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Markets
F&P Healthcare cracks $1b revenue milestone
Medical device giant will pay an increased 19c interim dividend.
Markets
Market Close
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare drives sharemarket up
The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed up 0.61% or 81.576 points to 13,562.01.
Markets
Fisher Funds backs Summerset in rejecting covenant waiver claims
Summerset is compliant with all lending covenants and obligations.
Primary Sector
Critical minerals miner plans 2026 NZX listing
The company plans to raise $20m from retail investors in mid-2026.
Primary Sector
Exclusive
Draft approval clears way for OceanaGold expansion
The Waihi North Project is the first mine set to be approved under the fast-track law.
Markets
Genesis backs Huntly longevity as renewables pipeline expands
Huntly is cash-positive in every scenario to FY35 as Genesis expands renewables.
Markets
Rakon stock-price climbs ahead of result
Rakon shares rose almost 9% on Wednesday but spiked even higher during the day.
Markets
The Australian investors backing Blackpearl
Institutional investors with billions under management have taken stakes in an NZ firm.
Property
Amendment may create a fast-track to judicial reviews
How a fix to speed up projects could send more to court instead.
Markets
Contact Energy chief fires election-year warning
Fuge urges stability as Contact leans into a big build.
News in Brief
Opinion
Opinion
Peter Griffin: A year of tech milestones
NZ’s tech sector in 2025 has been a rare bright spot in a decidedly average year.
Opinion
David Chaplin: How National learned to love KiwiSaver
National is whistling in a different key on savings tax incentives today.
Opinion
Cameron Bagrie: Why a 5% mortgage for 5 years looks good
The RBNZ to cut by 25bps this week to 2.25% but then likely done.
Opinion
Simon Robertson: Automotive industry’s tipping point
Assessing business models of car stocks.
The Wall Street Journal
Japan is overrun with tourists. This city wants more
Nagoya is the country's fourth-largest city, but a lot of people think it’s boring.
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
| Gentrack Group | $10.350 | 7.70% |
| Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation | $38.210 | 4.11% |
| My Food Bag | $0.255 | 4.08% |
| Channel Infrastructure | $2.790 | 3.33% |
| Smartshares US Small Cap ETF | $8.680 | 2.95% |
Top Decliners
| PaySauce | $0.265 | -8.62% |
| Blackpearl | $0.985 | -7.51% |
| Pacific Edge | $0.155 | -6.63% |
| Uvre | $0.220 | -6.38% |
| EROAD | $1.540 | -6.10% |
Top Gainers
| Gentrack Group | $9.170 | 7.89% |
| Harmoney Ordinary Shares | $0.815 | 5.84% |
| AROA BIOSURGERY LIMITED | $0.675 | 5.51% |
| Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation | $33.530 | 5.31% |
| Mercury | $5.750 | 3.47% |
Top Decliners
| STRAKER TRANSLATIONS LIMITED | $0.315 | -8.57% |
| Pacific Edge Limited | $0.175 | -6.67% |
| ikeGPS Group | $0.920 | -4.30% |
| Meridian | $5.050 | -1.18% |
| Infratil | $10.040 | -0.64% |
Finance
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Co-operative Bank, ComCom agree penalty fee
The bank is silent on the penalty amount it and the Commerce Commission are aligned on.
Finance
RBNZ reopens Wellington office after asbestos mayhem
Bank tight-lipped on how many staff are home-working as asbestos-hit office reopens.
Finance
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.
Technology
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Gentrack in the hunt for 10 new customers
Shares climb more than 14% on hopes of at least three or four new customers.
Investments
Investments
Sheep guts, big gains: Aroa’s 14% revenue lift
Soft tissue regeneration company remains debt-free.
Investments
Gentrack in the hunt for 10 new customers
Shares climb more than 14% on hopes of at least three or four new customers.
Opinion
Simon Robertson: Automotive industry’s tipping point
Assessing business models of car stocks.
Investments
Small Cap Wrap
WasteCo’s truck/toilet plan, Radius wants to grow West Coast
Plus: who got more money from investors, who tapped a twosome, and more.
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Review
Metallica fuels Auckland's hospo industry with fire
An excellent concert with an outstanding economic impact.
The Life
Porsche Cayenne Electric is here
The all-electric Cayenne models are available to order now in NZ.
The Life
Review
D.R.A.G. (Dressed Resembling a God) at Q Theatre
A glittering and gay review of queer culture? Absolutely.
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.
Markets
Markets
Market Close
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare drives sharemarket up
The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed up 0.61% or 81.576 points to 13,562.01.
Property
Property
Co-operative Bank, ComCom agree penalty fee
The bank is silent on the penalty amount it and the Commerce Commission are aligned on.
Law & Regulation
Law & Regulation
Co-operative Bank, ComCom agree penalty fee
The bank is silent on the penalty amount it and the Commerce Commission are aligned on.
Energy
Energy
Genesis backs Huntly longevity as renewables pipeline expands
Huntly is cash-positive in every scenario to FY35 as Genesis expands renewables.
Primary Sector
Primary Sector
Critical minerals miner plans 2026 NZX listing
The company plans to raise $20m from retail investors in mid-2026.
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
Police credibility ripples, Com Com value for money and more
BusinessDesk’s fortnightly round-up of public sector news and observations.
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
Exclusive
Draft approval clears way for OceanaGold expansion
The Waihi North Project is the first mine set to be approved under the fast-track law.