ANALYSIS: Both National and Act are dangling tax cuts but only when the books are back in surplus.
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It's forecast to cost $117.35 million a year.
US inflation took a front row seat this week as the impact of high fuel prices became increasingly evident in the world’s biggest economy.
Switching from Visa and Mastercard debit payments to PbB – also known as open banking or account-to-account payments – has been estimated to save businesses $180m.
The avocado powder company is raising between $2.4m and $5m to accelerate growth.
Buyer is Singaporean private real estate group.
Industry participants were surprised the regulator approved Godfrey Hirst’s application to acquire the NZX-listed carpet maker.
The result is the second-largest loss in the bank’s history, coming after a A$36b loss during the pandemic.
The nation’s newest investment bank still has some work to do to get humming, but the stage is set for an interesting industry realignment.
Our weekly collection of news bites, hot takes, and gossip around the town.
The main focus for the O’Sullivan family in 2026 is on property development within a diversified business that includes timber processing, retirement villages, farming, and money lending.
ANALYSIS: The NZX’s first public listing since 2021, Lodestone Energy, highlights the impact of regulatory changes to capital markets.
ANALYSIS: In the 2023 election, 61% of voters voted before election day.
ANALYSIS: Prospective buyers are wary of how AI could impact a business.
ANALYSIS: Founder Oliver Curtis calls failed IPO a ‘missed opportunity’ for Australia, but some investors feel they dodged a bullet.
ANALYSIS: The collapse of the A$43b Firmus float has transfixed market watchers, but there were some highly successful deals across an improved Australian dealmaking environment in 2026.
Lodestone to list next week after successfully closing IPO.
One investor says it’s expecting a ‘very positive financial outcome’ from the float of the solar farm developer.
Chinese tourists recover; AirTrunk puts its real estate trust listing plans in Singapore on hold.
‘What people say, and what people do, can be quite different,’ senior economist Mark Smith tells NBR.
'Salary and ‘hard work’ should be taxed less, and passive assets should be taxed,' Sam Dixon tells NBR.
But confidence about next year has improved, according to the latest NZIER survey.
Meanwhile, Labour has backed a Ratepayer Assistance Scheme proposed by local government.
WATCH: Win Auckland, win the election. National’s Simon Watts and Labour’s Carmel Sepuloni thrash out their visions for New Zealand’s engine room.
It would get people back to work and back small, innovative firms, says Barbara Edmonds.
Māori dealmaking reflects an intrinsic need to take a holistic, long-term view of asset ownership, but without neglecting conventional commercial imperatives.
Movac will manage Ngāi Tahu’s existing venture capital portfolio and help identify businesses the iwi can back for the long term.
Industry and iwi leaders are being asked to help shape a standalone regime intended to attract billions of dollars into open ocean farming.
An ASX-listed company and former Cherri Global owner Phil Alison are among those claiming to be owed millions.
Kroger’s new CEO says American consumers still value quality cuts of meat amid the high cost of living and rising fuel prices.
Co-op’s underlying business exceeds expectations after Mainland sale.
The regulator continues to find issues in the auditing of private and unlisted assets held by Australia’s A$4.8 trillion retirement industry.
Firmus will sell at least A$7b in shares, making it the second-largest IPO on ASX after A$14b sale of Telstra in 1997.
With the private credit sector in turmoil, Asic is calling in insolvency firms for a risk roundtable.
The alternative dairy firm’s founders now transition into broader roles within the Mycofeast Group.
Sir Peter Beck says an issue with manufacturing the new rocket’s first-stage carbon composite tanks has been solved, but time has been lost in the process.
The global healthtech company plans to invest $150 million in New Zealand healthcare technology over the next two years, including its acquisition of Indici.
The German automaker wants to put the brakes on sales of a rival model, in what is being seen as an international test case.
Bell Gully’s Barnaby Locke says early cases show the landscape for personal grievances has dramatically changed.
America's Cup defender argues dispute over sail technology is subject to arbitration in New Zealand.
