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Sponsored: Modernisation clears the path for AI to lift productivity. Australian and New Zealand businesses are well-positioned for Artificial Intelligence (AI) success, according to Cognizant’s report “New Work, New World”, produced in partnership with Oxford Economics.
Embracing AI?: How ANZ businesses are unlocking value through modernisation
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December 9, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Sponsored: Modernisation clears the path for AI to lift productivity. Australian and New Zealand businesses are well-positioned for Artificial Intelligence (AI) success, according to Cognizant’s report “New Work, New World”, produced in partnership with Oxford Economics.
Willie Moala: Health benefits are key. #opinion
Attracting top talent is about value
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December 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Willie Moala: Health benefits are key. #opinion
The Fall of the House of Du Val Podcast: Du Val’s statutory managers, PwC, have sold more of the failed property group’s development projects.
Sale of Du Val sites will not cover mortgages: PwC
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December 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The Fall of the House of Du Val Podcast: Du Val’s statutory managers, PwC, have sold more of the failed property group’s development projects.
Proposed changes to the Retirement Villages Act 2003 have been met with mixed views.
Retirement village overhaul garners mixed views
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December 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Proposed changes to the Retirement Villages Act 2003 have been met with mixed views.
Trade Minister Todd McClay has dropped his strongest hints yet that a free trade agreement between India and New Zealand is close.
Todd McClay reports ‘substantial progress’ on NZ India FTA negotiations
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December 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Trade Minister Todd McClay has dropped his strongest hints yet that a free trade agreement between India and New Zealand is close.
Castle Point Funds has written down the value of its Corporate Travel Management stakes by almost two-thirds amid a major accountancy scandal that rocked the Australia-listed outfit.
Castle Point writes down scandal-hit Corporate Travel Management stake
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December 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Castle Point Funds has written down the value of its Corporate Travel Management stakes by almost two-thirds amid a major accountancy scandal that rocked the Australia-listed outfit.
The Government is banking on research and development to spur economic growth, but ‘blue sky’ projects unlinked to commercial outcomes might also be important for productivity, Greg Hurrell reports as part of our Productivity Unleashed series.
Productivity Unleashed: The measurement problem holding back R&D spending
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December 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The Government is banking on research and development to spur economic growth, but ‘blue sky’ projects unlinked to commercial outcomes might also be important for productivity, Greg Hurrell reports as part of our Productivity Unleashed series.
David Chaplin: Banks will be enviously eyeing up the easy flows into funds, praying for higher rates. #opinion
Term deposits v funds: back to the interest rate race
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December 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
David Chaplin: Banks will be enviously eyeing up the easy flows into funds, praying for higher rates. #opinion
Transpower says that giving generators more freedom to run South Island hydro lakes lower would cut wholesale electricity costs in normal years, but would leave the electricity system more vulnerable to dry years and other extreme events.
Transpower warns electricity sector ‘less resilient’ if lake limits eased
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December 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Transpower says that giving generators more freedom to run South Island hydro lakes lower would cut wholesale electricity costs in normal years, but would leave the electricity system more vulnerable to dry years and other extreme events.
Belinda Mathers: Climate forum may not have delivered the breakthrough many hoped for. #opinion
Business must lead: COP30 issues wake-up call on climate and nature
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December 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Belinda Mathers: Climate forum may not have delivered the breakthrough many hoped for. #opinion
One of the largest shareholders of Waiū Dairy has written off its entire stake in the embattled Bay of Plenty processor but says it continues to support it.
From $9m to nothing: Māori Investments writes off Waiū Dairy but keeps faith in recovery
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December 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
One of the largest shareholders of Waiū Dairy has written off its entire stake in the embattled Bay of Plenty processor but says it continues to support it.
A proposed $400 million gondola public transport system for Queenstown has received a conditional endorsement from the Infrastructure Commission, as it seeks entry into the fast-track programme.
Drury-backed $400m Queenstown gondola project gets conditional endorsement
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December 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
A proposed $400 million gondola public transport system for Queenstown has received a conditional endorsement from the Infrastructure Commission, as it seeks entry into the fast-track programme.
