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Wellington Startup Launches First-of-Its-Kind App Aiding Disabled Users To Take Control Of Their Decisions
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 4:16 pm | Volition
The Volition app allows users—referred to as “Decision Makers”—to create a digital preference bank covering key aspects of their lives, including daily tasks, medical care, diet, and personal environment. More >>
Plains FM Announces Name Change After 37 Years
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 4:06 pm | Plains Media
Our new name, Plains Media, captures the full scope of what we do on-air, online and through our broad community engagement, and we’re thrilled to share it with everyone. More >>
Southland Foundation Announces New General Manager
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 4:04 pm | Southland Foundation
Southland Foundation Chair Kathryn Ball acknowledged Hannan’s pivotal role in establishing the foundation. Sarah was the driving force behind the Southland Foundation – leading its feasibility, launching it, and securing the key local partnerships and the first ... More >>
Value Of Health And Safety Reforms Obscured By Road Cone Hotline
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 1:12 pm | Civil Contractors New Zealand
“Public abuse is the single biggest risk to road workers across several regions of New Zealand, and I am not confident a road cone hotline will do anything more than increase aggression and risk to road workers, at public cost.” More >>
Chamber, Council Forge Three-year Partnership To Boost Regional Business Growth
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 1:01 pm | Waikato Chamber of Commerce
The partnership will mean Chamber members in South Waikato will gain access to networking events connecting local enterprises with regional and international markets, export document certification services, advocacy on issues impacting businesses, and learning ... More >>
Buddle Findlay Welcomes Sherridan Cook As New National Chair
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 12:53 pm | Buddle Findlay
As an employment specialist, Sherridan sees ongoing opportunities for the legal profession to advise and support clients through evolving workplace regulation. However, he is also noted for his attention to developing and supporting his own people within ... More >>
Squirrel Takes On The South Island
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 12:00 pm | Squirrel
The rebrand is the final step in NZ Mortgages’ merger with Squirrel, announced in September 2024. It follows several months of work behind the scenes, integrating processes and systems. More >>
Thrill Seekers Welcome: Health And Safety Reform Unlocks The Outdoors
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 11:47 am | BusinessNZ
Landowners have been overly cautious when it comes to allowing access for fear of legal reprisal. In clarifying that health and safety is the responsibility of the organisation operating on site, the Government has made it easier for councils, farmers ... More >>
Process For The Appointment Of A Governor For A Six-month Term
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 11:42 am | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
The Reserve Bank continues business as usual with Deputy Governor Christian Hawkesby as Acting Governor and CEO until such time as the Minister makes an appointment under section 96 of the Reserve Bank Act 2021. More >>
Freeing The Outdoors From Health And Safety Creep Will Boost Growth
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 11:34 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Proposed changes to the Health and Safety at Work Act will make it clear when a duty arises and when there is no duty on landowners/occupiers. More >>
America’s Cup Decision Underscores Need For Dependable Funding
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 10:05 am | Hospitality NZ
Hospitality New Zealand (Hospitality NZ) Chief Executive Steve Armitage says large-scale events play a crucial role in supporting New Zealand’s economy, particularly for industries that rely on visitor spending. More >>
Energy Efficiency Will Help Homes, Businesses Temper Electricity Bill Shocks Starting Today
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 9:55 am | Ecobulb
Many New Zealand households could save over $1,000 a year by switching out key household appliances for more efficient options. More >>
Business Groups Call For Publication Of Council Voting Records
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 9:43 am | BusinessNZ
Over the past two years local government rates have been rising at an eye watering pace. Rates increased by 9.6% for the year to December 2023 and by 12.0% for the year to December 2024. These were the biggest increases in decades. More >>
Economic Hangover Lingers, But Signs Of Life Emerge In The Property Market
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 8:36 am | Realestate.co.nz
Despite growing economic optimism, new data from realestate.co.nz shows the property market remains in recovery mode. In March, new listings were up nationally, month-on-month and year-on-year, and total stock was up in all but one region, a sign that seller ... More >>
The Tax Debate: Balancing Business Incentives And Meeting Need
Monday, 31 March 2025, 9:12 pm | SociaLink
If the Government truly wants to build a stronger and more resilient society, it must find a way to balance business incentives with the need to sustain essential community services. More >>
Trump Tariffs Have Been Fool Of Surprises. What’s In The Cards For April 2nd?
