Reserve Bank 'blaming the public' for buying pricey houses, economists say
14 min ago The bank made it cheap and easy to borrow money, so it can't turn around and tell people not to spend up on houses, Shamubeel Eaqub said.
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare warning drags market down
6:14 PM Blue chip stock slumps 6% after forecasting a significant fall in first-half profit after demand from hospitals for its breathing aids slowed.
Banks' hardship help for flood victims
6:26 PM ASB and BNZ offer emergency overdrafts and mortgage suspensions.
My Food Bag facing headwinds
Households are being squeezed by higher costs and their clamp down on spending is hurting meal kit company My Food Bag.
Genesis Energy signals January price rise despite 600% profit jump
Prices paid by residential electricity customers set to go up in new year, company says as it reports $222m profit.
Companies behind popular cafe that survived quakes, pandemic, owe more than $500k
Caffeine Laboratory opened as a hole-in-the-wall coffee shop in Shades Arcade in 2009 and moved several times before closing its New Regent St premises in April.
Bed Bath & Beyond ‘meme stock’ tumbles in US
The newest 'meme stock' on Wall Street, Bed Bath & Beyond, tumbled further in after-hours trading after a high-profile activist, Ryan Cohen, confirmed that he's bailed out of the stock.
Neighbours unhappy at 4am construction noise
Pre-dawn wake-ups are too much for residents next to a townhouse development: "It’s beeping vehicles and workmen [in] the middle of the night."
Will Whittaker's Miraka Kirīmi backlash affect chocolate company?
Using te reo Māori, one of NZ's official languages, should be an easy win, but there is still a risk for Whittaker's, marketing expert says.
Paid $7 an hour, no annual leave for three years - ex-farm worker owed $93k
A vegetable farm near Auckland agrees to pay $93,500 to one of two workers who got less than the minimum wage.
Christchurch builder pleads guilty to $300,000 tax evasion
Christopher Win used his company account to buy Uber Eats and spend money in the United States, Mexico and Australia.
Workers demand offices where they can meet, eat, learn and connect
Over half of businesses plan to redo their office's to accommodate hybrid working arrangements, and tempt employees back, a new survey shows.
US CEO who cut his pay so workers earned $111K resigns
Dan Price, who announced in 2015 that he was giving himself a drastic pay cut to help cover the cost of big raises for his employees, has announced his resignation.
Supply jumps while house prices continue to slump, says Trade Me
The national average asking price was $910,450 in July, down 2% from a month earlier, and more falls are in store.
Waiting with mixed feelings for my Costco card
OPINION: Bulk-buying is tempting, but it can be a calorie-laden disaster.
Q&A: Is Bed Bath & Beyond the next GameStop?
OPINION: It’s going up in value and people say it's the new meme stock. Simran Kaur advises a reader on what to consider before investing.
Westpac, ASB offer emergency support for customers hit by wild weather
As heavy rain causes chaos in parts of the South Island, banks offer financial help to customers.
What obligations do employers have in hiring and firing disabled staff?
OPINION: A recent decision of the Employment Relations Authority highlights the potential lack of understanding as to what constitutes a disability.
What is your time worth?
OPINION: Most entrepreneurs feel like there are not enough hours in the day to achieve all they wish to.
Making your business famous is just a game
OPINION: After more than 44 years in sales and marketing I have come to the conclusion that making your business famous and unforgettable is just a game you play.
Being a wahine Māori in business - it's a superpower
Three wāhine Māori in business are making their mark, striving to take on the world while tackling adversity.
Christchurch builder pleads guilty to $300,000 tax evasion
Christopher Win used his company account to buy Uber Eats and spend money in the United States, Mexico and Australia.
Are gamers the big bosses of the future?
New eSports and coding festival to show young people they might actually have some mad skills.
Zero carbon: A ‘transition’ not a ‘transaction’
OPINION: Huge structural changes for businesses cannot happen in one ‘transaction’ overnight, they need to be managed progressively as a ‘transition’ over time.
'Cutting edge' seaweed technology gets Government support
Plans to turn seaweed into a hydrogel that can be used in cosmetics and wound care now have a Government loan behind them.
How will Costco change the way New Zealanders shop?
OPINION: Multiple delays and a NZ$60 entry cost have done little to quench enthusiasm for New Zealand’s first Costco.
What obligations do employers have in hiring and firing disabled staff?
OPINION: A recent decision of the Employment Relations Authority highlights the potential lack of understanding as to what constitutes a disability.
Battling inflation: 'People have had enough'
OPINION: As the Reserve Bank tries to get the economy back on track, an accounting adviser tells his clients now is not the time to trust anybody.
How we can make local government better
OPINION: Changing the way councils work could unlock an entirely new way of working with local communities to determine their own futures.
'This used to be a cheap country to buy food in'
Cost to produce food has not been this high for almost 30 years but farmers say they can't move cost on to cash-strapped consumers
Happier pigs might mean more expensive bacon
NZ Pork has proposed ways to keep indoor pigs happy, but says improving welfare will be costly and won't be climate smart.
The company helping Māori landowners capture carbon
Country Calendar profiles a farm that is using the Emissions Trading Scheme to work for them, with the help of a new company called Tāmata Hauhā.
Some climate scientists say flood warnings on property go too far
The Government will caution people about buying and developing at-risk properties. But it's basing the warnings on a world that's implausibly hot, some scientists are warning.
Trial of reliable zero-carbon power 'successful'
Geothermal power stations release small amounts of greenhouse gas. But Mercury Energy is trialling a system that could change that.
We need to level the playing field between sawmillers and foresters
OPINION: Treating wood processors equitably with foresters when it comes to carbon is a necessary first step for increasing competition in timber.
Focus on farm emissions misses the elephant of fossil fuels
OPINION: While New Zealand fiddles with farm methane emissions, the rest of the world burns.
US CEO who cut his pay so workers earned $111K resigns
Dan Price, who announced in 2015 that he was giving himself a drastic pay cut to help cover the cost of big raises for his employees, has announced his resignation.
Starbucks successor opening in Russia
Starbucks was one of the most visible of the wave of foreign companies that pulled out of Russia in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Welcome aboard, unvaccinated cruise passengers
The cruise industry has been supercharged in the US since cruise lines started easing testing and vaccine requirements in the past couple of weeks.
World's largest airline makes a big bet on a new supersonic era
American Airlines agrees to buy 20 Overture jets from Boom Supersonic, gambling that a market will emerge for a new generation of sleek supersonic aircraft.
Collaboration the key to surviving smelter closure, chamber finds
Reserve Bank 'blaming the public' for buying pricey houses, economists say
Banks' hardship help for flood victims
Poor Fisher & Paykell result drags market down
Companies behind popular cafe that survived quakes, pandemic, owe more than $500k
Some bulls produce 30% more planet-heating methane than others
Bed Bath & Beyond ‘meme stock’ tumbles in US
Genesis Energy signals January price rise despite 600% profit jump
ANZ to lift floating mortgage rates
Neighbours unhappy at 4am construction noise
Will Whittaker's Miraka Kirīmi backlash affect chocolate company?
F&P Healthcare shares slump after profit warning
Paid $7 an hour, no annual leave for three years - ex-farm worker owed $93k