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30-plus companies trial 4-day week across ANZ
A new four-day week pilot is underway, as over 30 companies and almost 1000 workers across Australia and New Zealand get an extra day per...
Recognising NZ’s top events and event professionals
In finally hosting its annual Event Awards Gala Evening, the NZ Event Association has experienced first-hand the frustration, heartbreak,...
Consumer spending tightens in wake of covid and inflation concerns
Hospitality, fashion and luxury retail are at greatest risk as Kiwi consumers reduce non-essential spending, leading companies to rethink...
The year of the virtual pay cut
A new survey highlights the failure of wages to keep pace with inflation in New Zealand. It’s time for business owners to offer...
Employee loyalty no laughing matter. Or is it?
A new monthly laughter subscription model has been launched to help Kiwi businesses boost morale and connection. Finding the positive...
Business travel confidence on the rise
Data from SME travel management provider Corporate Traveller reveals a steady increase in international bookings as travel restrictions...
Activate Tāmaki Makaurau supports 12,000 businesses
Between December 2021 and June 2022, more than 12,000 Auckland businesses impacted by COVID-19 accessed support through Activate Tāmaki...
NZ’s events industry finally re-connects
‘Eventing the Future’ and the NZEA NZ Event Awards are scheduled for late July, as those events calendars roar back into action. The NZ...
Trans-Tasman leaders lay path for strengthened partnership
The 14th Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum (ANZLF) recently concluded in Sydney with strengthened trans-Tasman commitments in multiple...
Show us the workers
A recent survey of EMA members showed that 100 percent of responding employers with vacancies were struggling to fill...
Self-employed Kiwis pessimistic about Economy
Self-employed New Zealanders are losing around two million hours a week (approximately $3.2 billion per year) in productivity, due to...
Rubber Monkey targets Aussie expansion
Rubber Monkey has launched a NZ$2.5m capital raise to fund further Australian expansion and drive growth. Rubber Monkey, the e-commerce...
Fund addresses high failure rate of social enterprises
A new $20 million fund and incubation initiative designed to address the high failure rate of New Zealand startups with a social or...
Trust in brands drives consumer spending
Results from a recent Adobe study of more than 1,000 New Zealand consumers and 100 senior business leaders reveals a strong correlation...
Covid cavalier or cautious? The impact of office anxiety
New AUT research reveals that half of Kiwi employees are suffering at least a moderate level of anxiety about returning to the...
Research: challenging times ahead for NFPs
Grant Thornton New Zealand’s latest NFP research paints a picture of an agile industry, but also indicates a breaking point is on the...
Success celebrated at Ignite Wānaka Business Awards
Structural and civil engineering firm Batchelar McDougall Consulting took out the top award at the recent Ignite Wānaka Business...
Newmarket gears up to celebrate its best
Newmarket is preparing to celebrate its best businesses from across its precinct – with a wide range of enterprises among...
Is a culture of compliance an obstacle to workplace H&S?
A culture of compliance does not necessarily make a safety culture, as evidenced by the ongoing problem of workplace accidents – a local...
West Coast ‘Leading Lights’ celebrated
Franz Josef-based Waiho Hot Tubs took out the Supreme Award at the 2022 Development West Coast Leading Light Business Excellence Awards,...
National distribution deal for new petfood brand
Petfood brand WildHQ has secured national distribution with Fresh Choice supermarkets only one month after launching at the Nelson Saturday...
Bringing Cathedral Square’s grand old lady back to life
A Christchurch team have launched a crowdfunding campaign to bring the old Chief Post Office in Cathedral Square, established in 1879, back...
Budget 2022: New fund aims to ‘secure future’ for SMEs
MYOB’s Jo Tozer comments on the 2022 Government Budget’s incentives for business, including the Business Growth Fund –...
BIZTECH: PNY launches XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGBDDR4 Silver 3200MHz and 3600MHz desktop memory
XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGBSilver DDR4 Memory is designed for gamers and enthusiasts and offers a brilliant RGB design combined with extreme...
BIZTECH: D-Link launches G415 AX1500 4G Smart Router
The G415 is an AX1500 4G Smart Router that allows you to use your mobile carrier’s SIM card to share your 3G and 4G mobile network access...
Aussie track & trace software aids Kiwi businesses
New software developed in Australia aims to give New Zealand businesses confidence that their Covid-19 testing programmes are keeping...
Funding for wāhine and non-binary entrepreneurs
SheEO NZ, an economic model created to support wāhine and non-binary entrepreneurs is already delivering strong results and is ready to...
Walks give women access to female leaders
Senior and diverse Christchurch female leaders will ‘walk and talk’ with aspiring female leaders when Mentor Walks launches its first...
Short Notice initiative keeps small businesses busy
Short Notice is a brand new service designed to help small businesses find staff… at very short notice. Do you know your way around...