Chinese visitor numbers are booming, and importantly for New Zealand tourism their stay here is increasing. Latest figures show Chinese visitor numbers have rocketed from around 30,000 in 2000 to around 180,000 in the current [...]

The Government ended the last financial year with a deficit of $9.2 billion, about half of what it was last year. That is slightly higher than the $8.4 billion forecast in the May Budget. But [...]

Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson today announced a new “starting-out wage” which will help provide young New Zealanders with more opportunities to get into the workforce. The starting-out wage will give employers an incentive to [...]

Neil Millar, a partner at Minter Ellison Rudd Watts talks to Gill South on the ins and outs of mergers and acquisitions. When you are considering acquiring another business what do you need to think [...]

Grant Stapleton, the entrepreneur behind Baker's Delight in NZ, and co-owner of the Hue colour salons talks to Gill South about succession planning. Grant Stapleton, the entrepreneur behind Baker's Delight and co-owner of the Hue [...]

BUSINESSDESK: New Zealand business confidence retreated this month, though firms grew more bullish about their own prospects and pricing intentions and inflation expectations are rising from their lows. A net 17% of respondents in the [...]