Kiwi firm LoungePair says new deals will boost access to airport lounges
The Kiwi company offered online guides to airport lounges and Dragonpass provided access to lounges including Auckland’s Strata…
Society Insider: Rich-list property developer Nigel McKenna and wellness entrepreneur Sarisa Nasinprom’s lavish engagement party at Abstract hotel
“Not all our friends will be able to join us in Thailand, so this evening was about creating…
Media Insider: Wellington advertising agency loses six key staff, wins $15.5 million Electoral Commission election contract
Those who have been headhunted from VML Wellington are managing director Fleur Head, head of planning Anna Gunnell,…
Latta planning to attack elite sprints with speed machine Platinum Attack
“We said to Craig to get a lead on him when he got around to the start as…
Christchurch’s Oakleys Plumbing celebrates 150 years of family legacy
“Henry Oakley and John Taylor were the two gentlemen involved. They started out as blacksmiths, bell installers –…
OpenAI Cofounder: Merger Was on the Table After Altman’s Firing
Anthropic explored a potential merger with artificial intelligence rival OpenAI in the immediate aftermath of Sam Altman’s brief…
NZ stocks end firm after SkyCity, Vulcan, annual meetings – Market close
Harbour Asset Management portfolio manager Shane Solly said FPH had gained on the back of a positive earnings…
Straker, repositioning as an AI firm, inks $28m deal with IBM
A presentation for Straker’s August 20 annual meeting made no bones about why it is repositioning itself as…
Media Insider: NBR reaches settlements with national law firm, fund managers over ‘stealing’ of subscription news content
“Following those investigations, NBR last week secured settlements from two leading fund managers and one national law firm.…
New Zealand’s Wegovy and Ozempic alternative Calocurb says it’ll double its business with new US deal
The CRI approached supplement industry veteran Sarah Kennedy, who in 2021 formed Calocurb to commercialise the product. Kennedy’s…
Slow Ventures Broke Its Own Rule in Promoting Yoni Rechtman to Partner
In 2022, when Yoni Rechtman’s boss asked where he wanted to be in five years, the newly hired…
KiwiSaver turns 18, assets climb $5b to nearly $135b
“We have our first $1 billion default fund, and more on the way,” Bunkall said. KiwiSaver assets on…