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My Net Worth
My Net Worth: Megan Welch, Kathmandu CEO
From Crocs to Kathmandu: Megan Welch’s high-energy, say-yes approach to leadership.
The Life
Review: Logitech MX Master 4
Life is all about making tasks easier for yourself, and the MX Master does exactly that.
The Life
Review
Hamilton's Gothenburg: so much more than you'd expect
Go with the flow at Hamilton's Gothenburg restaurant.
The Life
Review
MG Cyberster 77kWh AWD: the doors of a billionaire
The Cyberster isn't your grandad's MGB.
The Life
Review
‘When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows…’
The oddities of social life may turn on our assumptions about the knowledge we share.
World
Why are Americans relocating? The data shows surprises
Americans remain the most mobile among the populations of developed countries.
On the Money
On the Money: Kathmandu, the Warehouse, Luxon, and more
Your weekly dose of corporate fun.
Opinion
Eden Bradfield: CEOs prove pay is not performance
Understanding short and long-term incentives.
Opinion
Simon Robertson: The investment trends you need to know
Picking hot stocks at the right time.
World
Can China save itself if the rest of the world won’t?
Beijing finds it harder to export the consequences of bad economic decisions.
Technology
Opinion
Altman’s AI power grab is tone deaf and infeasible
A bit more nuance and creativity, plus a dash of realism, is in order.
News in Brief
AI generated NZX Stories
Opinion
Opinion
Eden Bradfield: CEOs prove pay is not performance
Understanding short and long-term incentives.
Opinion
Simon Robertson: The investment trends you need to know
Picking hot stocks at the right time.
Opinion
Bronwyn Heenan: Is a change as good as a holiday?
The Employment Leave Act will ultimately bring some much-needed simplicity.
Opinion
Pattrick Smellie: Frontier power report left out in the cold
Of the 10 main recommendations, the Government agreed to just two.
The Wall Street Journal
How social media creates flabby young brains
The ‘Gen Z stare’ is a symptom of widespread overconsumption of electronic entertainment.
Investigations
Investigations
Nash cuts ties with migrant investor pitch
‘I have dissociated myself from this completely.’
Investigations
Mander’s ‘aggressive’ Rakon showdown draws fire
The NZSA boss says he was protecting small shareholders. Some say he’s damaged Rakon.
Investigations
Kāpiti council boss' $43k Harvard trip
Mayor defends overseas training spend as investment in council performance.
Investigations
Rakon's founding family's board battle
Brent Robinson and Rakon's major Taiwanese shareholder aren't backing chair-elect.
Investigations
School lunch plan reheated
Surprise open tender opens the door to more flexible pricing.
Investigations
Simmonds bins official advice on waste policy
Officials pushed for planned targets, bans and mandates. Simmonds overruled them.
Productivity Unleashed
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Revealed: NZ’s most productive companies, sectors
BusinessDesk has analysed 10 years of annual reports of NZ’s largest companies.
Productivity Unleashed
Artificial Intelligence
From kākāpō to payroll: AI in Govt
DoC, ACC, and MBIE are among the agencies turning to AI.
Productivity Unleashed
Video
Building cheaper, faster, better
How can NZ get smarter at building large projects?
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| Savor | $0.200 | 7.53% |
| Blackpearl | $1.120 | 7.18% |
| Asset Plus | $0.235 | 6.82% |
| SkyCity Entertainment Group | $0.715 | 6.72% |
| TradeWindow | $0.310 | 5.08% |
Top Decliners
| NZME | $1.010 | -4.72% |
| Santana Minerals | $0.880 | -3.83% |
| a2 Milk Company | $10.050 | -3.37% |
| Burger Fuel Group | $0.315 | -3.08% |
| 2 Cheap Cars Group Ltd | $0.480 | -3.03% |
Top Gainers
| SkyCity Entertainment Group | $0.635 | 8.55% |
| Sky Network Television | $2.900 | 4.69% |
| Vulcan Steel | $6.070 | 3.76% |
| Pacific Edge Limited | $0.185 | 2.86% |
| NEUREN PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED | $21.310 | 2.65% |
Top Decliners
| STRAKER TRANSLATIONS LIMITED | $0.350 | -2.86% |
| a2 Milk Company | $8.910 | -1.77% |
| NZME | $0.890 | -1.12% |
| Summerset Group | $9.650 | -1.05% |
| Tower | $1.545 | -0.97% |
Finance
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RBNZ resists capital settings-research criticisms
The RBNZ has no intention of extending the deadline for submissions beyond Oct 3.
