EEnvironment Read More Deadly air: Which European countries have the worst PM 2.5 levels?May 6, 2026 The country of la Dolce Vita has a serious environmental problem: it has the highest local PM2.5 concentrations,…
EEconomy Read More Unemployment data: Why economists fear stagflation risk for NZ jobs – The Front PageMay 4, 2026 Labour market data for the first quarter is due from Stats NZ on Wednesday. NZ Herald business editor…
BBusiness Read More Amazon’s NZ revenue surges, but it takes a $45m impairment on its abandoned data centre buildMay 3, 2026 The tech giant subsequently won Overseas Investment Office approval to buy three adjoining properties at Westgate in deals…
AArtificial intelligence Read More The automation arms race will have huge consequences for workersMay 3, 2026 Towards the end of my interview for That’s Business on Friday with Craig Scroggie, the CEO of rapidly…
BBusiness Read More Kiwi retailers bracing for ‘significant downturn’ amid Middle East conflictMay 3, 2026 Nearly half (49%) of respondents intended to absorb what costs they can, while 18% are considering consolidating by…
EEnvironment Read More Europe doesn’t know how much fuel it has – POLITICOMay 2, 2026 Europe’s gas stocks, for a start, were already low before the attack on Iran, averaging under 30 percent…
NNew Zealand Read More Why the jobs data suggests New Zealand’s recovery is already underway – Cecilia RobinsonMay 2, 2026 That response told me something important. We are not just passive observers of economic sentiment. We participate in…
BBusiness Read More Retail banking data show more Kiwis ahead on their mortgage repaymentsApril 28, 2026 Meanwhile, nearly 18% of home loans moved from variable to fixed interest rates, something Beaumont said was “relatively…
BBusiness Read More Seek reveals the 10 most in-demand jobs in 2026April 27, 2026 Jobs for heating, ventilation and air conditioning technicians (+118.8%), designers in engineering (+117.1%) and roofers (+108.8%) rounded out…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Which country in Europe has the most data centres driving the AI boom?April 27, 2026 Data centres are the backbone of artificial intelligence and power everything from AI chatbot queries, streamed video, and…
EEconomy Read More Productivity data shows NZ’s economic performance continued to decline post-CovidApril 23, 2026 Multi-factor productivity (the measure combining changes based on labour output and the changes based on capital investment) declined…
BBusiness Read More Cotality data confirms NZ housing market still subdued, sales volumes fall againApril 22, 2026 “We’ve now had three subdued months in a row, which indicates a weaker first quarter than expected. It’s…