4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (332+ words) New research from Women’s Refuge, released to RNZ on 10 September 2026, shows a genuine shift in how New Zealand workplaces handle family violence. Comparing surveys from 2019 and 2024, paid family violence leave uptake among affected women has risen from 9% to almost 34%. The…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (425+ words) The last six government carbon auctions have failed to sell a single unit, and over three years only two of 24 auctions have cleared at all. That is not a market misfiring. It is a market that no longer exists. As…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (542+ words) The Friedlander family’s Samson Corporation, a $2 billion-plus Auckland property business, has been forced to replace Vivian Construction with NZ Strong on a retail and commercial upgrade at 172 Jervois Rd, Herne Bay. Vivian Construction’s website and Facebook page have gone dark,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (388+ words) Stuff reported this week that a written-off luxury EV, an Audi e-tron, had been listed for sale a second time without a clear damage history attached. Treat the individual case as illustrative rather than settled. But the structural problem it…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (226+ words) The target is clear. The Bill applies to every company operating in New Zealand with annual revenue over $100 million, roughly 1,000 firms. Those in scope must map their supply chains, publish annual modern slavery statements covering their structure, operations, remedial actions…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (376+ words) Every press release will lead with it. AI adoption has hit 91% of New Zealand businesses, according to Datacom’s fourth annual AI Index survey, published on 28 August 2026 and based on 207 senior managers polled in late July and early August. It sounds…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (423+ words) Chinese car brands have stopped being the cheap outsider bet. Trade Me’s 2026 Cars Consumer Insights Report, reported by Stuff on 29 August 2026, finds 33% of new-car buyers are now considering a Chinese brand, ahead of European makes on 29% and American on 15%. Japanese…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (184+ words) Labour confirmed on 23 August 2026 that if elected it will restore the Reserve Bank’s dual monetary policy mandate, requiring the Monetary Policy Committee to target both price stability of 1-3% inflation and “maximum sustainable employment.” The pledge came bundled with a promise…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (149+ words) The FMA’s language is deliberately understated but pointed. Persistently low ratios, the regulator said, “raise questions about the extent to which consumers, when viewed as a group, are receiving meaningful benefit from these products.” Both Australia and the UK have…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (209+ words) The same advice states that recent decisions on the 2050 methane target and the removal of agricultural pricing have “increased reliance on other sectors” and “increased the size of the gap”. Translation for business owners: the sectors still inside the scheme,…...