Tourism New Zealand's promotional video 'The Big Blue' showcases New Zealand as a cruising and chartering destination and offers a glimpse into what a superyacht holiday in New Zealand is like The video was produced with the Mayer family while travelling on their superyacht The Big Blue in New Zealand earlier this year.
Economics editor Brian Fallow discusses the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Statement issued today. The bank has removed the prospect of future interest rate hikes from its forecast horizon as a strong kiwi dollar and cheap oil hold down inflation, and the central bank ponders whether to lower its assessment of where "neutral" interest rates should be. The kiwi dollar gained after the statement.
The Reserve Bank has removed the prospect of future interest rate hikes from its forecast horizon as a strong kiwi dollar and cheap oil hold down inflation. See highlights from governor Graeme Wheeler's press conference.
Promotional video showcasing the 39-level apartment complex set to occupy a site next to the long-abandoned historic St James Theatre.
A secret door between the children's area and the community meeting room, anti-fight pillow seating squabs and a microchip-activated cat door for elderly tabby Benjamin are unusual features of the new Devonport Library, which had its civic opening last Thursday.
The Reserve Bank has prepared a short video explaining the importance of regulation. This video, featuring the Bank's Head of Prudential Supervision, Toby Fiennes, explains how regulation helps to promote a sound and efficient financial system, and why everyone has a role to play.
ASB branches up and down the country puzzled onlookers as they attached new signs to their building, replacing the normal company brand with the re-arranged ABs letters proclaiming the link to the All Blacks.
Air New Zealand says a surge in capacity this year will help lead to lower airfares. The airline is boosting the number of seats by just under 12 per cent for the remainder of this financial year around the Pacific Rim and on domestic routes. Air New Zealand announced today record interim normalised earnings before taxation of $216 million, up 20 per cent on the prior corresponding period. It's chief executive Christopher Luxon said the carrier was in a period of unprecedented growth.
Which booming NZ housing market has turned down, and could it happen in Auckland? NZIER principal economist Shamubeel Eaqub explains.
Markets reporter Christopher Adams speaks to Nikko Asset Management NZ managing director Peter Lynn about the state of the markets, the company’s recent rebrand and the FMA’s investigation into Milford Asset Management.
A local government funding review paper has had a lukewarm response from Prime Minister John Key, who is concerned at the suggestion of new taxes.
Thousands of state houses to be sold and tenants moved on as the Government looks to private sector to deliver social housing. Prime Minister John Key has set out plans to expand the provision of social housing, which could see up to 8000 state houses sold by 2017 and up to 5000 better-off state tenants moved out to make way for needier cases. The plan could see tenanted state houses sold to approved community housing providers or iwi at a discount rate so long as the houses remained as subsidised rentals.
It's the size and scale, as much as the detail, which is breathtaking at Helena Bay - estimated to have cost more than $50 million to build.
Watch this US Embassy video of Ambassador-Designate Mark Gilbert and his wife Nancy. They are arriving in New Zealand shortly and wanted to introduce themselves. Learn about his connections with Aotearoa, and why he thinks the partnership between the United States and New Zealand is so important.
This year people searched for everything under the sun and beyond, from distant comets to tiny burritos. And they asked Google important questions like, “where do we come from?” and “should I get married?” Here's the Google annual #YearinSearch , a look back at the searches, questions and moments that defined 2014. Watch the film, explore the site and relive the year along the way. www.google.com/2014?
The Business Herald's Jamie Gray talks to HSBC NZ chief executive Noel McNamara.
Business reporter Holly Ryan speaks to Icebreaker chief executive and former Air New Zealand chief executive Rob Fyfe about his new role with Craggy Range winery
New Zealand Herald economics editor Brian Fellow gives expert opinion and analysis on the Reserve Bank's decision to keep the official cash rate at 3.5 per cent.
John Key acknowledges that the Auckland houses market is attractive to NZ'ers since the election, but doesn't feel that Chinese money is dominating and driving house prices.
The AUT InterNZ International Scholarship Programme was created to develop graduates’ professional competencies in a global context, enhancing their work-ready skills and employability. These once-in-a-lifetime scholarships give graduates an opportunity to put their learning into action in a different market – an option not often afforded to New Zealand students or new graduates due to our geographic isolation, the expense of travel and lack of business contacts and networks.
Fifteen awards were handed out at the AMP Scholarships National Awards evening held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum, where recipients mixed with New Zealand’s business leaders. AMP was delighted to award $200,000 in scholarships to passionate and determined New Zealanders striving to ‘do their thing’.
Glen Sowry, chief executive of Housing New Zealand Corporation, talks to property editor Anne Gibson.
Cooks Global Foods executive Chairman Keith Jackson talks to NZ Herald writer Holly Ryan as part of the 'Meet the CEOs' video series.
Shamubeel Eaqub, NZIER principal economist, talks about the mixed signals coming from the NZ economy.
NZ Herald writer Holly Ryan talks to Oliver du Bern, visitor experience manager at Wellington Zoo, a finalist in the Deloitte Top 200 Awards Young Executive of the Year.
Chief Executive of Deloitte New Zealand, Thomas Pippos, talks to NZ Herald Business Editor Liam Dann about disruption and business.
The appearance of All Black Ma'a Nonu at Premier House yesterday to give President Xi Jinping of China a No 8 All Black jersey was a light end to otherwise serious talks with Prime Minister John Key and a set of "deliverables". Mr Xi joked that China might need to get the All Black over to China to help promote rugby. Mr Key was suitably reluctant for co-operation to go that far.
Business editor Liam Dann talks to Ryman Healthcare CEO Simon Challies about leadership. Challies is a finalist for the Deloitte Top 200 awards - executive of the year.
NZ Herald writer Holly Ryan talks to Mike Wilson, K9 Natural operations manager, a finalist in the Deloitte Top 200 Awards Young Executive of the Year.
Andrew Poole, managing partner of law firm Chapman Tripp talks to NZ Herald reporter Hamish Fletcher about foreign investment, the legal market and business activity in this country.
Deloitte Top 200 Executive of the Year - finalist Rod Duke Chief Executive of the Briscoe Group talks to Herald Business Editor Liam Dann
The first A380 delivered to Emirates completes a 3-C Check, the largest maintenance check on any aircraft. Video supplied by Emirates.
Dr Lester Levy, chairman of the Auckland and Waitemata DHBs, Auckland Transport and Professor of Leadership at the University of Auckland Business School, is only half-joking when he analyses how charismatic leaders often do more harm than good in Sarah Stuart’s 12 Questions.
An impromptu game of beach cricket provided an opportunity for local children to test their skills against former international Gavin Larsen – as well as getting up close to the Cricket World Cup trophy.