
ACC levy cuts worth $50M a year to business, says Ardern
By Pattrick Smellie Dec. 10 (BusinessDesk) - Cuts to the Accident Compensation Corp's risk-related work levies will save New Zealand businesses about $50 million a year, while other levies will either not change or, in the case of risk-rated vehicle levies, will be discontinue...

Unfair business practices on borrowed time
By Pattrick Smellie Dec. 10 (BusinessDesk) - Business owners who use unfair trading and contract terms in their dealings look likely to face a stiffer range of rules and penalties following a government review of unfair commercial practices. Commerce and Consumer Affairs Mi...

Law society building stoush: voting system full of holes
By Nikki Mandow Dec. 7 (BusinessDesk) - The battle over the sale of the Auckland District Law Society building has taken a bizarre twist, with the opponents saying the way the online voting is structured means it is vulnerable to being tampered with - from either side. Two...

Just Water adds home ventilation business to its Hometech play
By Pattrick Smellie Dec. 6 (BusinessDesk) - Auckland-based Just Water is continuing its expansion into healthy home ventilation and natural lighting with an agreement in principle to acquire ductless ventilation system vendor Unovent, for an undisclosed sum. Chief executive...