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Home Values 'Virtually Motionless' In Flat First Quarter
Tuesday, 8 April 2025, 7:56 am | QV HPI
QV operations manager James Wilson said market conditions remained “pretty soft” across Aotearoa. “Residential property values continue to bubble up and down slightly from month to month but have been kept virtually motionless as a whole throughout ... More >>
It’s Mayhem In Markets As Downside Risks Dominate Following Trump’s Tariffs
Monday, 7 April 2025, 7:24 pm | Kiwi Economics
A hundred years of reducing tariffs, and globalisation, is now reversing. Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs will take the average rate of tariffs to the highest level since 1906, before the first world war. More >>
NZX Drops More Than 3% In Worst Session Since Covid-19 Pandemic
Monday, 7 April 2025, 5:43 pm | RNZ
Companies exporting to the US or with significant US assets or income at risk from a slowdown such as tourism are the hardest hit. More >>
Inaugural Sustainable Solutions Symposium To Take Place In Nelson This Week
Monday, 7 April 2025, 5:18 pm | Bioresource Processing Alliance
The inaugural symposium, to be held at the Beachside Conference and Events Centre in Tāhunanui, Nelson, will bring together R&D specialists, industry leaders, government agencies, start-ups, incubators, and seed funders to explore cutting-edge solutions ... More >>
Personal Finance Helpline Advisors To Strike Against Unfair Pay System That Means They Can’t Budget For Themselves
Monday, 7 April 2025, 4:17 pm | PSA
"The irony of a financial wellbeing charity imposing income uncertainty on their workers is shocking," says PSA National Sector Lead, Chris Ollington. More >>
Vetpost Becomes First In NZ Veterinary Industry To Achieve Toitū Net Carbonzero Certification
Monday, 7 April 2025, 4:07 pm | Vetpost
“Caring for pets means caring for the world they live in,” says Dr. Rebecca Walker, veterinarian and CEO of Vetpost. “We’re proud to lead the way and we welcome others in the industry to join us in creating a cleaner, greener future.” More >>
Wellington Airport’s New Carpark Officially Opens
Monday, 7 April 2025, 3:48 pm | Wellington Airport
The new carpark covers approximately two hectares and includes landscaping and boundary treatments to improve the look and feel of the area. More >>
Research Reveals Market Pay Practices In The Arts Sector
Monday, 7 April 2025, 3:41 pm | Creative New Zealand
The research was done by Strategic Pay and represents 65 arts sector organisations and 2,129 individuals: 233 contractors and 1,896 employees. The policy and practices questionnaire got responses from 44 organisations. More >>
Speaker Communities Helping To Revitalise Te Reo Māori
Monday, 7 April 2025, 2:43 pm | Rata Foundation
The organisation, based in Motueka, provides low-cost immersion teaching and learning courses, programmes, activities and gatherings open to all learners, including rumaki reo (total immersion), night classes, and weekend wānanga. More >>
Big Work Happening This Easter/Anzac Holiday Break
Monday, 7 April 2025, 2:35 pm | KiwiRail
Chief Planning and Asset Development Officer Dave Gordon says months of planning goes into a network shut down to ensure the most is made of the opportunity. More >>
Wind Still In The Sails Of New Zealand’s Offshore Wind Industry
Monday, 7 April 2025, 2:28 pm | Venture Taranaki
"This government supports Taranaki in becoming a renewable-powered industrial hub, backing sustainable fuel production, job creation, and green export potential." More >>
RBNZ Welcomes New Applications To The Exchange Settlement Account System
Monday, 7 April 2025, 12:37 pm | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
The application process is open to licensed non-bank deposit takers (NBDTs) in New Zealand seeking access to ESAS to hold reserves to meet prudential liquidity requirements. NBDTs include finance companies that raise funds from the public, as well as most ... More >>
Dwelling And Household Estimates: March 2025 Quarter
Monday, 7 April 2025, 11:09 am | Stats NZ
National dwelling and household estimates are used for many purposes including planning, policy formation, business decisions, and as ‘bottom lines’ in the calculation of market coverage rates. More >>
April Rail Closure Continues Network Upgrade For City Rail Link
Monday, 7 April 2025, 10:57 am | KiwiRail
KiwiRail teams have preparations well underway to make the most of the Easter Rail Upgrade from 12 to 27 April 2025. Passenger and freight trains won’t be running during this time of lower demand when schools and universities are closed, and many ... More >>
