Banking sector hits back at Reserve Bank call to provide 1000 more branches, ATMs across NZ
“We’ve done a lot of work with communities, and that’s what they tell us.” The way the banking…
India’s High Commissioner to NZ says $33b investment an ‘aspiration’ in free trade agreement, Winston Peters says it’s ‘hard commitment’
Neeta Bhusan, the Indian representative, was at the Beehive this week. Photo / Jamie Ensor Bhushan’s comments are…
Oman’s SME sector grows strongly, reaching 130,359 firms
MUSCAT: Oman’s small and medium enterprise (SME) sector reached 130,359 registered firms by end-December 2025, as the Small…
Forestry sector calls for rates cap after Wairoa block bill increases 570%
Executive director Colin Jacobs said the 570% rates increase on that one forestry block amounts to $5 million…
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says New Zealand is ‘going to need support’, ‘capital investment’ for critical mineral sector as talks with US continue
“We actually don’t have anything and so we’d have to make serious investments and that will require capital…
Mining sector says Taranaki seabed plan rejection ‘embarrassing’
Vidal said it was embarrassing that the decision had come out while New Zealand officials had been sent…
Rabobank warns agribusiness to brace for volatile 2026 trading year
“Major economies are making assertive ‘opening moves’ on trade, technology and security, turning commerce into a tool of…
Auckland property developer Andrew Montgomerie on trial over wounding of Westmere partygoer
He said he had taken a “very small amount” of the drug and was on his second glass…
Wool sector overhaul: PGG Wrightson winds up Napier auction operations
“The amount of shearable sheep in the world and in New Zealand is at a record low, which…
New Zealand universities global standing: What the latest rankings show
Vice-chancellor Dawn Freshwater thanked university staff and academics for their “hard work”. “The Times Higher Education subject rankings…
Service sector back in growth for first time in almost two years
When looked at in combination with last week’s large jump in Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI), this signalled…
Rising power bills and gas crunch set to ignite 2026 election
Household prices increased by an average $10 a month in April 2025, reflecting rising levels of investment need…