Finance
ANZ, Westpac consider new quake standards’ implications
Banks say it’s too early to determine the implications of the refocused standards.
Finance
Smaller lenders cautious as Open Banking nears: poll
Open Banking goes operational on Dec 1.
Finance
KiwiRail targets earnings jump in ‘sluggish’ economy
Operating earnings improved in most segments, other than ferry services.
Finance
Reserve Bank of NZ looks to widen usage of word 'bank'
RBNZ begins consultation on the word “bank” before new law comes into force.
Technology
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Investments
Investments
The NZX discount: Are local investors missing value?
The local bourse has already lost four this year.
Investments
The NZ drug maker facing up to Trump's tariffs
Douglas Pharmaceuticals is raising cash to get a new drug approved. Where will it be made?
Opinion
David Chaplin: Why platforms are responsible in Australia, not NZ
NZ investment platforms will add products if requested by enough advisers.
Investments
$400m in, $307m out: Synlait finally sheds Pōkeno
From almost collapse to closing in on no debt, deal closes book on Pōkeno.
The Life
The Life
Review: Logitech MX Master 4
Life is all about making tasks easier for yourself, and the MX Master does exactly that.
The Life
Review
‘When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows…’
The oddities of social life may turn on our assumptions about the knowledge we share.
The Life
Review
MG Cyberster 77kWh AWD: the doors of a billionaire
The Cyberster isn't your grandad's MGB.
The Life
Review
Hamilton's Gothenburg: so much more than you'd expect
Go with the flow at Hamilton's Gothenburg restaurant.
Business Advice
Opinion
Free
Shelley Palman: How to recognise employees without pay rises
A new survey reveals that businesses are trying to support staff in other ways.
Opinion
Rachael Judge: Can you be an influencer and keep your day job?
The more public your role, the more likely it is to reflect on your employer.
Business Advice
Former Telecom chair Wayne Boyd honoured
Honours recognition for a lifetime of low-key, high-quality leadership.
Sponsored
The double edge of AI in cyber security
Artificial intelligence has the potential to become both a lifeline and a liability for modern organisations, as a revolutionary tool capable of spotting threats at lightning speed, but also the ultimate weapon in the hands of cybercriminals.
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AI agents: opportunity or graveyard? Spark’s five-point playbook for success
Artificial intelligence agents – autonomous digital entities that analyse data, automate decisions, and act independently – are set to drive a new wave of business transformation.
Markets
Markets
Market Close
Leaders, property sector helps drive NZ stocks higher
The S&P/NZX 50 Index was 62.33 points or 0.46% higher at 13,514.09.
Property
Property
Auckland’s Milldale housing project approved
The project is the third approved since applications opened in February.
Law & Regulation
Opinion
Bronwyn Heenan: Is a change as good as a holiday?
The Employment Leave Act will ultimately bring some much-needed simplicity.
Primary Sector
Primary Sector
Fonterra takes milk off competition, market share slips
The competition for milk, particularly in the Waikato region, is fierce.
Sustainable Finance
Sustainable Finance
The United States' anti-sustainability drive is here to stay
Many US investors are keeping their heads down without ditching ESG principles.
Public sector
Public sector
Business of Government: Plain speaking, moral panic and more
BusinessDesk's fortnightly roundup of public sector news, gossip and observations.
Media
Media
TVNZ’s new chair is a no-nonsense corporate dealmaker
One of New Zealand’s most respected corporate dealmakers has been appointed chairman of TVNZ – the Government’s biggest move yet in the shake-up of the public broadcaster’s board and operation.Retiring Goldman Sachs NZ managing director and chief executive Andrew Barclay will rep...
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Auckland’s Milldale housing project approved
The project is the third approved since applications opened in February.