
Hawke’s Bay apple brand Rockit signs Chinese megastar Wang Yibo
Hawke’s Bay’s Rockit has landed one of China’s most bankable celebrities as its brand ambassador.

Hawke’s Bay’s Rockit has landed one of China’s most bankable celebrities as its brand ambassador.

Demand for Tapuwae Roa’s Tupu Accelerator keeps climbing, with a new cohort of ten high-growth Māori-founded ventures welcomed for the programme’s third consecutive year.

A new Christchurch start-up wants to turn the security cameras already watching your warehouse into a real-time safety system that spots risk before it becomes an incident.

West Auckland’s Waitākere College has officially opened a new School of Business, founded and seeded by Just Life Group CEO Tony Falkenstein CNZM, with the goal of producing the country’s next wave of entrepreneurs from communities that have historically been overlooked by corporate New Zealand.

A new national productivity programme is aiming to back more than 4,000 Kiwi SMEs into AI adoption. But the most useful lesson for business owners, says ASB’s Ben Speedy, may be the simplest: Think small first.

A new survey reveals most SME operators are already taking action as Middle East tensions push fuel costs higher.

Over 300 entries mark another milestone year for the 2026 NZ Hi-Tech Awards, with the Gala Dinner set for May in Auckland.

Canterbury has claimed the title of New Zealand’s strongest-performing region for the second quarter running according to ASB report.
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