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Primary Sector
Comvita shareholders deliver the killer sting to Florenz deal
Florenz had offered 80 cents per share.
Infrastructure
EA flags cost-shifting in connection charges
The electricity regulator links connection charges to cost-shifting onto new customers.
Markets
Investor tries to pull $10m from Alvarium
Investor wants out, but the financial advisory firm is defending its practices.
Markets
Market Close
NZ sharemarket starts new week up 0.2%
The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed at 13,499.04, up 34.58 points or 0.26%.
Primary Sector
How US politics just delivered NZ a beef break
There could be additional tariff rollbacks to come as well.
Law & Regulation
Why buying coffee with Bitcoin triggers tax admin
In NZ, buying a coffee with Bitcoin is the stuff of tax nightmares.
Primary Sector
Synlait Milk to say goodbye North Island
Dairy companies’ AGM season kicks off this week.
News in Brief
Opinion
Opinion
Dileepa Fonseka: Confidence is critical infrastructure
'When everyone waits, nothing moves,' Prasanna Gai observes.
Opinion
Cameron Bagrie: Equality of opportunity in schooling? Nope
The Govt's Equity Index contribution needs to be significantly increased.
The Wall Street Journal
Words every killer should know: 'I feared for my life, officer'
Legally sanctioned homicides shoot up in 'stand-your-ground' American states.
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
| TradeWindow | $0.350 | 9.37% |
| 2 Cheap Cars Group Ltd | $0.620 | 7.83% |
| Winton | $2.100 | 5.00% |
| Scales Corporation | $5.900 | 3.15% |
| EROAD | $1.540 | 2.67% |
Top Decliners
| Comvita | $0.490 | -7.55% |
| Gentrack Group | $7.670 | -4.96% |
| Serko | $2.500 | -3.47% |
| PaySauce | $0.280 | -3.45% |
| Accordant Group | $0.300 | -3.23% |
Top Gainers
| Vulcan Steel | $6.830 | 4.27% |
| New Zealand King Salmon Investments | $0.175 | 2.94% |
| EROAD | $1.320 | 2.73% |
| Move Logistics | $0.195 | 2.63% |
| Summerset Group | $10.950 | 1.89% |
Top Decliners
| AROA BIOSURGERY LIMITED | $0.680 | -8.33% |
| Gentrack Group | $6.690 | -6.95% |
| Serko | $2.220 | -5.98% |
| Kathmandu Holdings | $0.240 | -4.08% |
| POWERHOUSE VENTURES LIMITED | $0.120 | -4.00% |
Finance
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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.
Finance
Asbestos scare sees RBNZ's Wellington staff home-bound
Earthquake exacerbates existing asbestos concerns at Reserve Bank office.
Technology
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Financial apps for kids are changing allowances
Most of these apps feature a payment option related to chores.
Investments
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.
Investments
How Xero's big Melio buy could double revenue
CEO Sukhinder Singh Cassidy has marked three years at Xero with a chunky new goal.
Investments
Blackpearl launches $11.8m ASX placement
Software company says investors should jump on its US market opportunity.
Investments
Infratil adds $250m to its billion-dollar asset sale target
Most of the cash will come from sale of mobile tower business Fortysouth.
The Life
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Want an easier way to travel with a suit?
Known as ‘convertibles,’ they combine a garment bag with a duffel to carry a suit.
The Life
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
NZ sharemarket starts new week up 0.2%
The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed at 13,499.04, up 34.58 points or 0.26%.
Property
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.
Law & Regulation
Law & Regulation
EA flags cost-shifting in connection charges
The electricity regulator links connection charges to cost-shifting onto new customers.
Energy
Energy
EA flags cost-shifting in connection charges
The electricity regulator links connection charges to cost-shifting onto new customers.
Primary Sector
Primary Sector
Comvita shareholders deliver the killer sting to Florenz deal
Florenz had offered 80 cents per share.
Sustainable Finance
Sustainable Finance
NZ funds lending to governments scoring low on human rights
Sovereign bonds don’t get the same level of scrutiny as equity, says Motu Research.
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
EA flags cost-shifting in connection charges
The electricity regulator links connection charges to cost-shifting onto new customers.