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Markets
AFT forges ahead with China iron injectable deal
Oldest iron products in Aussie are booming, while new iron injectable gets China boost.
Markets
Hidden gems for investors outside tech darlings
AI may be getting all the attention but leaves opportunity for investors, experts say.
Markets
Meridian says hydro is key to energy security and affordability
Meridian says it has learnt lessons from winter 2024.
Markets
Market Close
Nvidia earnings boost markets, NZ sharemarket closes up
The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed up 0.84% or 112.502 points.
Primary Sector
The a2 Milk Company ups revenue guidance
Its annual meeting is in Auckland on Thursday.
Markets
Turners accelerates profit, diversification delivers
Auto group says it's on track for 32 cents per share full year dividend.
Primary Sector
Alliance Group returns to profitability
The Dawn Meats deal was approved by shareholders last month.
Startups
New York City fines NZ startup Kiki more than $270,000
The short-term lets platform has decamped to London, according to its website.
Infrastructure
Goodman Property looks to full-year earnings growth
The REIT lifts interim profit, as well as per-unit earnings and net tangible assets.
Markets
My Food Bag reports slight revenue increase
The meal kit company says its gross margin is lower at 48.5%.
Markets
Air NZ backs mission-critical startup OneReg
Airline's support boosts regulatory compliance startup's global ambitions.
News in Brief
Opinion
Opinion
Pattrick Smellie: The back-to-front ferry deal
Will the wharves be ready when the new ferries arrive?
Opinion
Peter Griffin: AI is reshaping work – but not the way you think
AI isn’t the job killer many predicted it would become.
Opinion
David Chaplin: How KiwiSaver helped, maybe
Has KiwiSaver really lifted the national confidence rate? Dunno.
Opinion
Dileepa Fonseka: Confidence is critical infrastructure
'When everyone waits, nothing moves,' Prasanna Gai observes.
The Wall Street Journal
OPEC and allies agree to boost oil production, then pause
The move comes after a month of turmoil in the oil market.
Investigations
Investigations
Private health insurance in demand as public waitlists grow
More employers are offering health insurance despite rising premiums.
Investigations
Rare Returns
Rare Returns: Exporting NZ red meat smarter, not harder
Is it time to take The Lamb Company model elsewhere?
Investigations
Insurers seek more clout in planning decisions
Insurers won't settle for being an afterthought in future developments.
Investigations
New flood and landslide maps hone in on natural hazards
There is a “knowledge vacuum” between residential development and natural hazards.
Investigations
Risky Business
Earthquakes still top of the league for insurance costs
Despite growing risks from climate change, other hazards are ever present.
Investigations
Risky Business
Why it’s time to bite the bullet on natural hazard data
Accurate climate data is going to hurt for some homeowners.
Productivity Unleashed
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Startups
A handful of tech companies could drive NZ's future prosperity
Thousands more startups needed to produce the unicorns, angel investor says.
Editor's Picks
Artificial Intelligence
CEOs discover AI not a productivity magic bullet
Why are some businesses struggling to squeeze out productivity gains from AI?
Productivity Unleashed
Markets
Mainfreight’s long game
Mainfreight added 39% in value per worker since 2015 as NZ economy stayed flat.
Top Gainers
| PaySauce | $0.310 | 10.71% |
| Enprise Group | $0.535 | 5.94% |
| AFT Pharmaceuticals | $3.400 | 4.62% |
| SkyCity Entertainment Group | $0.855 | 4.27% |
| PGG Wrightson | $2.310 | 4.05% |
Top Decliners
| Accordant Group | $0.295 | -4.84% |
| Steel & Tube Holdings | $0.680 | -4.23% |
| Kathmandu Holdings | $0.280 | -3.45% |
| Henderson Far East Income | $5.500 | -3.31% |
| EROAD | $1.540 | -2.84% |
Top Gainers
| AFT Pharmaceuticals | $2.960 | 9.23% |
| Infratil | $10.320 | 3.31% |
| SkyCity Entertainment Group | $0.735 | 3.10% |
| Vulcan Steel | $6.250 | 2.63% |
| XERO LIMITED | $121.720 | 2.60% |
Top Decliners
| New Zealand King Salmon Investments | $0.180 | -5.56% |
| Meridian | $4.990 | -2.94% |
| STRAKER TRANSLATIONS LIMITED | $0.375 | -2.63% |
| Move Logistics | $0.190 | -2.56% |
| ikeGPS Group | $0.905 | -2.21% |
Finance
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Big banks eye warnings on legacy Open Banking technology
Their interest comes with dawn of API-led Open Banking just weeks away.
