2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (446+ words) NZ First’s 14-point immigration overhaul, unveiled on 11 September, is built around a referendum to cap resident visas at 20,000 a year. At first glance that sounds moderate. The detail is where it gets sharp. The cap applies to resident visas, the…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (532+ words) Most companies would look at a US$36 billion pharmaceutical juggernaut and see a wall. Calocurb saw a slipstream. The Auckland-based weight-management company has raised $27 million to fund global expansion, and the logic behind the raise is the most interesting part…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (425+ words) The last six government carbon auctions have failed to sell a single unit, and over three years only two of 24 auctions have cleared at all. That is not a market misfiring. It is a market that no longer exists. As…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (284+ words) For most of the past eight years, the meth conversation in property has revolved around a single number. Contamination above 15 micrograms per 100cm2 is a defect that must be disclosed, the Real Estate Authority’s updated guidance confirms. Below it, in theory,…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (542+ words) The Friedlander family’s Samson Corporation, a $2 billion-plus Auckland property business, has been forced to replace Vivian Construction with NZ Strong on a retail and commercial upgrade at 172 Jervois Rd, Herne Bay. Vivian Construction’s website and Facebook page have gone dark,…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (214+ words) New Zealand’s youth unemployment rate hit 15.2 percent in the September 2025 quarter, up from 13.1 percent a year earlier. That is close to three times the wider working-age rate of 5.3 percent. Drill down and it gets worse: 22.3 percent of 15 to 19 year-olds and…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (420+ words) Forget the pitch-deck projections that usually accompany tech stories. Flicket, the Mount Maunganui digital ticketing and visitor management platform, is on track to process $350 million in transactions across 4,000 events in 2026. That is current operating scale, not ambition, and it is…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (268+ words) The timing is deliberate. The Conservation Amendment Bill is still before the Environment Select Committee, and its final shape now hinges on who forms the next government. For business readers, this is not an abstract values debate. It is a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (226+ words) The target is clear. The Bill applies to every company operating in New Zealand with annual revenue over $100 million, roughly 1,000 firms. Those in scope must map their supply chains, publish annual modern slavery statements covering their structure, operations, remedial actions…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (676+ words) Russell Harrison, a former Lotto presenter, started as a Family Court navigator in Rotorua in June 2021 and was arrested that same month in a global FBI sting targeting organised crime. He was suspended on full pay, and stayed suspended, collecting…...