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Markets
Hidden gems for investors outside tech darlings
AI may be getting all the attention but leaves opportunity for investors, experts say.
Markets
Air NZ backs mission-critical startup OneReg
Airline's support boosts regulatory compliance startup's global ambitions.
Primary Sector
Napier Port takes a big bite as Hawke’s Bay bears fruit
Its full-year results were released on Wednesday.
Opinion
Pattrick Smellie: The back-to-front ferry deal
Will the wharves be ready when the new ferries arrive?
Sustainable Finance
Govt policies won’t change emissions plans: Genesis
Genesis CEO Malcolm Johns says companies won’t react to every change in political policy.
Retail
Director confirms police raid on family company
'The police searched the property for a considerable time ... '
Infrastructure
Final Cook Strait ferry costs unveiled
Costs and contracts for port infrastructure are still required.
Technology
The Business of Tech Podcast
Inside the AI race: Energy use and the real impact on work
This week, Peter talks to Time magazine reporter Harry Booth.
Markets
NZ sharemarket dips as big stocks weigh despite KMD gains
The NZ sharemarket closed down, although KMD Brands lifted on a positive result.
Markets
Investor days to test gentailer plans for new build and firming
Investors want answers on build delays, capital plans and Huntly’s future.
Economy
Argosy delivers strong first-half results
Earnings and net tangible asset value per share up.
News in Brief
Opinion
Opinion
Pattrick Smellie: The back-to-front ferry deal
Will the wharves be ready when the new ferries arrive?
Opinion
Peter Griffin: AI is reshaping work – but not the way you think
AI isn’t the job killer many predicted it would become.
Opinion
David Chaplin: How KiwiSaver helped, maybe
Has KiwiSaver really lifted the national confidence rate? Dunno.
Opinion
Dileepa Fonseka: Confidence is critical infrastructure
'When everyone waits, nothing moves,' Prasanna Gai observes.
The Wall Street Journal
Words every killer should know: 'I feared for my life, officer'
Legally sanctioned homicides shoot up in 'stand-your-ground' American states.
Investigations
Investigations
Private health insurance in demand as public waitlists grow
More employers are offering health insurance despite rising premiums.
Investigations
Rare Returns
Rare Returns: Exporting NZ red meat smarter, not harder
Is it time to take The Lamb Company model elsewhere?
Investigations
Insurers seek more clout in planning decisions
Insurers won't settle for being an afterthought in future developments.
Investigations
New flood and landslide maps hone in on natural hazards
There is a “knowledge vacuum” between residential development and natural hazards.
Investigations
Risky Business
Earthquakes still top of the league for insurance costs
Despite growing risks from climate change, other hazards are ever present.
Investigations
Risky Business
Why it’s time to bite the bullet on natural hazard data
Accurate climate data is going to hurt for some homeowners.
Productivity Unleashed
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Startups
A handful of tech companies could drive NZ's future prosperity
Thousands more startups needed to produce the unicorns, angel investor says.
Editor's Picks
Artificial Intelligence
CEOs discover AI not a productivity magic bullet
Why are some businesses struggling to squeeze out productivity gains from AI?
Productivity Unleashed
Markets
Mainfreight’s long game
Mainfreight added 39% in value per worker since 2015 as NZ economy stayed flat.
Top Gainers
| Radius Residential Care | $0.400 | 6.67% |
| Sanford | $6.850 | 6.04% |
| Kathmandu Holdings | $0.290 | 5.45% |
| Comvita | $0.505 | 5.21% |
| Bremworth | $0.910 | 5.20% |
Top Decliners
| ikeGPS Group | $1.025 | -10.09% |
| Serko | $2.450 | -3.92% |
| Burger Fuel Group | $0.320 | -3.03% |
| The Bankers Investment Trust | $3.000 | -2.88% |
| Synlait | $0.700 | -2.78% |
Top Gainers
| Kathmandu Holdings | $0.250 | 6.38% |
| POWERHOUSE VENTURES LIMITED | $0.130 | 4.00% |
| New Zealand King Salmon Investments | $0.180 | 2.86% |
| AROA BIOSURGERY LIMITED | $0.665 | 2.31% |
| Synlait | $0.635 | 1.69% |
Top Decliners
| Vulcan Steel | $6.180 | -8.05% |
| STRAKER TRANSLATIONS LIMITED | $0.390 | -4.88% |
| Harmoney Ordinary Shares | $0.845 | -4.02% |
| Vista Group International | $2.200 | -2.23% |
| SkyCity Entertainment Group | $0.715 | -2.05% |
Finance
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Big banks eye warnings on legacy Open Banking technology
Their interest comes with dawn of API-led Open Banking just weeks away.
