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WTF: Weird Tariff Frenzy - What It Means For NZ And The World
Saturday, 12 April 2025, 3:15 pm | RNZ
Analysis: The US and China are head-to-head in a trade war, and as the saying goes 'when two elephants fight, it's the grass that gets trampled'. More >>
Vienna Woods Enhances Auckland Interiors With Premium Engineered Timber Flooring
Saturday, 12 April 2025, 2:01 pm | Vienna Woods
For those looking for engineered wood flooring in Auckland, Vienna Woods offers supply-only services throughout NZ and full installation support within the Auckland region. Customers can also request samples to explore the texture and tone of various finishes ... More >>
Danny’s Desks & Chairs Supports Australia’s Startup Scene With Smart, Scalable Office Furniture
Saturday, 12 April 2025, 1:58 pm | Danny's Desks and Chairs
Whether launching a creative studio, consulting office, or tech startup, founders can turn to Danny’s for furniture that grows with their business—without the price tag of a custom fit-out. More >>
5 Ways To Maneuver Financially After Filing Bankruptcy
Saturday, 12 April 2025, 1:45 pm | Hugh Grant
Bankruptcy gives you a clean slate, but how you manage your finances afterward will determine how successful your recovery will be. It’s important to view your post-bankruptcy life as a new financial chapter—one that can be shaped by smarter choices and better ... More >>
The World’s Wealthiest Cities In 2025
Saturday, 12 April 2025, 7:38 am | Henley and Partners
Of the Top 50 cities, only Shenzhen (in 28th place, with 142% millionaire growth, and now home to 50,800 millionaires), Hangzhou (35th, with 108% growth and 32,200 millionaires), and Dubai (18th with 102%) grew faster than the Bay Area between 2014 ... More >>
‘Unfair’: Mount Businesses Struggle With Proposed Dining Fees
Friday, 11 April 2025, 9:16 pm | Alisha Evans - Local Democracy Reporter
Tauranga City Council is proposing to charge cafes, bars and restaurants a yearly fee of $50 per square metre of footpath they use for tables and chairs. More >>
NZME Celebrates Excellence With Impressive Number Of Award Finalists
Friday, 11 April 2025, 2:53 pm | NZME.
NZME has achieved an impressive 108 finalist nominations across 47 categories in the New Zealand Radio and Podcast Awards including two for the coveted Blackie Award and Best Music Network Breakfast Show. More >>
Vienna Woods Advocates For Sustainable Timber Flooring In New Zealand
Friday, 11 April 2025, 1:36 pm | Vienna Woods
With sustainability playing an increasingly central role in design and construction, Vienna Woods aims to provide flooring options that not only meet performance standards, but also reflect a long-term commitment to responsible sourcing and use of natural ... More >>
Looking For Professional Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Services In Auckland, Christchurch & Across New Zealand?
Friday, 11 April 2025, 1:18 pm | Ultimate Web Designs
We’ve worked with 1000+ businesses across NZ and proudly hold 80+ 5-star reviews on Google and Facebook. Whether you're targeting "Plumber in Auckland", "Electrician Christchurch", or "Best SEO Company in New Zealand" — we’ll help you show up ... More >>
Looking For A Website Design And Development Company? Ultimate Web Designs Is Your Digital Agency Solution!
Friday, 11 April 2025, 1:12 pm | Ultimate Web Designs
With over 1000 completed projects and more than 80 combined Facebook and Google reviews, Ultimate Web Designs is trusted by businesses across New Zealand for top-tier website design and website development services. More >>
Danny’s Desks & Chairs Helps Employers Prioritise Comfort With Ergonomic Office Solutions
Friday, 11 April 2025, 12:41 pm | Danny's Desks and Chairs
With a national network and user-friendly online ordering, the company services workplaces of all sizes—from small consultancies and clinics to large-scale office fit-outs. Their offerings are backed by a commitment to quality, competitive pricing, and ongoing ... More >>
Booster Savvy Finalist In INFINZ Awards
Friday, 11 April 2025, 10:36 am | Booster
Booster’s Chief Executive Officer Di Papadopoulos says it’s fantastic that Savvy is also being recognised at home in New Zealand. “Savvy has hit a cord with Kiwis - you can earn a meaningful return on your money while at the same time accessing ... More >>
Major Milestone Reached For Contact’s New Grid-Scale Battery
Friday, 11 April 2025, 10:30 am | Contact Energy
New Zealand’s latest grid-scale battery, set to power the equivalent of 44,000 Kiwi homes at peak demand, has moved one step closer to reality. More >>
How Support Teams Can Partner With HR To Improve The Employee Experience
Friday, 11 April 2025, 10:20 am | Hugh Grant
Ceridian Dayforce is one of the leading tools that facilitate seamless collaboration between support teams and HR. This cloud-based human capital management (HCM) platform integrates payroll, benefits administration, workforce management, and talent management ... More >>
FMA Files Criminal Charge Against Former Financial Adviser
Friday, 11 April 2025, 10:11 am | Financial Markets Authority
The FMA alleges that Mr Gounder, while acting as a licensed financial adviser, submitted a false document, namely a gifting certificate, in support of a home loan application made on behalf of a client. More >>
Generate Named As Finalist For The 2025 INFINZ Award For Diversified Growth Fund Manager Of The Year
Friday, 11 April 2025, 10:09 am | Generate
