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Technology
Best of BD Reviews
Best of BusinessDesk: Top tech reviews from 2025
Two keyboards, a TV glow-up and some vacuums.
Cars
Opinion
Tesla’s greatest threat is being boring
The biggest threat may not be flaming out spectacularly.
World
Greenland or NATO? Trump can’t have both
It isn’t for sale, and the consequences of a military takeover would be dire.
Infrastructure
Carbon Catch-Up
Fletcher warns regulation hindering decarbonisation efforts
The company has reduced coal in cement production by 65%.
Property
Queenstown hostel sells for $31m to Hong Kong firm
The hostel was sold by a rich-list family who abandoned plans to make it a luxury hotel.
Markets
Market Close
NZ sharemarket up 1.3% for the year
The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed at 13,718.1, up 58.31 points or 0.43%.
News in Brief
Opinion
Opinion
Cameron Bagrie: The battle for the central bank's 'soul'
Central banks might have pushed too far into the twilight zone.
Opinion
Simon Robertson: My top BusinessDesk columns from 2025
Our Saturday columnist has worked with some of the world's biggest investment firms.
Opinion
Rachael Judge: My top BusinessDesk columns from 2025
Our columnist is a partner in Simpson Grierson’s employment law group.
Opinion
Pattrick Smellie: Clifford Bay: The one that got away again
Benefits of an alternative port for rail ferries justify a top-level rethink.
The Wall Street Journal
BlueScope rejects Steel Dynamics, SGH takeover bid
BlueScope also criticised the bid’s reliance on debt financing.
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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Productivity Unleashed
The measurement problem holding back R&D spending
NZ has always struggled to evaluate the benefits of scientific research.
Productivity Unleashed
Markets
a2 Milk’s unusual path to a top productivity ranking
What explains a2's high productivity?: Branding, storytelling, and differentiation.
Editor's Picks
Arthur Grimes: productivity is the wrong question to ask
The former RBNZ chair cautions against fixing the wrong problems.
Top Gainers
| Minerals Exploration | $0.285 | 7.55% |
| Move Logistics | $0.295 | 5.36% |
| Blackpearl | $1.000 | 5.26% |
| My Food Bag | $0.255 | 4.08% |
| AFT Pharmaceuticals | $3.720 | 3.33% |
Top Decliners
| Carbon Fund | $1.075 | -3.50% |
| Ryman Healthcare | $2.890 | -2.69% |
| New Zealand King Salmon Investments | $0.205 | -2.38% |
| Cooks Ordinary Shares | $0.215 | -2.27% |
| Michael Hill International | $0.475 | -2.06% |
Top Gainers
| EROAD | $1.125 | 4.86% |
| Synlait | $0.570 | 4.67% |
| NEUREN PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED | $19.100 | 2.61% |
| Kathmandu Holdings | $0.245 | 2.08% |
| Air New Zealand | $0.510 | 0.99% |
Top Decliners
| AROA BIOSURGERY LIMITED | $0.730 | -2.70% |
| STRAKER TRANSLATIONS LIMITED | $0.350 | -1.45% |
| Vulcan Steel | $4.360 | -1.36% |
| XERO LIMITED | $112.800 | -1.08% |
| NZME | $0.985 | -1.01% |
Finance
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Winston Peters tells RBNZ boss to ‘stay in her lane’
Breman bypasses Finance Minister Nicola Willis, MFAT to pledge solidarity to Fed boss.
Finance
RBNZ appoints new committee members
External appointments to the committee meet a mixed response.
Finance
Best of BusinessDesk
FNZ employee shareholders revolt over latest capital raise
Long-standing employees believed a raise halved their holdings.
Finance
Big-five banks approach $10b combined bottom line
The till receipt is in for the five biggest banks in New Zealand.
Finance
Tailwinds push open banking into 2026 and beyond
New entrants, fundraising and consolidation are on the cards.
Technology
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Alibaba links Qwen AI app to vast consumer ecosystem
The app has surpassed 100 million monthly active users within two months of its release.
Investments
Investments
Former Rakon director could pocket takeover windfall
Jon Raby couldn't get elected to the Rakon board but snapped up some shares anyway.
Investments
Brokers reveal top NZX picks for 2026
Billions shifting from term deposits could boost NZX heavyweights and recovery plays.
Investments
Fletcher's residential unit records fewer profitable completions
Light building product volumes look positive, heavy volumes weigh on second quarter.
Investments
Rakon: $356m bid won't be swayed by personalities
Bourns' offer won’t be influenced by past disputes, Swasbrook says.
Investments
Bourns launches $356m cash bid for Rakon
Rakon board sets up independent committee as Bourns tables $356m bid.
The Life
The Life
Best of BusinessDesk: My Net Worth part 3
Pearls of wisdom from some of NZ's most perceptive business leaders.
The Life
Best of BusinessDesk: My Net Worth part 2
Pearls of wisdom from some of NZ's most perceptive business leaders.
The Life
Good books – what our top CEOs recommend: part 2
What Richard Taylor, Leighton Roberts and Mark Todd recommend.
The Life
Best of BusinessDesk: My Net Worth part 1
Pearls of wisdom from some of NZ's most perceptive business leaders.
Business Advice
Business Advice
Teneo buys PwC's NZ restructuring business
The deal follows Teneo's purchase of PwC's Australian restructuring business.
Opinion
Free
Kristin Sutherland: Helping employees get retirement-ready
Communication about benefits is lacking.
Sponsored
Generative AI will disrupt 90% of jobs - what it means for the future of work
Here’s what that means for the future of work in New Zealand.
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AI is only as good as its data foundation
NZ leaders explain why clean, connected data drives AI value.
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Embracing AI?: How ANZ businesses are unlocking value through modernisation
Modernisation clears the path for AI to lift productivity.
Markets
Markets
Market Close
NZ sharemarket up 1.3% for the year
The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed at 13,718.1, up 58.31 points or 0.43%.
Property
Property
Queenstown hostel sells for $31m to Hong Kong firm
The hostel was sold by a rich-list family who abandoned plans to make it a luxury hotel.
Law & Regulation
Law & Regulation
MP proposes bill to reform NZ employment mediation
This change, according to Bates, would eliminate a bureaucratic process and reduce costs.
Energy
Energy
Channel posts record throughput quarter
It was the highest jet fuel throughput quarter since Q1 2019.
Primary Sector
Primary Sector
Ample Meats made to file financial accounts for first time
It operates a single plant in Taranaki.
Public sector
Public sector
Business leader Rachel Taulelei made CNZM
Rachel Emere Taulelei's governance and board roles span several industries.
Media
Media
Netflix preparing to make Warner bid all-cash
Companies had struck a US$72 billion cash-and-stock deal in December.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Carbon Catch-Up
Fletcher warns regulation hindering decarbonisation efforts
The company has reduced coal in cement production by 65%.