Finance
Banks accelerate crackdown on ‘mule’ scammers
New technology picks up crooked “muleteers” more quickly.
Finance
Market close
NZX edges lower as Infratil, profit-taking weigh
S&P/NZX 50 Index slips with Infratil, Blackpearl and Heartland in focus.
Finance
Heartland reaps benefit of change, reiterates guidance
Bank looks to sustainable, profitable growth.
Finance
Kids KiwiSaver mooted to invest in children's future
Proposed savings programme could accumulate up to $18 billion in 18 years.
Technology
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Big banks eye warnings on legacy Open Banking technology
Their interest comes with dawn of API-led Open Banking just weeks away.
Investments
Investments
Fletcher Residential worth $850m ‘on a good day’
Shareholders have been clear no asset sales should be on the cheap.
Opinion
David Chaplin: How KiwiSaver helped, maybe
Has KiwiSaver really lifted the national confidence rate? Dunno.
Investments
Investors cream $214m from Fonterra Mainland sale
From “dismal” returns to a windfall and rocketing unit price. But what's next?
Opinion
Stock & Trade
Stock & Trade: Vital pays the price of shedding Toronto flu
Costly clean-up comes with some fishhooks but largely positive for unitholders.
The Life
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Want an easier way to travel with a suit?
Known as ‘convertibles,’ they combine a garment bag with a duffel to carry a suit.
The Life
Review
2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E: ‘real-world gain’ and GT speed
The Mach-E GT is still the fastest factory Mustang you can buy.
The Life
My Net Worth: Richie Cosgrove, Fish & Game COO
“I've certainly made mistakes ... but I don't see that as failure.”
The Life
My Net Worth: James Gough, The Terrace executive director
Reflections on family legacy, rebuilding Christchurch and bridging old divides.
Business Advice
Opinion
Free
Kristin Sutherland: Helping employees get retirement-ready
Communication about benefits is lacking.
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.
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Cybersecurity skills gap leaving Kiwi businesses at risk - report
A cybersecurity skills shortage is creating additional cyber risks, according to a new global report.
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Health insurance proving a valuable negotiating tool for Kiwi businesses
More employers see health insurance as key to staff wellbeing.
Markets
Markets
Air NZ backs mission-critical startup OneReg
Airline's support boosts regulatory compliance startup's global ambitions.
Property
Property
Argosy delivers strong first-half results
Earnings and net tangible asset value per share up.
Law & Regulation
Law & Regulation
Air NZ backs mission-critical startup OneReg
Airline's support boosts regulatory compliance startup's global ambitions.
Energy
Energy
Investor days to test gentailer plans for new build and firming
Investors want answers on build delays, capital plans and Huntly’s future.
Primary Sector
Primary Sector
Napier Port takes a big bite as Hawke’s Bay bears fruit
Its full-year results were released on Wednesday.
Sustainable Finance
Sustainable Finance
Govt policies won’t change emissions plans: Genesis
Genesis CEO Malcolm Johns says companies won’t react to every change in political policy.
Public sector
Public sector
Business of Government
A crisis in the police, third-termitis and more
Our fortnightly round-up of public sector news, gossip and reckons.
Media
Media
Opinion
The BBC goes the way of shag carpeting
The British broadcaster caused a scandal by pandering to the elite's emotions.
Infrastructure
Opinion
Pattrick Smellie: The back-to-front ferry deal
Will the wharves be ready when the new ferries arrive?