Monday, 31 March 2025, 7:55 pm | Kiwi Economics
Our COTW takes a look at the latest monthly jobs data from Stats NZ. After some hefty declines over 2024, the pace of job losses continues to flatten out. We're slowly crawling out of recession, but it'll take time and more sustained demand before we ... More >>
Auckland Airport Lowers Price Increases; Commerce Commission Confirms Airport Investment Is Reasonable
Monday, 31 March 2025, 6:35 pm | Auckland Airport
Auckland Airport said today it will discount its prices for airline passenger charges following the Commerce Commission’s final report into Price Setting Event 4 (PSE4), released today. More >>
Federated Farmers Welcome Health And Safety Reset
Monday, 31 March 2025, 6:30 pm | Federated Farmers
Birkett says today’s announcement from Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden outlines the first moves toward a more practical system. More >>
Government Announces Rail Enabled Cook Strait Ferries
Monday, 31 March 2025, 6:06 pm | The Rail Advocacy Collective
Robertson says, “This is one area where Minister Winston Peters shines, because he understands rail and due to his experience he can navigate his way through the fog of politics and make good things happen”. More >>
NZ Chambers Of Commerce Welcome Health And Safety Reforms
Monday, 31 March 2025, 5:44 pm | NZ Chambers of Commerce
"Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, yet many are weighed down by excessive red tape that adds cost without necessarily improving safety outcomes," says Simon Bridges, Chief Executive of the Auckland Business Chamber. More >>
Health And Safety Reforms Allow Small Business To Focus On What Matters Most
Monday, 31 March 2025, 5:32 pm | Business Central
"This change will not only reduce costs to business - it will make low-risk environments safer by focusing on the most critical risks," says Business Central CEO Simon Arcus. More >>
Retailers Welcome H&S Reforms For Small Low-risk Businesses
Monday, 31 March 2025, 5:23 pm | Retail NZ
Workplace Relations & Safety Minister Velden has announced the plans which will see a carve-out for small, low-risk businesses from general Health and Safety at Work Act requirements. These businesses will be required only to manage critical risks ... More >>
Focus On Critical Risk Welcome But Major Gap Remains To Reduce $4.9b In Harm – CEO Forum Reacts To H&S Reform
Monday, 31 March 2025, 5:11 pm | Business Leaders' Health and Safety Forum
“Some of the changes the Minister has flagged are welcomed by the Forum – particularly the focus on critical risks so that businesses focus on the areas of greatest harm to our workers,” says Forum CEO Francois Barton. More >>
Why Cash Stuffing Might Make It Harder To Get A Mortgage
Monday, 31 March 2025, 5:10 pm | RNZ
"Cash stuffing" can be a major headache when it comes to applying for a home loan, mortgage advisers say. More >>
Business Canterbury Welcomes Health And Safety Changes
Monday, 31 March 2025, 5:06 pm | Business Canterbury
"The reforms represent the most substantial changes to health and safety since the current legislation was enacted in 2015, with a shift towards focusing on critical risks rather than requiring businesses to address all potential risks regardless ... More >>
Review Of Costly Capital Rules Long Overdue
Monday, 31 March 2025, 4:56 pm | Federated Farmers
"We’re pleased the Reserve Bank has finally seen the light and taken the first steps towards easing some of the pressure farmers have been feeling by announcing this review." More >>
Health And Safety Refocused On Task At Hand
Monday, 31 March 2025, 4:48 pm | BusinessNZ
"Everyone deserves to expect a safe working environment - no matter the workplace. But red tape surrounding compliance and prohibitive costs have taken away from the task at hand - that is making sure people come home from work in one piece." More >>
Reducing Red Tape For Small Businesses Will Ensure Better Health And Safety Compliance
Monday, 31 March 2025, 4:41 pm | EMA
"While this change in focus will not reduce safety in the workplace, it should reduce time-consuming paperwork and ‘tick-box’ exercises that have little to no direct impact on wellbeing at work." More >>
Ferry Decision: Common Sense Prevails
Monday, 31 March 2025, 4:36 pm | The Future Is Rail
“Rail-enabled ferries were always a no-brainer”, says Dr Roger Blakeley, Chair of The Future Is Rail. “Whether you are looking through an economic, social, environmental lens, rail ferries just make sense.” More >>
Transporting New Zealand Welcomes Ferry Certainty But Warns Of Risks
Monday, 31 March 2025, 4:15 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
"The Government cannot afford further delays. This tight timeframe makes bipartisan support for the current project particularly important." More >>
Springs Junction EV Charging Site Is Open For Business
Monday, 31 March 2025, 4:01 pm | Meridian
The project, one of the first of its kind in New Zealand, will fill a gap in the South Island’s charging network and make journeys much easier for people behind the wheel of an EV. More >>
