Explore our coverage of New Zealand and World politics, economics, business and culture.
At the heart of Budget 2025, dubbed “The Growth Budget,” lies a bold fiscal bet: the newly unveiled Investment Boost...
Jewellery and gold-buying businesses across New Zealand are experiencing a spike in customer volume, driven by a 23.8% surge in...
Seventeen projects across Te Tai Tokerau have been awarded a total of $200,000 through the Te Tai Tokerau Impact Fund...
New Zealand’s ports are facing a sharp decline in cruise ship arrivals for the 2025/26 summer season, with booking data...
American retail giant Walmart has announced plans to reduce its workforce by around 1,500 positions as part of a substantial...
Employment website SEEK NZ has revealed that job listings in Gisborne have declined by 33% year on year. Hawke’s Bay followed...
Meta has introduced a new initiative that aims to encourage startups to adopt its Llama artificial intelligence models. The programme,...
Finance Minister Nicola Willis delivered Budget 2025 today with a clear message: discipline is back. Branded by Prime Minister Christopher...
Microsoft has announced an international effort that successfully dismantled the Lumma Stealer malware network, which had infected nearly 394,000 Windows...
After more than 140 years in business, Smith & Caughey’s—one of New Zealand’s oldest department stores—has announced it will permanently...
A law firm reports that a growing number of businesses are choosing to pay cybercriminals following ransomware attacks. A 2024 survey...
Just days before the unveiling of New Zealand’s 2025 Budget, the High Court has issued an emergency injunction silencing RNZ...
Auckland’s business community faces an uncertain path forward, with new data showing an almost even split: 40% of employers are...
New Zealand CEOs are reporting stronger productivity gains from AI than their counterparts across the globe. According to PwC’s 2025...
Ford Motor Company has decided to discontinue its ambitious project to develop a next-generation electronic control system, known internally as...
Spark has announced a new strategic network operations partnership with Nokia, which is expected to result in a net reduction...
