My Net Worth: Chris Bishop, Cabinet minister
The Life

My Net Worth: Chris Bishop, Cabinet minister

Bishop on being a bit of a bogan, black nail polish and politics. 

Oliver Lewis 15 Jun 2025
Yealink WH64 dual wireless DECT headset review
The Life Free

Yealink WH64 dual wireless DECT headset review

It's one of those products you need in your office to make life all the easier.

On The Money: Grant Dalton, Shayne Elliott, Fieldays and more
On the Money

On The Money: Grant Dalton, Shayne Elliott, Fieldays and more

Team NZ has a holding company and a shareholder from the Netherlands. What's going on?

Dileepa Fonseka 14 Jun 2025
Ford Ranger PHEV first drive: rough summary
The Life

Ford Ranger PHEV first drive: rough summary

What’s this new ute all about then?

David Linklater 15 Jun 2025
The Life

Here are the 10 best hotels in the world

Its top 10 list consists entirely of tied scores for the top prize.

Bloomberg 15 Jun 2025
Here are the 10 best hotels in the world
The Life

Ready to venture outside your wine comfort zone?

Trying something new is one of the great pleasures of wine drinking.

Ready to venture outside your wine comfort zone?
Opinion

Simon Robertson: IPOs: Baby Come Back

With IPOs, there's no steady state, just opportunities. 

Simon Robertson 14 Jun 2025
IPOs: Baby Come Back
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Opinion

The pragmatism behind the WorkSafe reforms
Law & Regulation

Mike Mercer: The pragmatism behind the WorkSafe reforms

The greatest risk right now is not the reform itself, but how it is being received.

Mike Mercer 13 Jun 2025
Will Paypal co-founder Max Levchin return?

Robbie Paul: Will Paypal co-founder Max Levchin return?

The golden age of golden visas is dawning in New Zealand.

Robbie Paul 12 Jun 2025
Methane open letter's mistakes
Primary Sector

Adrian Macey and Dave Frame: Methane open letter's mistakes

No 'accounting trick' in the best measure for methane's climate impact.

The rise of 'vibe coding'
Technology

Peter Griffin: The rise of 'vibe coding'

Vibe coding could become the most efficient way to prototype new products.

Peter Griffin 11 Jun 2025

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Investigations

School lunches: Recycling claims rubbished
Editor's Picks

School lunches: Recycling claims rubbished

Millions of 'recyclable' school lunch trays could be going to landfill.

Cécile Meier 05 Jun 2025
Axed public servants return as contractors
Public sector

Axed public servants return as contractors

Stand-down policies patchy or ignored as former staff return shortly after leaving. 

Cécile Meier 04 Jun 2025
Largest dairy companies' multibillion-dollar NZ interests
Primary Sector Business of Food

Largest dairy companies' multibillion-dollar NZ interests

Just how well are dairy multinationals faring in New Zealand?

Michael Neilson 27 May 2025

Top Gainers


New Zealand King Salmon Investments $0.230 6.98%
Private Land and Property Fund $1.336 3.57%
Promisia $0.380 2.70%
CDL Investments $0.810 2.53%
Vital $0.410 2.50%

Top Decliners


Synlait $0.660 -5.71%
2 Cheap Cars Group Ltd $0.690 -5.48%
Santana Minerals $0.625 -3.85%
BTC ETF Units $3.825 -3.51%
ikeGPS Group $0.890 -3.26%

Top Gainers


Restaurant Brands $3.570 4.23%
Briscoe Group $5.080 3.25%
Meridian $5.480 2.05%
AROA BIOSURGERY LIMITED $0.505 1.00%
Genesis $2.130 0.95%

Top Decliners


STRAKER TRANSLATIONS LIMITED $0.430 -6.98%
NEUREN PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED $13.110 -5.76%
Harmoney Ordinary Shares $0.540 -5.36%
ikeGPS Group $0.830 -4.60%
Serko $2.660 -4.36%

Technology


Investments

Why Fletcher's construction arm could be a hot property
Infrastructure

Why Fletcher's construction arm could be a hot property

Building conglomerate confirms inbound interest in several of its businesses.

Markets

SkyCity’s $330m Fletcher claim faces ‘high bar’

Analysts believe the casino operator’s NZICC claim is unlikely to succeed.

SkyCity’s $330m Fletcher claim faces ‘high bar’
Markets Small Cap Wrap

The firm bearing the brunt of public sector cutbacks

Plus Being AI, takeover madness, and more.

The firm bearing the brunt of public sector cutbacks
Markets

Inside Ebos’s ‘revolutionary’ $1.1 billion deal

In 2013, Ebos swallowed a giant. Now it’s the end of an era.

Inside Ebos’s ‘revolutionary’ $1.1 billion deal
Finance

NZ Super ahead of the curve on US equities

New Zealand’s sovereign wealth fund has been overweight in European equities.

Gregor Thompson 03 Jun 2025
NZ Super ahead of the curve on US equities

The Life

BYD Shark 6 Premium review: popularity contrast
Cars

BYD Shark 6 Premium review: popularity contrast

The hybrid powertrain is essentially a range-extender.

David Linklater 08 Jun 2025
My Net Worth: Cristean Monreal, RCP executive director
Editor's Picks

My Net Worth: Cristean Monreal, RCP executive director

“Architecture taught me how to solve problems.” 

Tweed's makeover resurrects Scottish heritage symbol
Style & fashion

Tweed's makeover resurrects Scottish heritage symbol

"It's a good thing to keep the tradition going."

AFP 01 Jun 2025
‘How to Be Well’ Review: In search of the glow
Books Review

‘How to Be Well’ Review: In search of the glow

Many companies in the wellness industry tap into a desire for meaning and ritual.


Business Advice

Former Telecom chair Wayne Boyd honoured
Finance

Former Telecom chair Wayne Boyd honoured

Honours recognition for a lifetime of low-key, high-quality leadership.

Pattrick Smellie 02 Jun 2025
The NZ company 'democratising hearing health'
Health Free On The Up

The NZ company 'democratising hearing health'

Can hearing aids be made both affordable and desirable?

Pattrick Smellie 09 May 2025
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