Ferry Replacement Announcement Provides Certainty For Freight Sector
Monday, 31 March 2025, 3:43 pm | National Road Carriers
“The freight industry has been looking for certainty that reliable connections between the North and South Islands would continue and the plan announced by Minister for Rail Winston Peters provides that,” says NRC GM Policy & Advocacy James Smith. More >>
Resilience Of Port Side Infrastructure Critical To Ferry Project
Monday, 31 March 2025, 3:13 pm | Infrastructure New Zealand
“Ensuring reliability and resilience is critical,” McCormick says. “As we face increasing risks from adverse weather and seismic activity, we must design infrastructure that stands the test of time.” More >>
KiwiRail Welcomes Ferry Announcement
Monday, 31 March 2025, 2:48 pm | KiwiRail
KiwiRail also welcomes today’s announcement that planning for the port infrastructure in Picton and Wellington is underway and that the ferries will enter service in 2029. More >>
Port Marlborough Welcomes Government Announcement On New Ferry Decision
Monday, 31 March 2025, 2:44 pm | Port Marlborough
For the past 15 months following the cancellation of the iReX project, Port Marlborough has collaborated with government to develop options that will ensure a resilient and future-proofed Cook Strait connection. More >>
Macquarie Cloud Services' Cloud Reset Podcast Launches Exclusive AI Series Featuring Australia's Tech Leaders
Monday, 31 March 2025, 2:39 pm | Macquarie Cloud Services
In the first episode, ‘The AI Calls You Make in 2025 Will Make or Break You by 2030’, hosts Jonathan Staff & Naran McClung sit down with Steven Worrall, Managing Director of Microsoft Australia & New Zealand, to discuss the urgent AI decisions ... More >>
BARNZ Supports Commerce Commission’s Report To Rein In Auckland Airport’s Excessive Charges
Monday, 31 March 2025, 2:04 pm | BARNZ
Following the report, AIAL has stated it will lower its prices over the next two years, as it adjusts its target return down to sit at the highest point of the Commission’s acceptable range, at 7.82%. This adjustment is expected to lead to reduced landing ... More >>
Continued Strength In The Lifestyle Property Market
Monday, 31 March 2025, 2:00 pm | REINZ
The REINZ rural spokesman commented that despite a slight dip in sales this month, the overall trend in lifestyle property transactions over the past year indicates a robust market, with sales soaring by over 12% and a remarkable total value of nearly ... More >>
Rural Market Resilient Despite Seasonal Fluctuations
Monday, 31 March 2025, 1:53 pm | REINZ
The REINZ rural spokesperson commented on the regional dynamics, stating that the strong increase in farm sales over the past year reflects renewed confidence in the rural property market. More >>
RBNZ Expands Access To The Exchange Settlement Account System
Monday, 31 March 2025, 1:45 pm | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
On 27 March 2025 the Reserve Bank Board approved revised access criteria for the ESAS, the payments and settlement system used by banks and other approved financial organisations. More >>
Could This Be The One? Vintage 2025 In Hawke’s Bay Shows Exceptional Promise
Monday, 31 March 2025, 1:22 pm | Hawke's Bay Wine
With warm, dry conditions, Vintage 2025 is shaping up to be one of the most promising in recent history. As winemakers complete their work in the vineyard and turn their focus to the winery, the question remains: Could this be the one? More >>
Danny’s Desks Supports Adaptable Workspaces With Versatile Desk Options
Monday, 31 March 2025, 12:05 pm | Danny's Desks and Chairs
Retailers such as Danny’s Desks & Chairs have seen a noticeable shift in how customers approach workspace design. Rather than selecting desks based on a single use, buyers are prioritising shape, layout, and storage in ways that support multitasking and ... More >>
Delay In Replacing Cook Strait Ferries Major Risk For Industry And Economy
Monday, 31 March 2025, 11:57 am | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Transporting New Zealand Advocacy and Policy Lead Billy Clemens says the survey results highlight the importance of the Government’s upcoming announcement on Cook Strait ferry procurement and achieving meaningful progress on getting replacement vessels ... More >>
PowerNet Begins Brand New Depot Build In Frankton To Support Growing Lakeland Network
Monday, 31 March 2025, 11:54 am | PowerNet
Lakeland Network Chairman Peter Moynihan said with the ever-increasing growth in the Queenstown Lakes region, the new purpose-built facility showed both Lakeland Network and PowerNet’s commitment to the area. More >>
McKerchar Claims Back-To-Back Aorangi Titles, Eyes FMG Young Farmer Grand Final Glory
Monday, 31 March 2025, 11:48 am | NZ Young Farmers
Participants entered one of three categories based on age, ranging from the AgriKidsNZ competition for primary school pupils, the FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year for High School Students, and the tightly fought FMG Young Farmer of the Year category. More >>