Consumer Demand For Ethical Investing Remains Strong Despite International Headwinds
Monday, 7 April 2025, 10:54 am | Mindful Money
The Voices of Aotearoa: Demand for Ethical Investment in New Zealand 2025 report, released today by Mindful Money and the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), reveals the resilience in New Zealand investors' ethical expectations. More >>
QMS Acquires 100% Of Oaktree Capital Management’s Stake In Mediaworks
Monday, 7 April 2025, 10:50 am | MediaWorks
The transaction is expected to close in Q2 CY2025, subject to customary regulatory approvals. As part of the transaction, fresh funding lines will be established for MediaWorks providing increased flexibility for growth investment. More >>
28,000 Potential Fires Still In New Zealanders Homes
Monday, 7 April 2025, 10:47 am | MBIE
MBIE has been working with stakeholders such as Master Electricians to improve the information available around the recall, both to New Zealand households, and to the electricians and suppliers who are undertaking the recalls. More >>
Compliance Work Continues At Pace
Monday, 7 April 2025, 10:21 am | Inland Revenue Department
From September to December last year, 164 companies were liquidated by the courts on application by Inland Revenue – an increase of 84% over the same period in 2023. Inland Revenue wrote off $83.9m related to completed liquidations. More >>
Taboola Extends Partnership With New Zealand’s Otago Daily Times In Longest-ever ANZ Renewal Agreement
Monday, 7 April 2025, 10:16 am | Taboola
The new agreement will take Taboola and the Otago Daily Times’ partnership to 11 years at the completion of the term. More >>
NZ Screen Business Programme Activator Opens Today
Monday, 7 April 2025, 9:22 am | Libertine Pictures
The programme will build leadership skills and expand industry networks through workshops, expert-led training, and international market visits, equipping participants with confidence and essential tools to succeed in a rapidly evolving global screen industry. More >>
MWDI Māori Businesswomen’s Awards 2025: Celebrating The Power Of Wāhine Māori In Business
Monday, 7 April 2025, 8:06 am | Maori Women's Development Incorporation
The MWDI Māori Businesswomen’s Awards, recognised as a premier indigenous businesswomen’s awards, celebrate this remarkable impact, and the resilience, success, and leadership of wāhine Māori who are shaping the economic landscape of Aotearoa. More >>
Kiwibank Rate Changes
Monday, 7 April 2025, 7:53 am | Kiwi Bank
Kiwibank is making changes to its Home Lending fixed rates, effective Monday 7 April. More >>
Savers Weighing Up Their Options As Term Deposit Rates Fall
Sunday, 6 April 2025, 7:39 pm | RNZ
Term deposit interest rates have fallen, and one fund manager says it's encouraging people to look at what other options might be available. More >>
New Club Of Countries To Emerge From Trump Tariff Turmoil - Economist
Sunday, 6 April 2025, 7:21 pm | RNZ
Shamubeel Eaqub told RNZ's Saturday Morning a group of nations will come together to build a parallel system, and says New Zealand must join. More >>
NZ Hazelnut Producers Plead For More Research To Crack Open Opportunities
Sunday, 6 April 2025, 6:57 pm | RNZ
Local growers account for just 10-15 percent of the nuts consumed in New Zealand each year. More >>
‘Anchor Rainforest Killer’ Palm Kernel Protest Continues In New Plymouth
Sunday, 6 April 2025, 3:19 pm | Greenpeace
From inside the Agrifeeds storage shed, Greenpeace spokesperson Sinéad Deighton-O’Flynn said, "Fonterra markets its Anchor butter as ‘grass-fed’, but this is a deception. Every year, dairy cows in New Zealand are fed almost two million tonnes of palm kernel ... More >>
How To Use AI Lead Generation Tools To Get More Qualified Leads
Sunday, 6 April 2025, 1:49 pm | Hugh Grant
AI enables faster and more accurate lead qualification. Businesses can prioritize their efforts effectively by quickly identifying leads most likely to convert. More >>
Taranaki: Greenpeace Activists Stop Unloading Of Palm Kernel Sourced From Indonesian Rainforests
Sunday, 6 April 2025, 1:40 pm | Greenpeace
As more and more evidence emerges of New Zealand’s link to destructive palm kernel, Fonterra must ban the use of this blood-soaked animal feed on all their farms across Aotearoa. More >>
Mangawhai Strike Player Wins $1 Million
Saturday, 5 April 2025, 9:14 pm | Lotto New Zealand
Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Wednesday night, where the jackpot will be $10 million. More >>
What Do Tariffs Mean For Interest Rates?
