Dunedin businessman Grant McLauchlan is heartened by the support he has received nationally from businesspeople also opposed to planned changes to the Government's employment law.
Auckland-based Milford Asset Management has broken ranks with other forecasters by picking the Reserve Bank might lift the official cash rate from the current 2.5% as early as December.
Regions like Otago were being hollowed out by the Government's lack of a regional strategy, Labour Party leader David Shearer said yesterday.
Telecommunications continues to create headlines in New Zealand with debates over copper, the cloud and regulation. This week, Gen-i chief executive Tim Miles was in town and took time out to talk to Business editor Dene Mackenzie.
Telecommunications continues to create headlines in New Zealand with debates over copper, the cloud and regulation. This week, Chorus chief executive Mark Ratcliffe was in town and took time out to talk to Business editor Dene Mackenzie.
The charisma of Xero chief executive Rod Drury, coupled with a ''good strong product'', had plenty to do with the continuing rise of the accounting software provider's value, Craigs Investment Partners broker Chris Timms says.
The Government accounts continue to move closer to the black, helped in May by the partial sale of Mighty River Power.
Telecom has joined with Coliseum Sports Media to offer customers access to English Premier League football matches through its broadband network, but the deal is not exclusive.
A warmer start to winter causing strong discounting for The Warehouse was masking positive structural changes taking place within the group, Craigs Investment Partners broker Chris Timms said yesterday.
New Zealand business confidence remains at an eight-year high, with the BNZ Confidence Survey in line with others released recently, including some from Britain.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept its cash rate unchanged at 2.75% but governor Glenn Stevens is not ruling out a cut to 2.5%, the same as New Zealand's official cash rate.
A fully valued New Zealand sharemarket means a cautious approach is warranted, stock selection being more crucial than ever, Morningstar senior equities analyst Nachi Moghe says.
Fiserv executive Jim Tobin is something of an evangelist when it comes to promoting New Zealand, even though he first visited the country only this week. Speaking to business editor DeneMackenzie, Mr Tobin praised New Zealand for being a technology innovator.
Hospitality outlets are continuing to cite hiring skilled labour as one of the most difficult challenges of the industry but a report out this morning indicates wage levels may be part of the problem.
The increasing number of liquor licences granted in Queenstown is tarnishing the resort town's image, a report released this morning says.
Otago appears to be shrugging off recent negative news about job losses, with employment confidence in the region rising into positive territory in the three months ended June.
Blackberry devices, once the mainstay of business organisations because of the security associated with having the servers located outside the United States, has been behind major competitors when it comes to smartphones.
The New Zealand economy took a positive step forward in recent months but there are still formidable challenges ahead, Foodstuffs (South Island) Ltd chairman Robin Brown says.
From today, July 1, many New Zealanders will have some hard decisions to make about superannuation accounts they may still have languishing in Australia.
With further Dunedin job losses announced yesterday, many are starting to believe the Government is showing its disdain for the city. Business editor Dene Mackenzie investigates.
