Global Payments: SWIFT extends gpi to all cross border payments
WELLINGTON: The SWIFT Community is to universally adopt the gpi service, in a move which will see all 10,000 banks on SWIFT's global network...
FINANCE: Applying For A NZ Startup Loan, Know About CCCFA First
The Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA) of 2003 is a pivotal legislation in New Zealand that governs consumer credit contracts. This act...
Life Lessons: What I Learnt From Life Battling My Stage 3 Cancer
By Dougie Beck
You may well have heard many apocryphal stories of people who have cancer not surviving because they had a negative attitude and...
How A Young Energy Drinks Startup Is Trying To Beat Giants In NZ
Can a small business compete with industry behemoths like RedBull and Monster, or even consider doing so?
With their newly formed Guayasa-based drink, Phoric - a...
FINANCE: What Is The KiwiSaver Scheme & How To Invest In It?
The KiwiSaver Scheme is an initiative designed to help New Zealanders secure a more stable financial future. Introduced in 2007, the program encourages residents...
EDUCATION: Top 10 Courses In Demand In The NZ Job Market
Courses that are often favored in New Zealand are those that align with the country's skill shortages and contribute to its economy and workforce....
Contact Launches New ‘Good Nights’ Electricity Plan
AUG 18, 2021: Contact Energy (“Contact”) has released a brand-new power plan for Kiwi consumers, offering a whopping three hours of free power a...
Kathmandu Suffers Lockdown Impact As H1 Sales Drop By 0.8%
AUCKLAND | MELBOURNE: Global outdoor, lifestyle and sports company, KMD Brands Limited (ASX / NZX: KMD has announced its results for the six months...
New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern Quits As PM, Hipkins To Lead Labour
WELLINGTON: New Zealand's most well known politician in current times Jacinda Ardern has announced she will step down as Prime Minister and Leader of...
eBikes ahoy! How an NZ startup is trying to bring the e-biking revolution to...
By Harsimran Julka
Fed up with the problem of finding a parking space in downtown or around Queen Street, an e-bike may be the best way...
MASTERCLASS: 8 Lessons To Learn From NZ In Curbing The Coronavirus
By Harsimran Julka
AUCKLAND, MAY 14th: Even as the world is reeling from the effects of coronavirus shutting down shopping malls, schools, bars and restaurants,...
Ryman’s Half Yearly Profit Jumps 8.5% to $95.9 mn In 2021
Ryman Healthcare’s unaudited first half underlying profit rose 8.5% to $95.9 million, with demand for retirement living and aged care remaining strong despite the...
Why an IRD number is critical to starting up in New Zealand?
By Editorial Staff
Studying in New Zealand or setting up a business here? An In Inland Revenue Department number becomes critical to all your needs.
It’s...
The Warehouse Group: Online Sales Jump 5% To $393 million in 2021
AUCKLAND: The Warehouse Group Limited (“the Group”) has announced a record result for the full year ended August 1, 2021.
The Group delivered sales of...
INVESTMENTS: US and China top the list for NZ Active Investor Visa
WELLINGTON: The Active Investor Plus Visa category is designed to attract investors who actively contribute to New Zealand’s economy by facilitating access to global networks,...
Setting up scene for first sale: When restaurant ambience matters
By Dougie Beck, director, Spacetime
Bloody Mary is for the morning after, when you need to sober up and get down to business.
As David closed...
Staff Shortages & Freight Hike, Big Challenges For NZ Retailers: KPMG
By Leon Bowker & David Ossa
Despite a successful strategy to contain the pandemic in 2020, New Zealand was hit hard by the Delta variant...
Why China is one of the biggest trade partners of New Zealand?
Even as NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern attended the China Business Summit in Auckland this week, thronged by executives from Fonterra to Alibaba, it's...
Top Reasons Why You Should Build a Great Employer Brand
By Robert Dybeck
Satisfied customers have been the goal, or business standard, for decades in many industries. Has that changed?
We´re now facing a quicker and...
Strong Growth Reported by Arvida Despite Onset Of Pandemic
MAY 27, 2020: Arvida Group produced a strong result in the financial year to 31 March 2020, Chief Executive Bill McDonald said today.
Announcing Arvida’s...
GETTING TO THE ‘YES’: The Story of David Junior & how he cracked his...
By Dougie Beck, director, Spacetime
Monday morning bright and early David Junior, a senior manager with a big firm of accountants, bounced into his office...
BREAKING: Auckland To Move To Level 3.2, Ardern Under Opposition Fire
AUCKLAND: After weeks of uncertainty and protests by thousands asking for restrictions to ease in Auckland, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced an easing...
US Tops List of Applicants, Investor Visa To Attract $1.3 Billion In NZ
WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s Active Investor Plus Visa continues to gain momentum, with the United States leading the surge in applications under the newly revised...
Moving to a foreign land to start a business? Here are 10 tips to...
Starting a business is tough. But starting it in a country where you are a stranger and more of a tourist has its pros...
ECONOMY: Building Activity & Construction Slowing Down in NZ
WELLINGTON: The seasonally adjusted volume of building activity was $8.9 billion in the June 2023 quarter, down 0.1 percent compared with the March 2023...
Softbank backed Ola to race with Uber in New Zealand
Auckland: Ola, one of the world’s largest ridesharing platforms, this week announced its plans to enter New Zealand to provide both drivers and passengers...
The a2 Milk Company Acquires 75% Stake in Mataura Valley Milk
AUG 4, 2021: The a2 Milk Company (a2MC) has successfully completed its acquisition of a 75% interest in dairy nutrition business Mataura Valley Milk...
What’s it like to be a female entrepreneur in New Zealand?
Author: Alina Siegfried
Recently I asked a successful female entrepreneur, what was the one thing that New Zealand could do to encourage more women into entrepreneurship?
Her...
NZ Expands Student Work Hours, Move To Help Local Businesses
WELLINGTON: On 14 July 2025, the New Zealand Government launched the International Education Going for Growth Plan, aimed at strengthening the country’s education sector...
Launching Learning Guides — And Your Career Will Thank You!
At StartupANZ, we've always believed that knowledge is the sharpest edge you can bring to your career. That's why we're excited to introduce something...
Surviving Pandemic: DRM Toolkit For Dummies 101 – The Basics
By Dougie Beck
A business disruption response management toolkit comes with embedded Covid Crisis Specific action plans. It is to be used to manage the...
Ethereum Founder Talks Blockchain in New Zealand
Author: Alina Siegfried
Last night in Wellington, the BizDojo played host to one of the most exciting and innovative players in the blockchain space — Vitalik Buterin, the...
RBNZ Hikes OCR To 4.25%, House Prices Likely To Crash 20%
WELLINGTON: The NZ Monetary Policy Committee today increased the Official Cash Rate (OCR) from 3.5 percent to 4.25 percent. The rate hike aimed at...
Kiwi AI Startup takes global stage with IBM Think 2019
Auckland: Kiwi AI company Spacetime recently work showcased on the global stage at the prestigious IBM Think 2019 in San Francisco, where it was invited...
NZ’s Inflation Spikes To A Record 32-Year High To 7.2% In 2022
Even as the world reels under high inflation in a post pandemic world marred by the Russia-Ukraine war, New Zealand is seeing some of...
RBNZ Hikes Official Cash Rate (OCR) From 3% to 3.5%
On the back of a streghtning dollar leading to a rise in inflationary pressures, the RBNZ Monetary Policy Committee has increased the Official Cash...
