Sponsored: Pillars is an exclusive collection of 20 luxury homes in two of Auckland’s most treasured suburbs.

Dave McLeish: Monetary theory has fundamentally backfired. #opinion

My Net Worth: Greg Edmonds, Salus Aviation CEO: “I measure myself by successes.”

Review: This is the kind of theatre that, if you love it, loves you right back.

Review: If you’re in the market for a new TV, your timing is good. It’s been a few months since the big TV makers – Samsung, Sony, LG, and Panasonic – released their 2025 line-ups, and many models are now available with healthy discounts before the Christmas sales season kicks in.

On the Money: A royal succession plays out in the skies, and Luxon talks about toast.

Eden Bradfield: Artificial intelligence – it IS a bubble. #opinion

Fail File: Christine Rankin, Hospice Taupō CEO: “My children, stepchildren and grandchildren are everything to me.”

Simon Robertson: The future is being able to wager on anything. #opinion

Mitre 10’s national head office operations are heading out of an extended period of loss-making caused by a multi-year technology platform investment programme, with franchise-holding stores starting to pay fees for the new tech in the year to June 30.

Sponsored: At Xceda, we make saving simple with a range of deposit options designed to suit different financial goals.

Productivity Unleashed: A small number of companies make an outsized contribution to productivity.

Small Cap Wrap: Rural investor Allied Farmers is seeking shareholder support to sell off its 67.8% stake in NZ Farmers Livestock.

Heartland Group Holdings reports that business conditions in New Zealand remain challenging, despite an overall solid performance in the first quarter of 2026, marked by improving profitability and return on equity.

Fonterra Co-operative Group’s divestment of its consumer brands brings certain risks, and while the cash injection is a significant tailwind, it won’t be evenly spread throughout the wider economy, according to ASB Bank economists.

One of Australia’s most globally recognised AI technologists is warning to prioritise agility and data integrity, as the artificial intelligence race heats up.

Jarden analysts were more bearish about Air New Zealand and Michael Hill International after the company updates this week.

A deal to offer One New Zealand mobile plans to rideshare and delivery drivers and customers in Northland has landed it in court proceedings, with competing Ubers on either side.

Rubber manufacturer Skellerup’s earnings rose by 10% in the first quarter of 2026.

Some businesses appear to be struggling to turn the promise of AI into productivity gains.

Fonterra Co-operative Group is confident that the global demand for butter will continue to grow as it pumps $75 million into a new plant in South Canterbury.

Market conditions remain challenging, but Steel & Tube is expecting improved economic activity over the next 12 to 18 months.

The Business of Tech Podcast: This week, Peter speaks with Hamish Miles, MD of Salesforce New Zealand.

Cameron Bagrie: There is a need to keep inflation contained. #opinion

Fletcher Building managing director Andrew Reding says the building giant making cuts is horrible and hard to do, but it is doing them the right way.

Growth-hungry Kiwibank has spruiked growth and culture stories to investors amid its $500 million capital hike, says a senior executive who expects regulatory levelling in the banking sector by 2030.

New Zealand in 2050 could become a global powerhouse in agricultural technology, but it will need to move quickly to avoid missing out.

Market Close: The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed down 0.53% or 71.407 points to 13,306.44.

The push for better hazard risk data will create winners and losers, but New Zealand needs to face up to it, the Natural Hazards Commission says.

Employee shareholders at FNZ are using a second legal entity to sue their employer, according to new court documents.

SkyCity Entertainment Group is yet to receive the keys of the New Zealand International Convention Centre, but says it is “any day now” for the handover to start.

Sponsored: Experts warn SAF delay could cost jobs and growth. Australia’s recent billion-dollar push into renewable fuels has highlighted New Zealand’s lack of supportive policies, according to aviation and energy leaders.

Niall Browne’s frequent flyer status is about to hit new heights. It’s a long haul from Ireland to Invercargill, but Browne is set to make the journey more often now the company he leads has been given the go-ahead to take a 65% stake in Alliance Group.

Microsoft is urging the New Zealand Government to move more of its operations to the cloud, arguing it will deliver the country billions of dollars in benefits and make its IT systems more secure.

Peter Griffin: Is the business world ready for the new tech? #opinion

Market Close: The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed at 13,377.85, up 32.88 points or 0.25%.

David Chaplin: Will politicians eventually ruin the reputation of the KiwiSaver regime? #opinion

Pattrick Smellie: Labour's NZ Future Fund is more sizzle than sausage. #opinion

The growth of grid-scale solar has been matched by growing consenting difficulties for developers.

Logistics is an industry with low productivity growth, but Mainfreight is one of the best performers when it comes to our Productivity Unleashed company analysis; Michael Neilson explains why.

The country’s state-owned farming group voted in favour of the Dawn Meats deal, saying alternative proposals to recapitalise Alliance Group lacked sufficient certainty.

Andy Macdonald: The end result of the RBNZ’s capital review will be both revealing and fascinating. #opinion

It is now a case of wait and see for the Alliance Group deal to sell a 65% stake to Ireland’s Dawn Meats. All that can be said has been said, and all the votes have been cast.

Infratil's increased stake in cash-generating Contact Energy could be held, grown or sold off if the infrastructure investor needs cash.

Sponsored: Vehicle glass repairers’ work enhances road safety. For many Kiwi businesses, every hour a vehicle is off the road means money lost, which is why staying safe on the road is central to Smith&Smith’s business offering for New Zealand’s small-to-medium enterprises.

Falling stock numbers and fierce procurement battles are reigniting the red meat sector’s biggest question: how much capacity is too much?

When it comes to the latest push for the sale of state assets, Jarden’s Silvana Schenone’s preferred authority is Marie Kondo rather than Milton Friedman.

New Zealand is positioning itself in the global scramble for rare earths and other critical minerals, with Resources Minister Shane Jones using a major mining summit in Sydney to promote investment in this country’s mineral potential.

Design software giant Canva has closed an employee share sale at a valuation of US$42 billion (NZ$73b) and begun making payments to those who sold shares, who in turn are supporting NZ startups.

Fashion boutique Tortoise & Hare has entered into liquidation, owing creditors nearly $580,000. The liquidators have confirmed that the company operated from three leased premises, which are now being vacated.