New online tool for business H&S policy
A new online resource will enable small businesses to create health and wellbeing policies quickly and easily, through the business.govt.nz...
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Cooks Food Group to get its Mojo
Mojo Coffee Cartel has entered into a conditional agreement for Cooks Global Foods to acquire 100 percent of its shares. The...
Payments pioneer lights fire under NZ market
Payment tools in New Zealand have some catching up to do, according to one of the pioneers of the payments industry in New Zealand, Dave...
New Zealand’s first smart hotel opens in Queenstown
mi-pad Queenstown is a next generation, energy-conscious hotel experience for smart travellers; the ultimate marriage of technology,...
ChargeNet wins outstanding contribution to EVs award
The owners of Auckland electric vehicle fast charger company ChargeNet, Steve and Dee West, have won the Outstanding Contribution to...
Minister announces new strategic direction for small business
The role of small business in the economy is being targeted with a new strategy to drive performance and better connect SMEs with...
Will virtual reality be the future of market research?
New technology is allowing New Zealand companies to use virtual reality to test such things as product packaging, store layout and shelf...
Indoor skydiving attraction ‘iFLY’ opens in Queenstown
iFLY, a global indoor skydiving and body flight experience, opens in Queenstown this month bringing Kiwis the thrill of freefall, without a...
Businesses back study on NZ’s plastic packaging
Ten leading businesses are backing a new diagnostic study of New Zealand’s plastic packaging system with the aim of adopting a...
Alcohol delivery service seeks to raise $250k
The company that’s transforming the way alcohol is shopped and sold online in Auckland is set to crowdfund $250,000 via an equity...
BusinessNZ welcomes micro-credentials
A micro-credential system introduced by NZQA will help ensure that New Zealand businesses can access employees with the skills they need,...
Record first for Student Job Search
Student Job Search, New Zealand’s employment service for tertiary students and employers, has achieved a record-breaking...
Skincare brand supports vulnerable Kenyan children
Kiwi skincare brand Essence of Humanity is donating 100 percent of its profits to orphaned and vulnerable children in Kenya. When Stacey...
Cracker new name for The Clearance Shed
The Clearance Shed, a New Zealand owned and operated value retailer established in 2009, is dropping Clearance from its brand name with a...
Kaitaia jeweller chalks up 87 years
July 2018 marks 87 years of family ownership for Knights the Jewellers in Kaitaia and, with it, a third-generation member has stepped up to...
BOP B2B Expo focuses on regional growth
The second Bay of Plenty Business Expo is set to become the region’s premier business-to-business event, say the organisers. The region...
The Rechargery hits 10,000km milestone
Auckland commuters and cruisers trialling e.bikes at the Rechargery have travelled the equivalent distance of Auckland to LA, with the help...
Sidekicker announces NZ-first benefits program
On-demand employment marketplace Sidekicker is developing and implementing a benefits program called ‘Unleash’ for its 11,000-plus...
Parris Goebel: it’s time to be fearless
Choreographer, dancer, director and businesswoman Parris Goebel, accepting the inaugural PBT Legacy Award on June 22, urges...
In search of Queenstown’s best businesses
Entries are now open for the 2018 Westpac Queenstown Chamber Business Awards and a booming business landscape is fuelling entries. ...
Fraser Cars celebrates three decades in business
With roughly a quarter of Kiwi businesses failing within the first three years, lasting one decade, let alone three, is a great milestone...
Māori entrepreneurs redefine ‘business success’
New Zealand’s first business accelerator for Māori entrepreneurs has finished and its graduates have goals much wider than just making...
On-campus recruitment agency delivers work-ready Millennials
AUT has opened a full-service, on-campus recruitment agency to help New Zealand employers engage work-ready students and graduates. Based...
Tradies ultimate beneficiaries of Callaghan co-funding
NZ Trade Group has qualified for an R&D Growth Grant from Callaghan Innovation to further develop software that will expand...
New chapter for one of NZ’s oldest wineries
On June 30 the doors of the Vidal Estate winery and restaurant in Hastings closed for the last time. But the future still looks bright with...
New book an insight into Kiwi businesses
A new reference book offers an insight into the New Zealand business scene. 100% Kiwi Business: 9 Kiwi Success Navigators is authored by...
Mini-accelerator helps create moonshot, literally!
Last month saw the wrap of ZeroPoint Ventures’ inaugural ‘mini-accelerator’, 0.Sprint, at The Generator, and the organisers asre...
Biogro campaign targets organic labelling confusion
BioGro, the country’s certifier for organic produce and products, is marking its 35th anniversary by launching a campaign to combat...
Mad Butcher back in the family
The Mad Butcher franchise is back in family hands and new owners Michael Morton and Julie Leitch are making plans to “restore its...
Keith Hay Homes celebrates 80 years
This year Keith Hay Homes, a New Zealand owned and operated family business, chalks up 80 years of helping Kiwis into their homes, and 80...