Warner Bros Discovery considered TV3 switch-off in 2025: MCH
Media

Warner Bros Discovery considered TV3 switch-off in 2025: MCH

The owners said it made no sense to exist in the NZ market.

Daniel Dunkley 28 Mar 2024
Public sector workers increase by 2,500 or 4.1%
Public sector

Public sector workers increase by 2,500 or 4.1%

Data for the six months to December 2022 shows steady staff growth.

Ian Llewellyn 28 Mar 2024
Consolidation on the cards as cash no longer king
Economy

Consolidation on the cards as cash no longer king

Cash use has declined for two decades. 

Rebecca Howard 28 Mar 2024
Markets Market close

NZ sharemarket celebrates a near 1% Easter rise

The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed at 12,105.29, up 94.62 points or 0.79%.

Graham Skellern 28 Mar 2024
NZ sharemarket celebrates a near 1% Easter rise
Markets

Synlait seeking help from major shareholder for $130m debt

Synlait enters trading halt as it needs more time to come up with cash.

Synlait seeking help from major shareholder for $130m debt
Energy

Gas sector needs charm not intervention says Shane Jones

Jones rules out govt importing LNG or a deal with Methanex.

Ian Llewellyn 28 Mar 2024
Gas sector needs charm not intervention says Shane Jones
Markets

Cathie Wood's big call on 'autonomous taxis'

Bitcoin will also survive no matter what governments do, future-focused investor says.

Brent Melville 28 Mar 2024
Cathie Wood's big call on 'autonomous taxis'
Primary Sector

Back on track: King Salmon looks ahead

King Salmon's core business is sound again; big investment beckons.

Pattrick Smellie 28 Mar 2024
Back on track: King Salmon looks ahead
Investigations

Surplus requirements: how NZ universities try to turn a profit

The student-to-staff ratio is the key driver of profitability, according to experts.

Murray Jones 28 Mar 2024
Surplus requirements: how NZ universities try to turn a profit
Opinion

Peter Griffin: The big banks risk being disrupted by Big Tech

If we let innovation continue, even vastly profitable banks face an uncertain future.

Peter Griffin 28 Mar 2024
The big banks risk being disrupted by Big Tech
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Opinion

The big banks risk being disrupted by Big Tech
Technology

Peter Griffin: The big banks risk being disrupted by Big Tech

If we let innovation continue, even vastly profitable banks face an uncertain future.

Peter Griffin 28 Mar 2024
BNZ KiwiSaver manager do-over heralds FirstCape arrival
KiwiSaver

David Chaplin: BNZ KiwiSaver manager do-over heralds FirstCape arrival

Unlike banks, broker-founded advisory firms haven’t done much with KiwiSaver; no need.

David Chaplin 27 Mar 2024

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Investigations

Surplus requirements: how NZ universities try to turn a profit
Business of Education

Surplus requirements: how NZ universities try to turn a profit

The student-to-staff ratio is the key driver of profitability, according to experts.

Murray Jones 28 Mar 2024
Surplus requirements: how NZ universities make their money
Business of Education

Surplus requirements: how NZ universities make their money

Universities have limited autonomy for revenue generation.

Murray Jones 27 Mar 2024
The battle for structured literacy funding
Business of Education

The battle for structured literacy funding

The term 'structured literacy' is beset with trademark issues.

Cécile Meier 12 Mar 2024

Business Advice

Fail File: Bonnie Robinson MNZM, CEO Presbyterian Support Northern

Fail File: Bonnie Robinson MNZM, CEO Presbyterian Support Northern

'My brain goes fast ... but sometimes it’s right to slow down and listen more.'

Victoria Carter 23 Mar 2024
A sentimental dilemma: are we there yet?
Opinion

Julia Jones: A sentimental dilemma: are we there yet?

NZ is confronted with big, hairy, tough problems that won't solve themselves.

Julia Jones 22 Mar 2024
Fail File: Bruce Sheppard, founder of the NZ Shareholders' Association

Fail File: Bruce Sheppard, founder of the NZ Shareholders' Association

Each fortnight, Victoria Carter speaks to someone about failure and disappointment. 

Victoria Carter 16 Mar 2024

Top Gainers


Heartland Group Holdings $1.260 5.88%
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Carbon Fund $1.620 4.52%
Vista Group International $1.990 4.19%
Skellerup Holdings $4.430 3.75%

Top Decliners


Savor $0.245 -5.77%
Restaurant Brands $3.450 -4.70%
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation $25.460 -3.63%
My Food Bag $0.135 -3.57%
Kathmandu Holdings $0.570 -3.39%

Top Gainers


EROAD $0.750 4.48%
Contact Energy $8.040 3.65%
DGL Group $0.675 3.05%
NEUREN PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED $21.370 2.89%
Smartpay Holdings Limited $1.480 2.07%

Top Decliners


ikeGPS Group $0.395 -14.67%
Harmoney Ordinary Shares $0.565 -5.77%
New Zealand King Salmon Investments $0.265 -5.66%
AFT Pharmaceuticals $2.910 -5.15%
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation $23.350 -4.03%

Technology


Investments

Cathie Wood's big call on 'autonomous taxis'
Markets

Cathie Wood's big call on 'autonomous taxis'

Bitcoin will also survive no matter what governments do, future-focused investor says.

Brent Melville 28 Mar 2024
Technology Exclusive

Media firm The Curve seeks external funding

The company wants to raise $1m. 

Victoria Young 28 Mar 2024
Media firm The Curve seeks external funding
Property

Funds cut payments, hive off assets to survive, until better times come

Property syndicators forced to sell their owned properties into a buyers market.

Brent Melville 25 Mar 2024
Funds cut payments, hive off assets to survive, until better times come
Podcasts Free Cooking the Books podcast

How to talk to your kids about investing

Giving young people money skills offers a jumpstart in many important areas of life.

Frances Cook 25 Mar 2024
How to talk to your kids about investing
Opinion Free

Frances Cook: Money Answers: Shares or mortgage?

Investment does not always have to be an either/or proposition. 

Frances Cook 23 Mar 2024
Money Answers: Shares or mortgage?

The Life

My Net Worth: Nadine Tereora, CEO, NZ Automobile Association
My Net Worth

My Net Worth: Nadine Tereora, CEO, NZ Automobile Association

A grassroots Kiwi upbringing taught values that have proven invaluable in life.

Rebecca Howard 24 Mar 2024
Predicting chaos: NZ app helps sailors navigate rough waters
Boats

Predicting chaos: NZ app helps sailors navigate rough waters

It's like Google Maps but for safe passage at sea.

Ben Moore 24 Mar 2024
The wealthy are starting to have more babies than the poor again
Relationships Families

The wealthy are starting to have more babies than the poor again

Momentous change after century when higher income and status meant fewer children.

Bloomberg 17 Mar 2024
My Net Worth: John Small, chair of the Commerce Commission
My Net Worth

My Net Worth: John Small, chair of the Commerce Commission

'I'm aware of how influential we are, and I don't take that lightly.'