The award has extended coverage to include KiwiSaver growth funds, in recognition of the significant growth of KiwiSaver funds under management, with their assets invested beyond NZ in widely diversified portfolios. More >>
Primary Collaboration New Zealand – Ten Years Anniversary
Friday, 11 April 2025, 10:05 am | PCNZ
PCNZ’s founding Chairman Andy Borland, who is also MD of Scales Corp, remembers the humble beginnings. “A group of primary produce business leaders traveled to Stanford University in 2012, for a workshop that intended to solve the vexing question ... More >>
Easter Escapes: Auckland Airport Ready For Holiday Take Off
Friday, 11 April 2025, 9:58 am | Auckland Airport
The weekends are set to be most popular times to fly internationally, with the final Saturday (26 April) being the busiest day for international arrivals, with 13,100 travellers set to arrive into AKL. More >>
Proposed Spectrum Fee Increases Threaten New Zealand’s Community Access Media Sector
Friday, 11 April 2025, 9:39 am | Community Access Media Alliance
The proposed fee increases, outlined in MBIE’s Review of Radio Spectrum Licence Fees 2025, could see a hike in standard licence costs and new and modified licences. CAMA believes these changes will disproportionately impact the 12 Community Access ... More >>
Employee Shareholders Call For Action After Losing US$4.5 Billion In Equity: Global Financial Services Company In Crisis
Friday, 11 April 2025, 9:24 am | FNZ
Employee shareholders have been the backbone of the company for more than two decades, helping establish the company as a world leading financial services company, and like so many successful growth companies employee participation in equity is a cornerstone ... More >>
Engaging Content For Younger Audiences On Platforms They Use
Friday, 11 April 2025, 9:17 am | NZ On Air
“We continue to prioritise children’s and youth content. Our research and experience points towards content that young people can engage with on multiple platforms. This strategy gives tamariki and rangatahi a better chance of discovering local stories ... More >>
Outstanding Food Producer Awards 2025: Celebrating Excellence In Kiwi Food And Drink
Friday, 11 April 2025, 8:32 am | Outstanding New Zealand Food Producer Awards
Celebrating the best of New Zealand's food and drink producers, the Outstanding Food Producer Awards recognise excellence and innovation in food and non-alcoholic drinks. More >>
NZ’s Only Company Offering Ready-Made Uber, Airbnb, Amazon Clone App Solutions – Launch In Just 2 Months!
Friday, 11 April 2025, 7:44 am | Ultimate Web Designs
Skip the $200K+ software development nightmare. Launch your app in 2 months from just $25K+GST with NZ’s only company offering ready-made clone app solutions. More >>
Southland Ballance Farm Environment Award Winners Announced
Friday, 11 April 2025, 7:35 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards
The awards also recognised the Makarewa Headwaters Catchment Group as part of the Catchment Group Showcase, highlighting their collaborative efforts to support sustainable farming and environmental stewardship. More >>
Air New Zealand Unveils New Uniform: A Bold Celebration Of Aotearoa, Artistry, And Creativity
Friday, 11 April 2025, 7:20 am | Air New Zealand
Worn by 6,000 Air New Zealanders around the world, the airline’s uniforms have always been a core part of its identity. They’re worn with immense pride and are always instantly recognisable. Emilia and Te Rangitu’s design carries on this strong ... More >>
Young Guns Tackle World’s Best In Australia
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 8:07 pm | 2025 Neogen World Angus Forum
The two New Zealand teams are a group of outstanding young individuals who will compete and showcase their skills, knowledge, and dedication to the Angus breed. More >>
Workers And Community Unite To Call On Resene Paints To Pay A Living Wage
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 7:52 pm | Living Wage
“We’ve been completely ignored,” Living Wage spokesperson Lillian Pak says. “Resene is a family-owned business, yet by not paying the Living Wage, it’s certainly not looking after the families of its own workers.” More >>
Brewers Association Of New Zealand Supports Modernisation Of Alcohol Legislation
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 7:27 pm | Brewers Association
The Bill’s proposal to allow licensed venues to meet low-alcohol requirements by offering zero-alcohol beverages (containing less than 1.15% ethanol) is a pragmatic step forward. More >>
Lightyears Solar Brings Community-Scale Solar To Wairarapa
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 7:25 pm | LightYears
Its 7700 panels will generate 4.7 megawatts of electricity at peak output, enough to power 1100 homes annually through the local Powerco network. More >>
70 Year Old Given Unaffordable Loan
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 5:09 pm | Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman
A recent investigation by the IFSO Scheme found that a lender failed to make sufficient inquiries before approving a $35,000 loan to a 70-year-old borrower, leading to financial hardship. As a result, the lender agreed to waive over $5,000 in charges and allowed ... More >>
Hawke’s Bay Businesses Cautiously Optimistic Worst Is Over
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 4:59 pm | Hawke's Bay Chamber of Commerce
This cautious optimism aligns with ANZ Business Outlook Research (March 2025) that found businesses were confident that “better times lie ahead” although many were still being impacted by poor cashflow. More >>
When Will Fixed Home Loan Rates Move?