Airport Report Shows How New Zealand Can Get Infrastructure Moving
Monday, 31 March 2025, 11:33 am | NZ Airports Association
The airport is doing exactly what New Zealand says it wants - planning and actually delivering major upgrades to core infrastructure. It’s the kind of investment New Zealanders are calling for in transport, water and energy. More >>
SAP Expands ANZ Leadership With Two Key Appointments
Monday, 31 March 2025, 11:22 am | SAP
Recognising the crucial role partners play in driving value for customers across their entire lifecycle, for 2025 and beyond SAP ANZ has expanded the opportunities for partners to work directly with customers. More >>
CoFI Regime Now In Effect
Monday, 31 March 2025, 11:11 am | Financial Markets Authority
FMA Director of Deposit Taking, Insurance and Advice, Michael Hewes, says: “CoFI is fundamentally about treating customers and potential customers fairly - this is the fair conduct principle. More >>
RBNZ Outlines Work To Support Competition
Monday, 31 March 2025, 10:42 am | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
The RBNZ’s statutory purpose is to promote prosperity and wellbeing for all New Zealanders. This is achieved through its three core objectives: price stability, financial stability and central banking, which includes managing monetary policy, ... More >>
Still Think Of Crypto As The ‘slots’ Of The Investment World? Think Again
Monday, 31 March 2025, 10:35 am | Easy Crypto
Crypto investors who succeed over time don’t rely on good luck. They do their research and put in the effort to understand market cycles and invest with a strategy - whether that’s focusing on Bitcoin’s scarcity model, Ethereum’s smart contract utility ... More >>
Heartland Bank Launches Village Access Loans – A Retirement Finance Solution
Monday, 31 March 2025, 10:24 am | Heartland Bank
Heartland Bank is excited to pilot its Village Access Loans, designed to offer older New Zealanders a solution to some of the barriers associated with moving into retirement living. Leanne Lazarus (Photo/Supplied) Heartland Bank CEO Leanne Lazarus said, “we ... More >>
Lion Installs Solar On New Zealand’s Largest Brewery
Monday, 31 March 2025, 10:11 am | Lion NZ
Being one of the largest rooftop solar arrays in the country, the 2,424 panels covering an area of around 5,400m2, will be visible from flights into and out of nearby Auckland Airport. More >>
Farmers Support Review Of Highly Productive Land Policy
Monday, 31 March 2025, 10:03 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers supports the Government’s move to explore a more targeted approach, including mapping out special agriculture zones. More >>
Alison Gerry To Join ANZ Group Boards
Monday, 31 March 2025, 10:01 am | ANZ Bank
Alison Gerry ill join the Boards of ANZ Group Holdings Limited, ANZ BH PTY LTD and Australia and New Zealand Bank Group Limited (ANZ Group), parent companies of ANZ NZ, as a Non-Executive Director, effective 9 May 2025. More >>
Public Trust Announces Board Changes
Monday, 31 March 2025, 9:59 am | Public Trust
Karen comes to the role with a strong background in law and governance. An experienced independent director, she currently chairs a range of SME boards such as Jasmax Group, Aotea Electric Auckland Ltd, and Freshco Ltd, and is a board member for the Institute ... More >>
Consumer NZ Urges Microsoft To Extend Support For Windows 10 Software
Monday, 31 March 2025, 9:08 am | Consumer NZ
Microsoft claims that security was a guiding principle when setting the hardware requirements for Windows 11. Gelling believes the decision to leave an estimated 400million PCs unprotected flies in the face of that principle. More >>
Silver Fern Farms Co-operative – 2024 Annual Results
Monday, 31 March 2025, 9:00 am | Silver Fern Farms
Emerging geopolitical and trade risks have the potential to impact our operating performance, but I have confidence the business has the capability to adapt to any changes to our global operating context and minimise any impacts on the business ... More >>
Commission Concludes Auckland Airport Over-charging By $190 Million
Monday, 31 March 2025, 8:43 am | Commerce Commission
The excess profit represents a targeted return of 8.73% from priced aeronautical activities — for example aircraft landing and passenger terminal charges — compared to the Commission’s estimated reasonable return of between 7.3% and 7.8%. More >>
Government Seeking ‘Common Ground’ With Opposition On RMA Reforms
Sunday, 30 March 2025, 8:59 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
The recent announcement of Resource Management Act (RMA) reforms in has sparked significant discussion across political, legal, and community spheres. More >>
Lawyer Reflects On Mainzeal’s Demise
Sunday, 30 March 2025, 8:57 pm | Property and Build
Construction litigator Janine Stewart, who took on Mainzeal Property and Construction Limited prior to its liquidation, has an important message for the industry’s leaders to avoid meeting the same fate. More >>
