Business & Markets

New Zealand to attract $6 trillion in investment

New Zealand will highlight its infrastructure projects and growth sectors to global investors managing $6 trillion in capital at next week's Infrastructure Investment... Read More

Grigg urges businesses to close gender pay gap

Businesses must use the Gender Pay Gap Toolkit to help address the 8.2 percent gender pay gap, Minister for Women Nicola Grigg said on International Women's... Read More

Timeless Summer Tour cancelled and in liquidation

The Timeless Summer Tour has been cancelled and put into liquidation three months after being postponed. A Rotorua ticketholder feeling 'ripped off”... Read More

Pāpāmoa’s Pāpādise win: cupcakes and coffee

Celebrations for being named Choicest Suburb in New Zealand continue in Pāpāmoa this weekend with thousands of blue-iced cupcakes and cups of coffee being... Read More

Why is New Zealand garlic so expensive?

Someone once said shallots are for babies, garlic is for heroes, but you may have to pay heroic prices for the home grown stuff. At Woolworths a single bulb... Read More

Tauranga student receives $5000 scholarship

A Tauranga woman is one of eight people to be announced as a recipient of the 2025 Te Waiu o Aotearoa Trust scholarship. Julia Newman (Ngātiwai and Ngāti... Read More

OceanaGold lodges Fast-track application

OceanaGold has submitted an application through the Fast-track approvals process for the Waihī North Project. "We welcome the new consenting process... Read More

Tariffs will be 'pretty ugly' for KiwiSavers

US President Donald Trump's tariff war is likely to be "pretty ugly" for New Zealanders' KiwiSaver balances, providers are warning - but the impact may... Read More

Health insurance: Is it worth the cost?

With long hospital waitlists for scans and operations making headlines, it is not so surprising to see online searches for "health insurance" surging since 2018. According... Read More

Immigration policies eroding RSE workers’ rights

Orchards are buzzing around the country with much of the last stonefruit picked and packed, and the wine grape harvest getting under way. There were close... Read More

How long until a bar of chocolate costs $10?

A 250g bar of chocolate could cost $10 in six years' time, if current pricing trends were to continue. The average weighted price of a 250g chocolate... Read More

Government struggles with lack of visibility

The government has been struggling with lack of visibility over scores of big projects heading into Budget 2025. It has over $140 billion of projects being... Read More