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 4:58 pm | RNZ
Banks have shifted their floating rates in response to this week's official cash rate cut, but borrowers may have a little longer to wait before fixed rates move. More >>
Spectrum Foundation Invests Over $580,000 In Disability-Led Projects
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 3:57 pm | Spectrum Foundation Group
"Disabled people, their whānau and support organisations across the country have had a difficult time over the past year or so. We’re therefore pleased to support organisations that are working to change the landscape of disability support in this ... More >>
CentrePort Announces Partner – Pilot Battery Energy Storage System
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 3:47 pm | CentrePort
CentrePort CEO Anthony Delaney says the work the port is doing to ensure its energy resilience comes at an opportune time with the challenges the electricity market faces. These challenges, alongside an upward trend in costs, underpins the drive ... More >>
Kinetic New Zealand Celebrated As A 2025 HRD 5-Star Employer Of Choice
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 3:42 pm | Kinetic
The HRD Awards celebrate New Zealand’s top workplaces, recognising organisations that go above and beyond to create exceptional employee experiences in a competitive market. More >>
Successful Vision Mātauranga Research Projects Announced
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 2:18 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Fund aims to strengthen capability, capacity, skills and networks between Māori and the science and innovation system and increase understanding of how research can contribute to the aspirations of Māori organisations and deliver benefit for ... More >>
Infoblox, Google Cloud Partner To Offer Cloud-Native Networking And Security, Cutting Complexity For Enterprises.
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 1:16 pm | Infoblox
Infoblox Universal DDI™ for Google’s Cloud WAN is a fully integrated solution that combines the world-class, global Google Cloud Cross-Cloud Network infrastructure with Infoblox’s industry-leading DNS and DHCP capabilities to transform enterprise ... More >>
Danny’s Desks & Chairs Supports Smarter Office Design With Space-Saving Furniture Solutions
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 1:06 pm | Danny's Desks and Chairs
A key part of the company’s offering is its collection of small reception desks, ideal for offices where first impressions matter but floor space is limited. More >>
Rubrik Annapurna To Enable Secure And Intelligent AI With Google Agentspace
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 12:57 pm | Rubrik
AI is only as powerful as the data behind it, but without strong security and governance, enterprises risk compliance violations and data exposure,” shares Arvind Nithrakashyap, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Rubrik. More >>
Rubrik Introduces New Cyber Resilient Solution With Google Cloud
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 12:53 pm | Rubrik
Rubrik’s strengthened protection of Google Cloud Engine is available now. New threat analytics capabilities, expanded protection of Google Cloud SQL, expanded protection of Google Workspace, and Cloud-Based Isolated Recovery Environment are planned to ... More >>
Minecraft Takes Over The Sky Tower
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 12:12 pm | SKYCITY Auckland
To celebrate ‘A Minecraft Movie’ in cinemas now, the Sky Tower is transforming into a Minecraft wonderland, inviting kids and families to bring their creative visions to life, offering a fun and interactive experience. More >>
Datadog Expands BigQuery Monitoring To Grow Its Google Cloud Observability Capabilities
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 12:09 pm | Datadog
Joint customers like Forbes and Delta Dental of New Jersey and Connecticut can now drive more efficiency for their Google Cloud environments with expanded BigQuery monitoring and six more recently announced features. More >>
ComCom Warns Of Pyramid Schemes After South Auckland Scammers Plead Guilty
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 12:05 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commission took Frances Saimone and Patricia Pousini to court after hundreds of people were recruited into the cash-based gifting scheme known as ‘6K Gifting Co-operative’ (6K) with the promise of a return of up to $6,000. More >>
Infoblox And Google Cloud Partner For Cloud Security
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 12:02 pm | Infoblox
Infoblox and Google Cloud are offering two new solutions to help enterprises address challenges in hybrid, multi-cloud networking and cybersecurity. More >>
Major Australian And New Zealand Retailers And Consumer Goods Brands Turning To Snowflake To Accelerate AI
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 11:55 am | Snowflake
Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud helps retailers unlock value from their fragmented data, increasing personalisation, improving supply chain operations, and optimising pricing strategies. More >>
Why SEO Matters For Local NZ Businesses – And How We Do It Differently At Ultimate Web Designs
