US tariffs fail on every stated goal, world trade holds up
US tariff rates are the highest since the Great Depression, yet the trade deficit, manufacturing jobs, and inflation targets have…
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BNZ profit falls 23% as technology costs and thin margins bite
BNZ's annual profit dropped 23% to $1.157 billion as software accounting changes, a thinner lending margin and higher impairments hit…
Light commercials drive October truck and van imports to 3208
Provisional Customs figures show new truck and van arrivals nearly doubled in October on a surge in light commercials, while…
Deel launches identity checks to catch fake remote hires
Payroll and hiring platform Deel has released a tool that checks a job candidate's identity from application through to employment,…
Auckland labour hire director ordered to pay $203,469.89 over migrant worker breaches
The sole director of a now-liquidated Auckland labour hire company has been ordered to pay $203,469.89 after the Employment Relations…
Investor confidence jumps but property falls out of favour
Net investor confidence rose 14 percentage points to 15 per cent in the latest quarter, with Auckland leading the rebound.…
Lightyears secures $174m for solar projects as overseas capital moves in
New Zealand-owned solar developer Lightyears has raised $174 million from Australian and Japanese investors, giving it the funding to build…
Apprenticeship Boost: what employers get now and what each party would change
Employers taking on a first-year apprentice can claim $500 a month for up to a year, but the scheme now…