensive development, the 109ha business park is now finished.04 May 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSupermarket, petrol station, showing interest in Whangārei siteAs Springs Flat project moves ahead, hapū have raised cultural and environmental concerns.02 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesCEO pay survey: NZ’s first $5m woman but recession hits many in the pocketPay packets fall as CEOs fail to achieve performance targets.01 May 05:00 PM
BusinessSpark auctioning half its data centre business to fund $1b expansion push: reportSurf's up for the telco as its capital-raising effort comes to the sharp end.01 May 12:09 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAmelia Linzey: Driving growth and prosperity in a nation that loves to winOpinion: These are four sectors that hold potential to propel Aotearoa to turn on growth.30 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessWorkplace of the future: How humans and digital colleagues will work togetherBusinesses face a new reality, says Microsoft boss.29 Apr 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessThe offspring: How heirs to Kiwi family fortunes earn their keep Meet the heirs of New Zealand's wealthiest families.28 Apr 05:00 PM
BDBDBusiness‘Trusted’ builders to certify their own workThe changes are the latest in the Government's moves to make building more efficient.28 Apr 03:02 AM
PremiumPremiumStock takesStock Takes: NZ shares are down, but not outNew Zealand's sharemarket is in correction mode, but is faring better than others. 24 Apr 07:00 PM
BusinessOn The Up: Atomic set to blast into Australia, UK, fuelled by Rod DruryStart-up has already signed up big names in NZ - and is now looking to the UK.24 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumSharesMarket close: NZ sharemarket up but Pacific Edge waits for coverage confirmationThe NZ sharemarket had risen 0.51% after trading today.24 Apr 06:00 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessFormer mayor claims accounting error for company bill paymentsAldo Miccio says $32,000 has been repaid.22 Apr 07:00 PM
New ZealandOn The Up: Pita Tipene’s visionary leadership earns top Māori business awardTipene now hopes to lead Ngāti Hine through settlement, enabling the iwi to thrive. 20 Apr 09:45 PM
PremiumPremiumSmall BusinessOn The Up: How Caresies found a gap in the childcare marketMark Hudson talks to Tom Raynel about his small business Caresies, a nanny hiring service.20 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand'This is great': Hapū wins fight to protect sacred land and treesThe controversial 93-home development at Onoke Heights, Te Kamo, is now at a dead end. 19 Apr 07:00 PM
PremiumPremiumRetailRed alert: What will it take to turn around The Warehouse?Analysts describe the challenges ahead for NZ's largest retailer.18 Apr 03:00 AM
TourismTourism Holdings to be ‘significantly under’ full-year profit projectionsTourism Holdings expects 2025 profit to be well below $45.2 million forecast.16 Apr 09:59 PM
BusinessNZ businesses struggling to see returns from their AI spend - the factors holding them backMany NZ firms see marginal gains from AI despite heavy investment.16 Apr 02:10 AM
BDBDRetailGrocery Commissioner doubles down on supermarket shake-upPierre van Heerden has fired a shot at the big supermarket operators.15 Apr 05:00 PM
BDBDNew ZealandSupermarket shakeupGrocery commissioner Pierre van Heerden doubles down on calls for a third big retailer and wholesaler to compete with Foodstuffs and Woolworths, speaking with BusinessDesk.Watch15 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand'A difficult process': Bremworth cuts 15 staff from Whanganui plant'There was a lot of anxiety and stress waiting for that confirmation.'15 Apr 04:26 AM
New Zealand'Talent repellent': Entrepreneur says he wouldn't set up in Wellington todayRaygun founder John-Daniel Trask says 'abject wokeness' is driving people away.14 Apr 04:00 AM
New Zealand'Mission critical': Business leaders push for inclusion as NZ demographics evolveMore than 80 business leaders met at Waitangi to discuss workplace inclusion.14 Apr 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumGDP'Good sense of optimism': SMEs lead NZ's economic upswing'First time in 5 years we’ve had a positive swing on sentiment.'13 Apr 07:00 PM
New ZealandDouglas Pharmaceuticals installs AI robots, faces up to tariff threatWest Auckland-based Douglas Pharmaceuticals has installed 13 AI-controlled robots. MD Jeff Douglas on whether they're a threat to the firm's 700 human staff.Watch10 Apr 11:00 PM
RetailHart family business tips Hansells Masterton into receivershipHansells Masterton is a contract manufacturer which also owns the Horley’s brand.10 Apr 05:30 AM
New ZealandTrade Me pulls spy cameras listings featuring images of people having sex A survivor of image-based offending said the listings 'actively promote' sexual violence.09 Apr 01:05 AM
PremiumPremiumTourism‘Super exciting’: Accor eyes growth with NZ convention centre boostHe manages Accor’s core hotels in 48 countries, including 1300 hotels.08 Apr 11:00 PM
BusinessBusiness sentiment lifts as firms anticipate improved economic conditionsFifty percent of firms face rising costs; 42% expect further increases.08 Apr 03:07 AM
Aged careOn The Up: He sold pine cones at 7 - now entrepreneur eyes $1b turnoverSam Bridgewater co-founded The Pure Food Co.07 Apr 05:10 PM
New ZealandSelf-belief and the EconomyIs self-belief the missing link in solving the economic puzzle? ANZ’s Chief economist breaks down the current state of the economy.Watch07 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumProperty‘Dream does not become reality’: Steve Evans on Clever Core failure'Thanks to all who believed in it like me, worked in it, and supported it.'07 Apr 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumSmall BusinessSmall Business: Reigniting the need for breakfast with FullerDane Fuller talks to Tom Raynel about his small business, Fuller Overnight Oats.06 Apr 05:00 PM