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 11:45 am | Ultimate Web Designs
At Ultimate Web Designs, we specialise in helping businesses across New Zealand rank at the top of Google through strategic, honest, and high-performance SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) and Google Ads. More >>
Australian Businesses Cut Costs Without Cutting Comfort Thanks To Danny’s Desks & Chairs
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 11:29 am | Danny's Desks and Chairs
The company’s range of office chairs includes ergonomic models designed for daily use, breathable mesh-back chairs, task seating, boardroom styles, and stools. Options are available to suit everything from compact home offices to full-scale corporate ... More >>
Families And Households In The 2023 Census – Further Insights Into How We Live
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 11:02 am | Stats NZ
In 2023, just over one-third (34.5 percent) of all families with children had adult children living with them. This figure was particularly high for families with at least one person belonging to the Pacific peoples ethnic group (38.7 percent). More >>
Pilot For New Tax Debt Service
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 10:44 am | Inland Revenue
All third-party staff who work on Inland Revenue specific work must sign a certificate of confidentiality. The debt always remains with Inland Revenue and Baycorp cannot use the information it receives from us for credit rating purposes. More >>
DairyNZ Strikes Balance With New Levy Rate
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 10:42 am | DairyNZ
At the new levy rate, DairyNZ will maintain its focus on three strategic priorities over the next three years – accelerating on-farm productivity, powering more adaptable and resilient farms, and enabling sustainable and competitive dairying. More >>
What To Know About A Mortgage As A Homebuyer
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 7:18 am | Hugh Grant
Understanding your mortgage is more than just knowing your monthly payment—it’s about seeing the bigger financial picture. The right mortgage can make homeownership affordable and sustainable, while the wrong one can lead to financial strain. More >>
How To Unlock SEO Magic For Your Sydney Business
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 7:14 am | Hugh Grant
The first step in unlocking SEO magic is to ensure your website is technically sound. Think of your website as your digital storefront. If it’s slow, clunky, or confusing, visitors won’t stick around — and Google won’t recommend it. More >>
Three Lotto Players Share $1 Million
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 5:12 am | Lotto New Zealand
The winning tickets were sold at Conifer Grove Dairy in Takanini and on MyLotto to players from Tauranga and Ashburton. More >>
We’re Moving Forward To The Past, And Calling For A 2.5% Cash Rate, As We Were Last Year
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 8:17 pm | Kiwi Economics
The outlook is weaker and global risks are escalating. The current environment simply demands more rate relief. And the Reserve Bank has rightly pronounced scope to lower the OCR further as appropriate. More >>
China, US Tariff War Will Be Felt By New Zealand Exporters, New Zealand China Council Says
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 7:59 pm | RNZ
Donald Trump's 104 percent tariff on China has come into effect. More >>
How Much Difference Does A Pylon Make To House Prices?
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 7:30 pm | RNZ
About 11,000 people around the country have Transpower "assets" such as pylons on their land. Another almost 20,000 have power lines running above. More >>
Electricity Lines Companies Continue Their Support To Keep Power Bills Down
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 7:01 pm | Electricity Networks Association
Electricity Networks Aotearoa Chief Executive, Tracey Kai, said getting rid of these inequitable regulations is good for Aotearoa. “We’re pleased that the review of the phase-out shows that there are more winners than losers. More >>
Business Confidence May Have Improved, But They Don’t Like Uncertainty. And Trump Revels In Uncertainty
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 6:49 pm | Kiwi Economics
The violent volatility in markets happened after this survey was taken. What will firms make of the Trump tariff turmoil? Too much? Too soon? Too bad... which ain't good. Uncertainty kills growth. More >>
Juice Electrical Delivers Energy-Efficient Comfort With Mitsubishi Heat Pump Solutions
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 6:43 pm | Juice Electrical
Juice Electrical prides itself on reliability, transparent pricing, and workmanship that stands the test of time. The team is available 24/7 for emergency callouts, and customers are supported through every stage of the process—from initial quote ... More >>
Danny's Desks & Chairs: Transforming Australian Workspaces With Quality Office Furniture
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 5:49 pm | Danny's Desks and Chairs
From its base in Brisbane, the company services customers throughout Australia, combining competitive pricing with responsive customer support and a strong emphasis on quality. More >>
