Small business hiring rebounds as sales growth eases
Jobs at New Zealand small businesses rose 2.5% in the September quarter, more than double the previous quarter, though sales…
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Retailers back ShopCare pledge as customer abuse hits frontline staff
A coalition of New Zealand retailers, banks and safety organisations has signed a new pledge against customer abuse, launched before…
Freightways lifts first-quarter profit 12pc as e-commerce parcels offset weak retail
The transport and logistics group grew revenue and profit in the three months to September, but high fuel prices are…
Anthropic’s US$2 trillion listing would be the biggest IPO yet, and it drags AI risk into every portfolio
Anthropic, the company behind the Claude chatbot, has filed to list at a valuation of up to US$2 trillion. Its…
AA Insurance passes $1b in premiums as claims costs and profit diverge
The general insurer collected $1.01 billion in premiums in the June year, but higher claims costs and weaker investment income…
Tourism operators plan summer hiring as confidence holds
Tourism Industry Aotearoa's annual workforce survey finds 86 per cent of responding operators confident about the year ahead, with entry-level…
Reserve Bank holds OCR at 2.75% as fuel prices push inflation higher
The Monetary Policy Committee has voted 4–3 to keep the official cash rate at 2.75 per cent, warning tighter policy…
Filled jobs rise 0.3% in September as health and public sector lead growth
New Zealand added 7,227 filled jobs in September, with public administration and health care driving the annual increase. Total gross…