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A handful of tech companies could drive NZ's future prosperity
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A handful of tech companies could drive NZ's future prosperity

Thousands more startups needed to produce the unicorns, angel investor says.

Greg Hurrell 24 Oct 2025
CEOs discover AI not a productivity magic bullet
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CEOs discover AI not a productivity magic bullet

Why are some businesses struggling to squeeze out productivity gains from AI?

Dileepa Fonseka 23 Oct 2025
No respite for the NZ dollar
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No respite for the NZ dollar

Easing trade tensions isn’t helping the NZ dollar. 

Rebecca Howard 22 Oct 2025
Mainfreight’s long game
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Mainfreight’s long game

Mainfreight added 39% in value per worker since 2015 as NZ economy stayed flat.

Michael Neilson 21 Oct 2025