Judge warns of former CCHL boss's potential criminal behaviour
Law & Regulation

Judge warns of former CCHL boss's potential criminal behaviour

Court case exposes Australian businessman with a chequered past.

Markets

Eroad shares slump 23% as it shifts focus from North America

Eroad cuts North America exposure, impairing $150m in assets.

Eroad shares slump 23% as it shifts focus from North America
Opinion

Stock & Trade: Fonterra’s fascinating exec incentive scheme

Winston Peters has questioned bonuses linked to Fonterra’s $4.2b sale.

Fonterra’s fascinating exec incentive scheme
Primary Sector

$55m deal secures Santana mining land

The gold miner now owns all the land where its best mining prospects lie.  

$55m deal secures Santana mining land
Markets Risky Business

Quashed opens the door for challenger insurers

Turners-backed comparison site could hit key milestone by year-end.

Quashed opens the door for challenger insurers
Policy

Open banking's red tape may stifle lenders' innovation: fintechs

Fee-free open banking and levies may deter banks from innovating with new tech.

Open banking's red tape may stifle lenders' innovation: fintechs
Markets

Spot market power prices 'past their peak': Genesis

Genesis has 1.1 million tonnes of coal stockpiled for use at the Huntly Power Station.

Spot market power prices 'past their peak': Genesis
Primary Sector

Paeroa company switches on ‘world first’ seaweed biorefinery

The tech behind the plant comes from a $1m Endeavour grant to Scion.

Paeroa company switches on ‘world first’ seaweed biorefinery
Economy

A brief inflation spike won’t spook the RBNZ

Some economists believe annual inflation could reach 3.1% in the third quarter. 

A brief inflation spike won’t spook the RBNZ
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Opinion

The ERA’s midlife crisis at 25
Opinion

Bronwyn Heenan: The ERA’s midlife crisis at 25

In my opinion, we need to strengthen the mediation service and resource it properly.

Meet your new digital co-workers
Opinion

Peter Griffin: Meet your new digital co-workers

Digital labour remakes the game entirely.

Peter Griffin 15 Oct 2025
The value of financial advice
Opinion

David Chaplin: The value of financial advice

Countries that banned product commissions have backtracked a little in recent years.

David Chaplin 14 Oct 2025
When the Hopium wears off
Opinion

Dileepa Fonseka: When the Hopium wears off

Whatever happened to all those green shoots?

Dileepa Fonseka 13 Oct 2025

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Investigations

Receivers probe potential sale of failed dealer's cars
Investigations

Receivers probe potential sale of failed dealer's cars

Vehicles were moved off the car yards before they went into liquidation.

Gregor Thompson 16 Oct 2025
Rare Returns: the state of NZ’s red meat sector
Investigations Rare Returns

Rare Returns: the state of NZ’s red meat sector

NZ’s red meat price rebounds, but cracks in the system are hard to ignore.

Riley Kennedy 13 Oct 2025
Jewellers decry lack of transparency in claims market
Investigations Risky Business

Jewellers decry lack of transparency in claims market

An independent insurance assessor is engaged in replacing jewellery.

Gregor Thompson 07 Oct 2025
Nash cuts ties with migrant investor pitch
Investigations

Nash cuts ties with migrant investor pitch

‘I have dissociated myself from this completely.’ 

Pattrick Smellie 19 Sep 2025
Mander’s ‘aggressive’ Rakon showdown draws fire
Investigations

Mander’s ‘aggressive’ Rakon showdown draws fire

The NZSA boss says he was protecting small shareholders. Some say he’s damaged Rakon.

Kāpiti council boss' $43k Harvard trip
Investigations

Kāpiti council boss' $43k Harvard trip

Mayor defends overseas training spend as investment in council performance.

Cécile Meier 15 Aug 2025

Productivity Unleashed

Revealed: NZ’s most productive companies, sectors
Productivity Unleashed

Revealed: NZ’s most productive companies, sectors

BusinessDesk has analysed 10 years of annual reports of NZ’s largest companies. 

Michael Neilson 29 Sep 2025
From kākāpō to payroll: AI in Govt
Productivity Unleashed Artificial Intelligence

From kākāpō to payroll: AI in Govt

DoC, ACC, and MBIE are among the agencies turning to AI.

Cécile Meier 09 Sep 2025
Building cheaper, faster, better
Productivity Unleashed Video

Building cheaper, faster, better

How can NZ get smarter at building large projects? 

