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Our weekly round-up of things you didn't know that didn't make the news.

On valuations, models and moving targets
Opinion

Simon Robertson: On valuations, models and moving targets

My future and ‘forward-looking’ valuations are a combination of many things.

Fail File: Stuart Nash, former politician and businessman
Fail File

Fail File: Stuart Nash, former politician and businessman

"I have many regrets, but I never let regrets define me."

US bonds have never been risk-free, and never will be
Bloomberg Opinion

US bonds have never been risk-free, and never will be

 It will still be a low-risk asset and in high demand. 

World

Morocco volunteers on Sahara clean-up mission

Some 50 people, gloved and equipped with rubbish bags, toiled away for five hours.

AFP 5:00am
Morocco volunteers on Sahara clean-up mission
The Life

'An energy and buzz' for Aotearoa Art Fair's opening

The fair is determined to make the art experience as diverse and engaging as possible.

Briar Williams 25 Apr 2025
'An energy and buzz' for Aotearoa Art Fair's opening
Technology Opinion

Meta and Apple just got slapped by Europe’s new rulebook

The era of the speeding ticket may well be over.

Bloomberg 25 Apr 2025
Meta and Apple just got slapped by Europe’s new rulebook
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Opinion

On valuations, models and moving targets
Investments

Simon Robertson: On valuations, models and moving targets

My future and ‘forward-looking’ valuations are a combination of many things.

Google monopoly breach evens media playing field
Technology

Jane Ormsby: Google monopoly breach evens media playing field

Optimism remains in getting transparency and increased regulation for the industry.

Jane Ormsby 24 Apr 2025
LanzaTech is in a fight for its life
Technology Opinion

Peter Griffin: LanzaTech is in a fight for its life

LanzaTech’s fight for survival is a cautionary tale.

Peter Griffin 23 Apr 2025
Tricks of the traders revealed
Investments

David Chaplin: Tricks of the traders revealed

The UK regulator probably has more power to enforce trading app trickery than in NZ.

David Chaplin 23 Apr 2025

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Business Advice

H&S reform back with a vengeance
Law & Regulation

Bronwyn Heenan: H&S reform back with a vengeance

With all these changes, let's watch this space and wait for the details.

Bronwyn Heenan 04 Apr 2025
For Pete's sake, will you please shut up and let me work!
Work

For Pete's sake, will you please shut up and let me work!

Tips for politely fending off chatty co-workers so you can do what you're paid for.

The invisible chair: Wayne Boyd
Finance

The invisible chair: Wayne Boyd

One of NZ's best, lowest-profile directors reflects on a career in governance.

Pattrick Smellie 03 Dec 2024


Investigations

Woolworths' bulk-buys on land limited
Business of Food

Woolworths' bulk-buys on land limited

OIO trims Woolworths pre-purchasing, but allows grocer to buy land to house some staff.

Garth Bray 14 Apr 2025
Grocery reform: Breaking up a Monopoly
Business of Food Business of Food

Grocery reform: Breaking up a Monopoly

Advice from a former minister as Government tries to increase supermarket competition.

Dileepa Fonseka 31 Mar 2025
Officials warned Libelle could fail to deliver school lunches

Officials warned Libelle could fail to deliver school lunches

First report shows over $14 million owing. 

Cécile Meier 19 Mar 2025

Top Gainers


Skellerup Holdings $4.110 4.85%
Bremworth $0.650 4.84%
Michael Hill International $0.440 4.76%
Synlait $0.730 4.29%
SkyCity Entertainment Group $1.140 3.64%

Top Decliners


Delegat Group $4.100 -3.76%
ArborGen Holdings $0.135 -3.57%
Radius Residential Care $0.275 -3.51%
Accordant Group $0.340 -2.86%
Green Cross Health $0.720 -2.70%

Top Gainers


Briscoe Group $4.110 7.79%
Serko $3.500 7.72%
Meridian $5.450 5.83%
Genesis $2.090 5.56%
Pacific Edge Limited $0.125 4.76%

Top Decliners


STRAKER TRANSLATIONS LIMITED $0.530 -6.19%
New Zealand King Salmon Investments $0.215 -4.65%
Tower $1.300 -4.18%
DGL Group $0.445 -3.30%
Vista Group International $3.450 -2.99%

Technology


Investments

Why this tech firm sees a Trump tariff opportunity
Markets The small cap wrap

Why this tech firm sees a Trump tariff opportunity

Plus IkeGPS' wins in the US, Trade Window targets trade war, TruScreen, and more.

Finance

PEP seeking payday from UP Education

UP Education is a NZ success story in Australia.

Pattrick Smellie 23 Apr 2025
PEP seeking payday from UP Education
Markets

Trumpfugees? US investors top golden visa list

More than $300m in new investment could be NZ bound thanks to revamped visa programme.

Trumpfugees? US investors top golden visa list
Markets

'Take some tariffs on the chin': the M&A outlook under Trump

How private equity firms and M&A experts are navigating through the market noise.

'Take some tariffs on the chin': the M&A outlook under Trump

The Life

'An energy and buzz' for Aotearoa Art Fair's opening
Art

'An energy and buzz' for Aotearoa Art Fair's opening

The fair is determined to make the art experience as diverse and engaging as possible.

Briar Williams 25 Apr 2025
‘After Lives’ Review: The biographer’s art
Books

‘After Lives’ Review: The biographer’s art

Essays by a writer of literary lives on the obsessions and obstacles endemic to her trade.

A pleasant afternoon at Gordonton's Zealong Tea Estate
Good Food Review

A pleasant afternoon at Gordonton's Zealong Tea Estate

It's more than a restaurant, a tea estate, or a collection of interesting curiosities.

Helen van Berkel 20 Apr 2025
BMW crafts bespoke soundscape for next-gen Neue Klasse EVs
Cars

BMW crafts bespoke soundscape for next-gen Neue Klasse EVs

BMW wants to redefine EV sound with human-centric design.

Jet Sanchez 20 Apr 2025

Law & Regulation

Three ex-LG NZ staff guilty of destroying evidence in anti-competitive investigation
News in Brief

Three ex-LG NZ staff guilty of destroying evidence in anti-competitive investigation

Two former managers of LG New Zealand who pleaded guilty for their involvement in destroying evidence during an investigation into potential anti-competitive conduct can now be named.Dowan Kim, the former country manager of LG NZ, and Nicholas Clarke, a former LG key account mana...

Staff reporters 23 Apr 2025