Mid-sized firms roll up sleeves
Apr 11, 2014 Family Boats in Pakuranga has an annual turnover of $15 million. Photo / Brett Phibbs Middle-sized businesses are sharing the rock-star economy's benefits, enjoying big growth and taking an increasingly rosy view [...]
Vend raises $25m for expansion
Mar 26, 2014 Vaughan Rowsell, founder and chief executive of computer software company Vend. Photo / Paul Estcourt Point-of-sale software provider Vend has raised $25 million in a funding round led by early Facebook investor [...]
NZ firms ploughing cash into plant
Mar 21, 2014 The largest positive contribution to economic output was from manufacturing, up 2.1 per cent on the September quarter to its highest level since March 2006. Photo / Dean Purcell The data indicate [...]
OCR hike not needed, penalises rest of NZ for Auckland house pricing
March 17, 2014 Thursday's OCR hike was not needed, and penalises rest of NZ for Auckland house pricing says BERL chief economist Ganesh Nana "We may be growing but we’re coming out of very deep recession, the [...]
Hong Kong trade boss hunts for Kiwi producers
Mar 12, 2014 Executive director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Fred Lam. Photo / Mark Russell China's shifting emphasis on consumption and lifting the standard of living for its 1.4 billion inhabitants could [...]
M&A market in purple patch: expert
Mar 13, 2014 Last year, KPMG helped the owners of Torpedo 7 sell the business to the Warehouse. Photo / File New Zealand's merger and acquisition market is the most buoyant it has been since [...]