Top Gainers


Being AI Ltd $0.150 10.29%
AFT Pharmaceuticals $3.300 4.43%
RTO Limited $0.159 3.92%
Blackpearl $1.160 3.57%
Delegat Group $4.340 3.33%

Top Decliners


EROAD $1.880 -34.72%
Scott Technology $2.540 -13.61%
Move Logistics $0.200 -11.11%
Accordant Group $0.290 -6.45%
Uvre $0.305 -6.15%

Top Gainers


AFT Pharmaceuticals $3.000 9.65%
Synlait $0.680 4.58%
Mercury $5.770 1.60%
AROA BIOSURGERY LIMITED $0.715 1.43%
Restaurant Brands $4.500 1.35%

Top Decliners


EROAD $1.660 -35.55%
Vulcan Steel $6.610 -7.56%
Kathmandu Holdings $0.280 -5.17%
NZME $0.930 -4.71%
STRAKER TRANSLATIONS LIMITED $0.305 -3.28%

Finance

NZ insurance firm Omni bought by UK giant Howden
Finance

NZ insurance firm Omni bought by UK giant Howden

Howden has been on a shopping spree in NZ over the past few years.

Finance

New open-banking regulations confirm phased Dec 1 start

Open-banking regulations confirm Dec 1 start for biggest banks, prohibit fees and levies.

Staff reporters 16 Oct 2025
New open-banking regulations confirm phased Dec 1 start
Finance

Sharesies unleashes crypto coins on platform

The average spend during the beta launch has been about $1,000.

Gregor Thompson 15 Oct 2025
Sharesies unleashes crypto coins on platform
Finance

Otago a lukewarm jewel of economic temperature: survey

An economic thermometer reveals a cool-to-cold mood hanging over NZ, with Otago lukewarm.

Staff reporters 15 Oct 2025
Otago a lukewarm jewel of economic temperature: survey
Finance

Full year result tracking to forecast: Co-operative Bank

Tj FY2026 and core banking system replacement tracking in line.

Andy Macdonald 15 Oct 2025
Full year result tracking to forecast: Co-operative Bank

Technology


Investments

Promoter ducked inquiries about inappropriate AdWords use
Investments

Promoter ducked inquiries about inappropriate AdWords use

Finbase created 'false impression' its financial products were low-risk, FMA says.

Maria Slade 16 Oct 2025
Investments

PGG Wrightson board shake-up stuns small shareholders

Agria and Elders' endgame unclear after director oustings.

PGG Wrightson board shake-up stuns small shareholders
Investments

Fletcher’s cost-out drive goes even deeper

Latest belt tightening will be structural and sticky, analyst says.

Fletcher’s cost-out drive goes even deeper
Investments

Latest cap raise values Sharesies at $750m

In its eighth raise since 2017, Sharesies values its shares at $205 apiece.

Pattrick Smellie 10 Oct 2025
Latest cap raise values Sharesies at $750m

The Life

Connection heaven: Universal 17-in-1 docking station
The Life Review

Connection heaven: Universal 17-in-1 docking station

The Cruxtec Universal 17-in-1 DisplayLink Docking Station is plug-and-play heaven.

Jaguar F-Pace 90th Anniversary Edition: not with a bang
The Life Review

Jaguar F-Pace 90th Anniversary Edition: not with a bang

More to the point, the F-Pace is still a rather good vehicle.

David Linklater 12 Oct 2025
‘Hostage’: From a place of darkness
The Life Review

‘Hostage’: From a place of darkness

Hamas kidnapped Eli Sharabi on Oct 7, 2023. His memoir recounts a hellish ordeal.


Business Advice

How to recognise employees without pay rises
Opinion Free

Shelley Palman: How to recognise employees without pay rises

A new survey reveals that businesses are trying to support staff in other ways.

Shelley Palman 11 Aug 2025
Can you be an influencer and keep your day job?
Opinion

Rachael Judge: Can you be an influencer and keep your day job?

The more public your role, the more likely it is to reflect on your employer.

Rachael Judge 27 Jun 2025


Media

TVNZ’s new chair is a no-nonsense corporate dealmaker
Media

TVNZ’s new chair is a no-nonsense corporate dealmaker

One of New Zealand’s most respected corporate dealmakers has been appointed chairman of TVNZ – the Government’s biggest move yet in the shake-up of the public broadcaster’s board and operation.Retiring Goldman Sachs NZ managing director and chief executive Andrew Barclay will rep...

Staff reporters 30 Sep 2025

Infrastructure

New directors appointed to NZ infrastructure boards
Infrastructure

New directors appointed to NZ infrastructure boards

New directors have been appointed to the boards of Crown Infrastructure Delivery (CID), National Infrastructure Funding and Financing (NIFFCo), and the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission.Infrastructure Minister, Chris Bishop, highlighted the expertise the new and reappointed d...

BD AI 16 Oct 2025