Saturday, 5 April 2025, 5:50 pm | RNZ
US President Donald Trump may have shaken international markets with the introduction of sweeping tariffs, but what it means for New Zealand borrowers is not yet clear. More >>
How The Electric Car Almost Became The Norm, More Than A Century Ago
Saturday, 5 April 2025, 5:32 pm | RNZ
There's been a huge uptake of electric cars in recent years, but more than 100 years ago, they were arguably even more popular. More >>
Seafood Situation Saved By A Sausage: New Plymouth Locals Innovate, Using Crayfish Bait
Saturday, 5 April 2025, 3:06 pm | Seafood New Zealand
Keith says the exact recipe for creating these sausages is staying secret for now. But Rob Ansley, Skipper and MD of Ocean Pearl Fisheries, says there is potential to share the new sausage bait with other commercial fishers outside their existing ... More >>
New Travel Company Launches: Africa Without The Africans
Saturday, 5 April 2025, 11:54 am | Survival International
Colonial Holidays is a joint venture between exclusive tour operators and the conservation organizations WWF, WCS, The Nature Conservancy and African Parks. More >>
Takeovers Panel Convenes Meeting To Inquire Into The Acquisition Of Shares In NZME Limited
Friday, 4 April 2025, 9:11 pm | Takeovers Panel
The Panel met today and agreed to convene a meeting under section 32(1) of the Takeovers Act 1993 in order to make a determination about compliance with the Code. More >>
'Clearly Markets Didn't Expect This': Tariffs And Kiwisaver
Friday, 4 April 2025, 7:10 pm | RNZ
How KiwiSaver managers are coping with market turmoil after Trump's tariff announcements, and what not to do. More >>
CBS Cooperative Welcomes Government Reforms That Boost Innovation In Residential Building Supplies
Friday, 4 April 2025, 6:23 pm | CBS Co-Op
The collaborative efforts between industry stakeholders and regulatory bodies signify a promising future for residential building supplies, where innovation and quality take center stage. More >>
Recall Of Pams Afghan Oat Baked Bars Due To Foreign Matter (Metal)
Friday, 4 April 2025, 4:00 pm | New Zealand Food Safety
The affected products are sold at Four Square, Gilmours, New World, Pak’nSave, Social Supermarket and Trents nationwide. More >>
Isabella Thrupp Wins 2025 Western Australia AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award
Friday, 4 April 2025, 3:39 pm | AgriFutures
The AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award, supported by platinum sponsor Westpac, is Australia’s leading award recognising the innovation, leadership and impact of women in rural and regional industries and communities. More >>
Connecting Businesses Key To Regional Development
Friday, 4 April 2025, 2:48 pm | Hawke's Bay Chamber of Commerce
For nearly two years, the Chamber has employed a dedicated Business Connector to conduct comprehensive discovery sessions with 274 businesses and 164 training funding providers strengthening opportunities across the region. More >>
Zynoff: The Job Management Platform That Saves Tradies Hours Every Week
Friday, 4 April 2025, 2:40 pm | Zynoff
A recent industry survey found that small trade business owners spend an average of 10–15 hours per week on admin tasks like quoting, invoicing, and scheduling often after hours. This lost time directly impacts earnings, leaving many tradies ... More >>
D2L Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter And Fiscal 2025 Financial Results
Friday, 4 April 2025, 1:38 pm | D2L
Total revenue of $53.3 million increased by 12% over the same period in the prior year and Constant Currency Revenue1 increased by 14% to $54.3 million. More >>
Conveyor Belt Death-Trap Was A Danger In Plain Sight
Friday, 4 April 2025, 1:32 pm | WorkSafe NZ
A WorkSafe investigation found the conveyor had exposed moving rollers and nip points which should have been guarded. The factory’s procedures allowed workers to routinely clean near the conveyor system while it was in motion. More >>
Work On New Runway Safety Zones Begins At Wellington Airport
Friday, 4 April 2025, 1:14 pm | Wellington Airport
The first phase of the project is to prepare the runway for installation. This will involve cutting through sections of the current runway to install ducting so that lighting can be shifted, and preparing to realign some of the runway entry and exit ... More >>
MENZSHED NEW ZEALAND 2025 Conference To Feature Innovative New Men’s Health Expo
Friday, 4 April 2025, 11:13 am | Menzshed New Zealand
The Expo will bring together representatives from leading health promotion organisations, including the Prostate Cancer Foundation, Hearing Southland, Heart Foundation, Alzheimers Society and Diabetes NZ. More >>
Tatauranga Umanga Māori – Statistics On Māori Businesses: December 2024 Quarter
Friday, 4 April 2025, 11:08 am | Stats NZ
This release includes data on Māori authorities and related businesses. It does not cover all Māori businesses in Aotearoa New Zealand. More >>
Wonky Box Launch Rural Delivery To Meet Growing Appetite For Imperfect Produce
Friday, 4 April 2025, 10:56 am | Wonky Box
Responding to the surging demand from rural Kiwis eager to rescue fresh produce and pantry essentials that might otherwise go to waste, the new Wonky Box rural delivery offering will be available from this month. More >>