Lawyers are warning of insufficient time over summer to respond to the release of the Government’s long-awaited replacement for the Resource Management Act, coming this week.
Lawyers warn of summer submission period for coming RMA replacement
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December 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Lawyers are warning of insufficient time over summer to respond to the release of the Government’s long-awaited replacement for the Resource Management Act, coming this week.
New Zealand’s real estate sector has outperformed the NZX 50 year to date by almost 14%, albeit coming off the boil in November as longer-term interest rates weighed.
Property stocks outshine NZX 50 so far in 2025
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December 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
New Zealand’s real estate sector has outperformed the NZX 50 year to date by almost 14%, albeit coming off the boil in November as longer-term interest rates weighed.
My Net Worth: Ranjna Patel, Tamaki Health co-founder: "My best piece of advice would be to find your why and do what you can."
My Net Worth: Ranjna Patel, Tamaki Health co-founder
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December 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
My Net Worth: Ranjna Patel, Tamaki Health co-founder: "My best piece of advice would be to find your why and do what you can."
Review: French elegance feels authentic, bar a few cliches from the menu.
Hugo, bringing a taste of Paris to Christchurch
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December 6, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Review: French elegance feels authentic, bar a few cliches from the menu.
Review: The G515 Rapid TKL is well-designed, sturdy, and super reliable.
'A must have': G515 Rapid TKL gaming keyboard
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December 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Review: The G515 Rapid TKL is well-designed, sturdy, and super reliable.
Review: A Christmas Carol at the Civic Theatre: "It’s endearing, funny, and genuinely uplifting."
A Christmas Carol at the Civic Theatre
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December 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Review: A Christmas Carol at the Civic Theatre: "It’s endearing, funny, and genuinely uplifting."
On the Money: An Ikea competitor, a wild conference, and the other things that kept us busy this week.
On the Money: The Warehouse, an ex-MI6 agent, Peter McBride and his McBridesmaids, and more
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December 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
On the Money: An Ikea competitor, a wild conference, and the other things that kept us busy this week.
Simon Robertson: If you want to grow your wealth, then buy the S&P 500. Period. #opinion
Thinking of investing? Skip 'most' of NZX
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December 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Simon Robertson: If you want to grow your wealth, then buy the S&P 500. Period. #opinion
Review: Dyson’s PencilVac and Deebot’s T50 Max Pro Omni: Together, they finally deliver on the smart-home promise: fewer chores, more living.
Tag-team clean: Dyson’s PencilVac and Deebot’s T50 Max Pro Omni could be the vacuuming dream duo
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December 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Review: Dyson’s PencilVac and Deebot’s T50 Max Pro Omni: Together, they finally deliver on the smart-home promise: fewer chores, more living.
Fail File: Pip Cheshire, CNZM, Cheshire Architects director: “The ability of human beings is something I know.”
Fail File: Pip Cheshire, CNZM, Cheshire Architects director
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December 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Fail File: Pip Cheshire, CNZM, Cheshire Architects director: “The ability of human beings is something I know.”
Market Close: The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed down 31.63 points, or 0.23%, to 13,483.99.
Fisher and Paykel Healthcare drives NZ stocks to weaker finish
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December 5, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Market Close: The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed down 31.63 points, or 0.23%, to 13,483.99.
Financial Markets Authority chair Craig Stobo has stepped down pending an investigation.
FMA chair Craig Stobo stands down pending investigation
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December 5, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Financial Markets Authority chair Craig Stobo has stepped down pending an investigation.
Exclusive: The Kotahitanga Fund, unveiled recently by the Māori Queen, aims to raise up to a blue-sky $150 million in seed capital from various iwi/Māori, and may yet be replicated based on its performance.
Kiingitanga eyes future replication of up to $150m fund
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December 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Exclusive: The Kotahitanga Fund, unveiled recently by the Māori Queen, aims to raise up to a blue-sky $150 million in seed capital from various iwi/Māori, and may yet be replicated based on its performance.