Ukraine offers NZ drone technology
Politics

Ukraine offers NZ drone technology

Ukraine had become a drone superpower out of necessity.

Mainland Capital delivers $50m raise for Chch hospital expansion
Finance

Mainland Capital delivers $50m raise for Chch hospital expansion

The oversubscribed raise will help fund a new state-of-the-art private hospital facility.

Politics

Luxon heads to China with business leaders

The visit takes place amid criticism of Luxon's approach to NZ-China relations.

Luxon heads to China with business leaders
Policy

EPA tips firm on fast-track list into liquidation

Energy Farms changed its name the same day it was liquidated.

EPA tips firm on fast-track list into liquidation
Markets

New Meridian boss warns market intervention comes with high risk

Mike Roan says electricity prices will come down in his term as CEO.

New Meridian boss warns market intervention comes with high risk
Finance

Lenders referring borrowers in trouble to non-profit services

Financiers pushing KiwiSaver withdrawals rather than acting responsibly, advisers say.

Lenders referring borrowers in trouble to non-profit services
Primary Sector

October rush for on-farm forest plantings

Farmers will still be able to carbon-farm their own land.

October rush for on-farm forest plantings
Primary Sector

Danone doubles down amid Asian demand boom

Danone NZ is the largest infant formula exporter. 

Danone doubles down amid Asian demand boom
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.

The pragmatism behind the WorkSafe reforms
Economy

Finance Minister says RBNZ could have 'pulled its socks up'

Willis says RBNZ did not manage an OIA request about Adrian Orr well.

Rebecca Howard 12 Jun 2025
Finance Minister says RBNZ could have 'pulled its socks up'
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Opinion

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
FNZ and the global chase for scale

David Chaplin: FNZ and the global chase for scale

Will FNZ list as the biggest investment platform of the mid-21st century?

David Chaplin 10 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


Bremworth $0.690 6.15%
Radius Residential Care $0.305 5.17%
Private Land and Property Fund $1.336 3.57%
Steel & Tube Holdings $0.700 2.94%
Promisia $0.380 2.70%

Top Decliners


Synlait $0.660 -5.71%
2 Cheap Cars Group Ltd $0.690 -5.48%
Kathmandu Holdings $0.305 -4.69%
BTC ETF Units $3.821 -3.61%
ikeGPS Group $0.890 -3.26%

Top Gainers


Briscoe Group $5.080 3.25%
AROA BIOSURGERY LIMITED $0.510 1.00%
Kathmandu Holdings $0.290 0.70%
Vista Group International $3.400 0.59%
Contact Energy $8.400 0.12%

Top Decliners


ikeGPS Group $0.865 -6.90%
NEUREN PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED $13.400 -3.60%
Tower $1.390 -3.17%
Mercury $5.680 -2.77%
Vulcan Steel $3.810 -2.69%

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