Business

Auckland Startup Week backs new business

A five-day festival is expected to help kick-start innovative business ideas in the Super City. Auckland Startup Week (October 12–16, GridAKL, Wynyard Quarter) will connect...

Global award for Mai Lighthouse

Pukekohe-based nonprofit organisation, Mai Lighthouse has gone from a local rebrand to receiving a global accolade, recognised for the world’s best naming strategy at...

Rates caps on, says Watts; beans to that, says Brown

Although many would tip their hats to the recent announcement that council rates increases will be capped at four per cent, at least one...

Making property management work for you

Delivering property management with a personal touch is important to Arean Lubbers. Through FCC Property Management, Arean offers competitive rates and, unlike the large...

Botany Town Centre up for sale

For-sale signs have gone up at one of New Zealand’s most prominent shopping centres, Botany Town Centre. The southeast Auckland shopping centre has been brought...

Signs Auckland housing near price tipping point

The Auckland housing market experienced a typical end of winter sales month in August, but prices went against the normal trend by holding firm. “The...

Q&A with James Blair – Young Grower of the Year

AS Wilcox agronomist James Blair was crowned the national Young Grower of the Year in Cromwell on August 28. HELENA O’NEILL talks with the...

National says Labour’s CGT will hit small businesses

National says Labour’s proposed Capital Gains Tax (CGT) could hit small-business owners who own the commercial property they operate from, despite Labour stating businesses...

OCR rise “in line with expectations”

Today’s decision to raise the official cash rate (OCR) is in line with expectations, Cotality's chief property economist, Kelvin Davidson says. " the ongoing need...

Preparing for interest rate changes

Interest rates are something every homeowner hears about, but many people don’t realise how even small changes can affect their mortgage repayments. Whether rates rise...