Deloitte Fast 50: Tracksuit, Lodestone Energy among 2026 regional winners
Mount Cook Alpine Salmon was named the region’s fastest-growing manufacturing business, while Christchurch-based business lender FundTap took the…
The housing market won’t drive our economic recovery this time, commentator warns – The Front Page
Economic commentator Bernard Hickey warns the conditions that fuelled those past recoveries have changed, and relying on history…
National winks to Opportunity promising to review bottom trawling and create new Waiheke reserve
“The New Zealand seafood industry’s economic output is around $6.4 billion, our recreational fishers generate around $1.7 billion…
Election 2026: Labour to force airlines to give ‘automatic refunds’ for cancelled and changed flights
The party would also allow greater access to airport infrastructure for smaller airlines, ensure airports could raise capital…
Election 2026: National pivots cost-of-living focus to lines companies with energy policy
The party is also promising to open up transmission to more private investment. National says it will “provide…
‘Turning point’ – Is the recovery real this time? The Economy of Everything
“We’ve reached a turning point,” says Bridgeman, who doesn’t believe the latest concerns about fuel prices will be…
Labour reveals policy to forgive student loan debt as party kicks off election campaign
The cut, first available from April 1, 2027, would be received once students had stayed in New Zealand…
Election 2026: Green Party releases plan to boost ‘vibrancy’ of Auckland central
Council auctions on empty shops Under this policy, councils would have the power to run auction leases on…
Foodstuffs says National’s plan to break up New World and Pak’nSave would increase food costs
“Our history is full of independent owners coming together to create economies of scale to be competitive for…
Kmart Westgate: New Zealand’s largest store to open with new Plan C+ format
Central to the new format is the location of the checkouts, which, rather than being in the centre…
A closer look at election promises on tax, rates, healthcare and cost of living – The Prosperity Project
While National has made “no new taxes” a key election pledge, Bradford points out that doesn’t necessarily mean…
National pledges to make it easier for first-home buyers to get 5% deposits
Bishop said National will widen access to 5% deposits by extending the income cap under an existing First…