China outbound investment in 2025 hit highest level since 2018: report
Business trends Energy, data centers and resources drive overseas spending in Asia, Africa An ariel view of the Simandou…
Unemployment rises to 5.4% – highest level since 2015
Auckland’s unemployment rate is now 6.4% and Wellington is at 5.8%. However, despite the rise in the headline…
Liquidations hit 15-year high as 2025 proves brutal for struggling firms
“You combine that with the ongoing rising costs for insurance, rates, rent and food over the last few…
NZ sharemarket continues upwards trajectory – Market close
Jeremy Sullivan, investment adviser with Hamilton Hindin Greene, said it was another positive day here on light volumes,…
Aoraki Mt Cook climbing deaths: Why New Zealand’s highest peak is so deadly
He died attempting to traverse one of the most dangerous routes on the country’s most dangerous mountain. Thomas…
Consumer confidence lifts to four-year high – ANZ
“That may well have been a contributing factor to the improvement in confidence, along with generally improving headlines…
US unemployment rate ticked up to 4.6%, the highest level since the Covid pandemic
Also, job creation in August was revised down by 22,000, showing the economy shed 26,000 jobs that month.…
Consumer confidence lifts to highest level in 2025
“While we often see a lift in households’ spirits at this time of year, there is reason to…
Highest paid Kiwi athletes: NZ’s 10 top-earning sports stars
– Salary and competition revenue only. No commercial or sponsorship earnings included. (All money referred to is in…
Top 10 biggest company liquidations revealed as business failures soar
“It has been well reported that the Inland Revenue has a renewed focus on debt collection. As the…
‘Looking up’: Recovery taking hold as business confidence hits 11-year high
Reported past activity (the best indicator of GDP in the survey) was looking much brighter for every sector…
Gisborne property market: Sales count up 70%, unique rural property on market
“Sales increased in October, with salespeople attributing the rise in recent months to a growing number of active…