Registrations are now open for the New Zealand Cruise Association’s 2018 Conference, to be held in Blenheim from 23 - 24 August.

Kiwi Wealth has become the first financial services provider in the country to be approved by the Financial Markets Authority to deliver personalised digital financial advice.

A new body to consider freedom camping must create a broad consensus on the solutions that will address community concerns, says Tourism Industry Aotearoa.

One of the world’s largest private equity funds based in Hong Kong, CITIC Capital has acquired a leading New Zealand natural skincare and home fragrance company Trilogy International Ltd (Trilogy).

Meridian Energy today welcomed the announcement of the new Interim Climate Change Committee as a defining first step in the country’s move to take action on climate change.

The Institute of Directors (IoD) welcomes the New Zealand Initiative’s report Who Guards the Guards? Regulatory governance in New Zealand released today.

New Zealand’s pioneering courier delivery network Fastway Couriers is celebrating 35 years. The company, which was established in Hawke’s Bay in 1983, is celebrating the milestone at its annual conference, to be held in Nelson on April 12-13.

Following the successful launch of WiFi Calling on Android devices late last year, 2degrees is pleased to offer WiFi Calling on iPhones, starting immediately. This brings the total number of customers on 2degrees who can take advantage of WiFi Calling to over 350,000 and growing.

While many people will be taking this weekend off and enjoying chocolate eggs - lots of small business owners (and their accountants) will be putting in extra hours to get their paperwork done, according to new research by MYOB.

The Electricity Authority welcomes a new report which highlights that more work can be done to encourage people to reduce electricity use at peak times.

Tourism operators need to embrace the increase in the minimum wage and strive to be employers of choice, says Tourism Industry Aotearoa Chief Executive Chris Roberts. The minimum wage will rise from $15.75 to $16.50 on Sunday, 1 April.

The importance of risk assessments and implementing appropriate controls - including training and monitoring workers to ensure they’re working safely, was a dominant message in the sentencing of Avon Industries Limited on health and safety charges.

Hawke’s Bay company Drug Smart has become the first in New Zealand to gain IANZ accreditation to test for methamphetamine contamination.

In a world of technology disruption and emerging new financial providers, consumer investors are being urged to ‘at least’ brush up on legislation designed to protect them

Synlait (NZX: SML; ASX: SM1) Palmerston North was officially opened today by Massey University’s Vice Chancellor and the Mayor of Palmerston North.

This glimpse of the future was crafted by: Liam Hayes

The New Zealand Refining Company Limited (Refining NZ) announces that the Chief Executive Officer, Sjoerd Post, intends to step down after five years in this role.

BusinessNZ has paid tribute to public policy reformer and investment banker Rob Cameron who passed away last week.

The FMA would like to express its condolences to the family and colleagues of Rob Cameron, who died late last week.

Organic Winegrowers New Zealand is calling for more grape growers to convert to organic production to meet growing international demand. There is currently a shortage of organic winegrapes in New Zealand.

The launch of the Provincial Growth Fund has the potential to boost the performance of the regions as economic opportunities are generated through investment, BusinessNZ chief executive Kirk Hope says.

Tower welcomes today’s announcement by Minister Megan Woods that the government intends to provide extra assistance to speed up EQC claims.

Hollywood environmentalist, actor, director and UN Environment Ambassador Adrian Grenier will feature in Air New Zealand’s upcoming Antarctic safety video, to be released in March.

Provisional tax is about to be made a whole lot easier for small businesses.

ANZ Bank New Zealand is to remove the non-ANZ ATM fee it charges customers for using another bank’s ATM in New Zealand, the company announced today.

Freedom Campers are getting a bad name because of a few bad apples, according to Regional Tourism Organisations.

Vodafone has been awarded additional services under the New Zealand Government’s Telecommunications as a Service (TaaS) panel.

Tainui Group Holdings (TGH) has promoted Andrew Brown - an internationally experienced commercial property professional - as Head of Property.

AMP Financial Services New Zealand (AMP New Zealand) has reported operating earnings of $135 million for the full year to December 2017, an increase of 1 per cent on FY 16. Assets under management increased 10 per cent to $17.3 billion reflecting positive market performance and net cashflows.

Global economic growth continues to improve. While global inflation remains subdued, there are some signs of emerging pressures. Commodity prices have increased, although agricultural prices are relatively soft. International bond yields have increased since November but remain relatively low.