Business Forum Deeply Disappointed With Unjustified US Tariffs
Friday, 4 April 2025, 10:34 am | NZIBF
NZIBF is also concerned also that these tariffs clearly breach international trade rules and may be applied to exports of beef and cheese within tariff rate quotas negotiated under the World Trade Organisation (WTO). More >>
FMA Files Civil Proceedings Against IAG For Fair Dealing Breaches
Friday, 4 April 2025, 10:12 am | Financial Markets Authority
The breaches arise from IAG’s failures to correctly price the premiums charged to customers, and its failures to correctly advertise and apply important discounts to its insurance products sold via its business divisions and distribution partners. More >>
Taranaki Ballance Farm Environment Award Winners Announced
Friday, 4 April 2025, 9:11 am | Ballance Farm Environment awards
The Ballance Farm Environment Awards are run by the New Zealand Farm Environment Trust and champion sustainable farming and growing. More >>
Autism Acceptance Month: BCITO Working To Build An Inclusive Workforce
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 9:08 pm | BCITO
In partnership with Altogether Autism, BCITO is working to offer more support to employers so they can take on Autistic apprentices and understand the challenges they face. More >>
Baked Into The Cake, We Await Another Rate Cut. RBNZ To Deliver 25bps
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 8:53 pm | Kiwi Economics
A 25bp cut in April is “baked into the cake” so to speak. The rates market is perfectly priced, so we’re unlikely to see much reaction. And if rates won’t react, then neither should the currency. It’s offshore developments, namely tariff ... More >>
New Tariffs, But Not On Timber And Lumber
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 6:30 pm | WPMA
Given this temporary tariff exemption, we thank our kindred Associations in the United States for making this happen. We now wait for completion of the s. 232 investigation. More >>
Wellington’s Startup Scene Reignites: Startup Weekend Returns With A Bang! - March 2025
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 6:23 pm | Startup Weekend Wellington
Over 54 action-packed hours, Wellington’s vibrant startup and entrepreneurial community united to turn bold ideas into real-world prototypes, test new concepts, and pitch to industry experts, showcasing the power of local talent and the city’s strong ... More >>
The Bot Battle: How To Defend Against Scraping Attacks
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 6:16 pm | Radware
According to Radware’s recent Global Threat Analysis Report, bad bots made up 71% of all bot traffic in 2024; and malicious bot transactions increased 35% between 2023 and 2024. More >>
Gallagher Security Builds Momentum For An Exciting Year Of New Product Releases Ahead Of The Security Event 2025
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 5:22 pm | Gallagher Security
WARWICK, U.K – A rapidly growing European team, exciting new product releases and new look stand are the hallmarks of what looks set to be a calendar highlight for Gallagher Security at this year’s, The Security Event (TSE) in Birmingham next ... More >>
Datadog Announces New AU Data Centre On AWS
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 4:13 pm | Datadog
Local data centre to create sovereign data storage and processing capacity for Datadog’s customers and partners, helping meet local privacy and security requirements and preferences More >>
2degrees Fined $325,000 For Misleading Claims About ‘free’ Aussie Business Roaming
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 2:10 pm | Commerce Commission
Claims made by 2degrees in a widespread advertising campaign between 2020 to 2023 created an impression that customers on mobile business plans would have the ability to roam year-round in Australia at no extra cost when that was not the case. More >>
Building Surveyors Welcome Overseas Standards Bill, Urges Caution Around Implementation
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 1:56 pm | New Zealand Institute of Building Surveyors
Access to overseas standards is currently expensive and often confusing. Without proper training and guidance, there’s a real risk of misinterpretation or misuse in the New Zealand context. More >>
West Coast/Top Of South Dairy Industry Award Winners Announced
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 12:56 pm | New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards
Due to the minimum number of finalists not being reached, West Coast/Top of the South Share Farmer and Dairy Manager entrant scores were benchmarked against the national average, with data collated from the 10 other regions. More >>
GP Investment Crucial To Easing Healthcare Pressure
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 12:46 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
The Heart of Healthcare: Renewing New Zealand's Primary Care Systemexamines the economic case for strengthening GP services, as Health Minister Simeon Brown recently announced initiatives to address GP shortages. More >>
