Energy the second-biggest concern for Kiwi businesses – ASB survey
Of the more than 400 business leaders surveyed, 54% said they were cutting costs to mitigate challenges, while…
Drug trends survey: Cocaine use surges in NZ as price falls, drug becomes more accepted
The Massey researchers said the falling price reflected increased availability through new Pacific supply routes and a “glut…
ANZ Business Outlook survey: Fuel price rises dent business confidence
Tension in the Strait of Hormuz saw oil prices rise steadily through September, passing back through US$100 a…
One in five Kiwis expect $1 million or more in savings to retire – Westpac survey
“The most important thing people can do today is to make a plan,” he said. “Most of us…
New survey shows two-thirds of Kiwis want wealth tax, Labour’s control of main issues slipping
The survey asked respondents which political party they felt was most capable of managing issues facing the country.…
Customer aggression survey: Nine out of 10 frontline shop workers have faced abuse
“Customer aggression has become normalised for far too many people,” she said. “If your job involves serving customers,…
Soaring costs, election and potential dairy downturn overshadow farmers’ decade-high profits, new survey finds
Farmers were grappling with ongoing high farm input costs, particularly for fuel, fertiliser and freight, seven months into…
AI adoption hits 91% of NZ businesses, but use to transform core operations falls to 4%
General-purpose AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude remain the most commonly used AI technology at 68%.…
Farmers believe rising pest numbers of deer and possums outpacing control efforts – survey
However, two-thirds of those surveyed reported that pest numbers had increased over the past five years, up from…
Media Insider: NZ on Air ‘Where are the Audiences’ survey – free-to-air TV bounces back, why Kiwis are starting to turn off subscription streaming tap
In third place – and measured for the first time, specifically – were “news articles [online or hard…
Media Insider: NZ on Air ‘Where are the Audiences’ survey – free-to-air TV bounces back, why Kiwis are starting to turn off subscription streaming tap
In third place – and measured for the first time, specifically – were “news articles [online or hard…
Business confidence rebounds as firms hope for lower inflation
“The general theme of this month’s data is more optimism, with both business confidence and expected own activity…