Finance
Banks accelerate crackdown on ‘mule’ scammers
New technology picks up crooked “muleteers” more quickly.
Finance
Market close
NZX edges lower as Infratil, profit-taking weigh
S&P/NZX 50 Index slips with Infratil, Blackpearl and Heartland in focus.
Finance
Heartland reaps benefit of change, reiterates guidance
Bank looks to sustainable, profitable growth.
Finance
Kids KiwiSaver mooted to invest in children's future
Proposed savings programme could accumulate up to $18 billion in 18 years.
Technology
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Big banks eye warnings on legacy Open Banking technology
Their interest comes with dawn of API-led Open Banking just weeks away.
Investments
Investments
Fletcher Residential worth $850m ‘on a good day’
Shareholders have been clear no asset sales should be on the cheap.
Investments
Investors cream $214m from Fonterra Mainland sale
From “dismal” returns to a windfall and rocketing unit price. But what's next?
Opinion
Stock & Trade
Stock & Trade: Vital pays the price of shedding Toronto flu
Costly clean-up comes with some fishhooks but largely positive for unitholders.
Investments
Why Infratil's scale rule applies to everyone
Assets which haven't hit billion-dollar rule will get focus in due course, CEO says.
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Known as ‘convertibles,’ they combine a garment bag with a duffel to carry a suit.
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Review
2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E: ‘real-world gain’ and GT speed
The Mach-E GT is still the fastest factory Mustang you can buy.
The Life
My Net Worth: Richie Cosgrove, Fish & Game COO
“I've certainly made mistakes ... but I don't see that as failure.”
The Life
My Net Worth: James Gough, The Terrace executive director
Reflections on family legacy, rebuilding Christchurch and bridging old divides.
Business Advice
Opinion
Free
Kristin Sutherland: Helping employees get retirement-ready
Communication about benefits is lacking.
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.
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.
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Cybersecurity skills gap leaving Kiwi businesses at risk - report
A cybersecurity skills shortage is creating additional cyber risks, according to a new global report.
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Health insurance proving a valuable negotiating tool for Kiwi businesses
More employers see health insurance as key to staff wellbeing.
Markets
Markets
Market Close
Nvidia earnings boost markets, NZ sharemarket closes up
The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed up 0.84% or 112.502 points.
Property
Property
Goodman Property looks to full-year earnings growth
The REIT lifts interim profit, as well as per-unit earnings and net tangible assets.
Law & Regulation
Law & Regulation
Air NZ backs mission-critical startup OneReg
Airline's support boosts regulatory compliance startup's global ambitions.
Energy
Energy
Meridian says hydro is key to energy security and affordability
Meridian says it has learnt lessons from winter 2024.
Primary Sector
Primary Sector
Alliance Group returns to profitability
The Dawn Meats deal was approved by shareholders last month.
Sustainable Finance
Sustainable Finance
Govt policies won’t change emissions plans: Genesis
Genesis CEO Malcolm Johns says companies won’t react to every change in political policy.
Public sector
Public sector
Business of Government
A crisis in the police, third-termitis and more
Our fortnightly round-up of public sector news, gossip and reckons.
Media
Media
Opinion
The BBC goes the way of shag carpeting
The British broadcaster caused a scandal by pandering to the elite's emotions.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Goodman Property looks to full-year earnings growth
The REIT lifts interim profit, as well as per-unit earnings and net tangible assets.