NZX50 ends the week flat
Investors remain uncertain about the impact of the new coronavirus variant, which is spreading around the world.
Former Westpac CEO named KiwiRail chairman
New KiwiRail chairman David McLean is looking forward to joining KiwiRail and is “ready for the challenges that lie ahead".
Landmark PwC Tower reigns supreme at the Property Industry Awards
Commercial Bay development praised for innovative design and benefits to city and community
'Cow census' shows farmers getting more milk from fewer cows
Milk production hit a new high last season, despite the national herd continuing to shrink.
Auckland retail 'bustling'
Foot traffic in Auckland's city centre is up 20 per cent on last Friday, following the move to the traffic light system.
Covid-19: D-Day for those without vaccine passes
While Friday marked a day of freedom for many, it also signalled the end of employment and business trading for others.
Former Credit Union director takes legal case after being shunned from ballot
He was left off a ballot paper over concerns he wasn't a "fit and proper person" to be a director - even though he already had been one - so he went to court.
Traffic wardens: There's more than one way to check a vaccine pass
In Blenheim, the traffic light system seems to be working, regardless of how you work it.
Injured dentist opens milk bar in Ohai
Vertebra and spine injuries changed Matt Wright’s plans from becoming a dentist in western Southland to a milk bar owner.
A Big Mac, a mask and a vaccine pass on the side
OPINION: Wearing orange high-vis like a patty-flipping tradie, a Maccas staffer turned those without passes away.
Family Court will hear case of farm owners in three-way relationship
The $2m property was purchased in the name of one member of the trio. But after a 15-year relationship, the other woman says she should get a share.
Independent radio station asks listeners to become sponsors
Auckland station Base FM turns to its listeners for help after lockdown debts pile up, and a slow recovery predicted even under traffic light system.
Former Westpac CEO named KiwiRail chairman
New KiwiRail chairman David McLean is looking forward to joining KiwiRail and is “ready for the challenges that lie ahead".
Luxon: Why is Auckland in red?
National leader Christopher Luxon says Auckland’s hospitality sector was ready for the green traffic light, after 107 days of lockdown.
Landmark PwC Tower reigns supreme at the Property Industry Awards
Commercial Bay development praised for innovative design and benefits to city and community
How NFTs are changing the New Zealand art world
Unique digital collectibles are changing the way artists work, but there is still debate about how and when the technology will alter the art market.
Save hundreds on insurance by shopping around, Consumer NZ says
Wellingtonians and Cantabrians have been hit the hardest with rising home and content insurance premiums, Consumer NZ says.
How to cope with a client who keeps asking for more out-of-scope work
OPINION: Saying “no” to an important client is tricky, but taking on work free of charge is bad business and may be undercutting other contractors.
What I've Learned: It's all about the people
Crushes' owners faced a choice - close the doors or go hard. They went for the latter.
The 'great resignation' creates fertile ground for flexible working
OPINION: The great industrialists understood the relationship between economic stimulus, productivity and time away from work – it's time we did too.
Wellbeing support for business leaders struggling under Covid
OPINION: Auckland business owners have suffered some pretty big hits from the lockdown, but a new support service is there to help.
What I've Learned: It's all about the people
Crushes' owners faced a choice - close the doors or go hard. They went for the latter.
Interest rate hikes: Is your portfolio really conservative?
OPINION: As a period of record low interest rates draws to a close, bond investors may be in for more short-term pain.
The tools for wāhine in tech
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Rotorua Airport flies in aviation veteran for top job
She'll start in 2022, and it's not the first time the aviation and tourism veteran has held the Rotorua role.
Landmark PwC Tower reigns supreme at the Property Industry Awards
Commercial Bay development praised for innovative design and benefits to city and community
Mega landlords could grow as mum and dad investors sell up
There may be a new breed of mega landlord on the horizon, with one economist warning banks may start buying directly rather than offering mortgages.
Derelict seaside homes finally demolished after 10 years
Neighbours have long complained about the two houses, which were covered in graffiti, filled with dead animals and used for drug dealing.
Bipartisan housing deal: 'Townhouse bill' restrictions set to be weakened
Councils will not get back control, but it is expected concessions will be made at the upcoming select committee after criticism of the policy's reach.
Project Onslow is the key to unlocking our renewable future
OPINION: It’s no use Kiwis buying electric cars if they are fuelled by coal. To go carbon-neutral, we need to have 100 per cent renewable power.
Businesses will need to think carefully about pitfalls policing vaccine passes
OPINION: Vaccine pass rules strike right balance, but firms will need to show customers where they stand.
How to manage the 'great resignation'
High staff turnover is here to stay. Retention strategies require a rethink.
We need to take a sensitive and nuanced approach to vaccination
OPINION: For staff whose roles have nothing to do with public safety, it's unlikely the sharing of anti-vax views would breach their employment obligations.
'Cow census' shows farmers getting more milk from fewer cows
Milk production hit a new high last season, despite the national herd continuing to shrink.
Winton Friesans poised to be largest online herd sale
A Southland Friesian herd could become the largest single livestock offering sold online in New Zealand, as Covid-19 increases interest in online livestock sales.
Former livestock agent sentenced for defrauding company of over $1.3m
John Francis Williams presented himself as the vendor of animals he didn’t own, sold stock which did not exist, and created a fictitious entity.
Fonterra hikes milk price to record level
Fonterra has lifted its milk payment to farmers for this season to the highest level since it was founded 20 years ago, which it expects will contribute more than $13.2 billion to the economy.
Project Onslow is the key to unlocking our renewable future
OPINION: It’s no use Kiwis buying electric cars if they are fuelled by coal. To go carbon-neutral, we need to have 100 per cent renewable power.
Biker turns passion into business by creating tracks for trampers and mountain bikers
As youngsters, Milty Coultas and his friends couldn’t get into the city to shred the mountain bike tracks, so they built their own. Now Coultas is building tracks for a living.
$100m 'world-leading' solar plant will be 50 times bigger than any in New Zealand
A new energy park will generate enough electricity for 30,000 homes, and power clean fuel production, data centres, and vertical farming.
One of the country's oldest pear trees now bearing fruit of a different kind
It was planted 170 years ago to help feed people but now it's being used to feed the minds of Kiwis who want to know more about their history.
What the Omicron variant means for the world economy
Look to China for the likeliest source of a growth slowdown.
Toyota gets ready to sell only zero-emission cars in Europe
Toyota has surprised the world by announcing that it will only sell zero-emission vehicles in Europe by 2035.
A poor country's $8.6b bet on a Chinese-built railway
Laos is opening the railway that links China's own poor southwest to foreign markets but piles on potentially risky debt.
China clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again
China is the last major market where the Boeing 737 Max was awaiting approval.
Central Auckland bars and eateries quick to use vaccine passports
Council plan to protect areas from Government's new denser housing scheme
Covid-19: Hamilton sees the (orange) light
Covid-19: D-Day for those without vaccine passes
Former Credit Union director takes legal case after being shunned from ballot
Traffic wardens: There's more than one way to check a vaccine pass
Injured dentist opens milk bar in Ohai
A Big Mac, a mask and a vaccine pass on the side
Family Court will hear case of farm owners in three-way relationship
Independent radio station asks listeners to become sponsors
Former Westpac CEO named KiwiRail chairman
Luxon: Why is Auckland in red?
'Cow census' shows farmers getting more milk from fewer cows
Landmark PwC Tower reigns supreme at the Property Industry Awards
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