MB Private was founded by Marcus Morrison, who helped steer Sydney-based private lender Zagga Group to originate more than A$3b in loans.
Sam Dixon moves from Murray & Co to lead the New Zealand arm of the business.
Chief executive Michelle Herlihy expects signs of recovery to show up from February next year.
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And Wall Street mixed after further inflation data.
In case you missed it: News bites for the week.
The casino is a foothold for Arnaout, whose portfolio includes the Canberra Casino and Lasseters at Alice Springs.
Co-founder Andrew Barron says there is overwhelming interest in New Zealand assets from overseas investors.
Partners Charlotte Garland and Matthew Olsen on the influx of foreign capital into New Zealand.
Law firm says while there are still deals to be done, investors have less appetite for risk.
Chief customer officer Scott Tasker says it is expecting record capacity from China this summer.
Internationals snapping up hotels was also a resurgent theme across transactions valued at more than $2 billion during the first six months of this year, report says.
Governing Interest: Accommodation taxes – ruled out by National as a funding source for infrastructure and tourism marketing spend – have emerged as a central battleground ahead of the general election.
New industry survey shows almost a third of builders are still sitting with a forward order book of less than three months.
Paul Newfield believes ‘hundreds of billions’ of dollars worth of investment could be headed to Australia/NZ.
Canadian-owned asset manager says the deal comes in at the ‘lower end’ of its infrastructure fund’s US$100m to $300m range.
New retail offer comes in the wake of Centuria Capital’s exposure to the A$3.3b collapse of Sydney developer Bathla.
Under pressure from the FMA, manager's executives step off the board.
Owner Michael Seymour is picking residential real estate commissions will drop even further.
Former Chief High Court Judge Geoff Venning says the finalists highlight lawyers’ diversity and breadth of work.
Simpson Grierson partner Anastasiya Gamble says the country’s attractiveness is holding up despite a global retrenchment in overseas investment.
The move comes after the whistleblower scandal plunged the firm into turmoil, although ANZ did not mention the issue in its statement.
Partner Richard Hughes on a ‘really cautious, careful year’, and approaching a pricing equilibrium.
ANALYSIS: The thinking behind the country’s largest private equity deals this year.
A round-up of M&A advisers’ activity and insights – legal, financial, consulting – for the 2026 year.
The central city shopping precinct backed by former Rich Listers closed earlier this year for a $5m renovation.
A previous attempt thwarted by Covid hasn’t put the company off trying another time.
The parent company of several well-known menswear brands is reassessing the scale of its local strategy.
Beleaguered residential developer Chris Meehan has relocated to Ponsonby after selling his Herne Bay home for more than double its rating valuation.
Off-plan buyers into St Heliers Sonata paid top dollar for the luxury apartments.
Historic Longwood estate hits the market near Martinborough, though it’s probably not on a golden visa buyer’s radar.
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Chief executive Lindis Jones suggests more upward pressure on retail fuel prices.
Although there are warnings it may take time for investors to get comfortable with how long that growth takes.
Energy policy aims to promote affordable electricity by improving competition.
Sir Stephen will have had a busy few months at the start of 2026 overseeing a refreshed website and the introduction of a new Fluxx donations management system for The Tindall Foundation.
Over the past year, Pat Huo has accumulated several properties worth $32m in a new company.
The Drinkrow family’s Brookby, Clevedon, mining operation last year hauled out more 2.6 million tonnes of aggregate for use across Auckland roads and construction projects.
Binding agreement signed at an enterprise value of $130 million for a stable of New Zealand's most popular radio stations.
The media company said earlier this year it was closing the Wellington printing press as it consolidated print operations in Christchurch.
A report from across the Tasman says the radio broadcaster’s private equity owner is soliciting bids for the business.
Andrew Murray is leaving the co-op to take up another job.
Former Macquarie CIO Paul Huxford will join the firm in November.
Terri-Ann Scorer will oversee strategy, planning, sustainability, corporate communications, brand and marketing, and people and culture.