Business & Markets

Council owned organisation facing $3.6M loss

Tauranga City Council owned organisation Bay Venues is facing a $3.6 million loss this year. The organisation manages 24 venues across the city and has faced... Read More

Quayside Holdings announces CEO resignation

After 12 years at the helm, Scott Hamilton has announced he will step down from his role as CEO of Quayside Holdings Limited to explore new opportunities for himself... Read More

Card spending increases in March - Stats NZ

New Zealanders spent $124 million (1.6 per cent) more in March 2022 compared to February 2022, Stats NZ says. Seasonally adjusted card spending on non-retail... Read More

Man kept as slave in NZ speaks out

He was lured to New Zealand with promises of money and a better life, but instead he was kept as a slave, repeatedly assaulted and cut off from his family. For... Read More

NZ blackcurrant may offer hope for diabetics

A new international clinical trial testing a molecule found in New Zealand blackcurrants may offer hope for thousands of Kiwis living with diabetes and associated... Read More

New Zealand to release more oil stocks

New Zealand will release 483,000 barrels from its emergency oil stocks as part of additional action by International Energy Agency member countries in response... Read More

Consumer NZ: Unfair KiwiSaver loophole

Consumer NZ is calling for an unfair KiwiSaver loophole to be closed so that employers are required to make their KiwiSaver contributions on top of an employee's... Read More

Niwaki pōhutukawa creates unique display

While shoppers have been parking at Excelsa Centre in Golden Sands, Pāpāmoa, they may have come across the work of Steve Oliver. Some have been admiring the... Read More

Disappointment at Red light status quo

'Bitter disappointment” is how some describe the reaction to New Zealand staying at the red light setting in the Covid traffic light system. Prime Minister... Read More

Kiwifruit picker reveals $60 per hour secret

Is it really possible to earn $60 an hour picking fruit? 'Absolutely!” says Maketū's Trish Townsend, who has been a kiwifruit picker in the Bay of Plenty... Read More

It‘s time to review your poo

It's time to ‘Review Your Poo', New Zealand! Knowing what is normal for you - and actively seeking medical advice if something's not quite right - is the... Read More

Fair Pay Bill flies through first reading

Legislation that will see a radical overhaul of New Zealand's current workplace laws has passed its first reading. The Fair Pay Agreements Bill will set... Read More