4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (384+ words) KiwiSaver has crossed the point where it stops being a personal finance story and becomes a capital markets one. Total balances hit $138.37 billion across 3,351,406 members as at 31 December 2025, according to the Retirement Commission’s demographic study. That sits inside a managed…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (625+ words) Labour is selling its capital gains tax as narrow, targeted, and something nine out of ten New Zealanders will never pay. Businesses, the pitch goes, are excluded. The family home is out. Farms, KiwiSaver, shares and retirement savings are all…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (379+ words) On 4 February 2026, a trapped air bubble in a bypass pipe flooded critical electrical gear at Wellington’s Moa Point wastewater plant and shut down the city’s primary sewage treatment facility. Since then roughly 14 billion litres of untreated sewage has been discharged…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (226+ words) The target is clear. The Bill applies to every company operating in New Zealand with annual revenue over $100 million, roughly 1,000 firms. Those in scope must map their supply chains, publish annual modern slavery statements covering their structure, operations, remedial actions…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (688+ words) Three Otago councils – Central Otago District, Queenstown Lakes District, and Otago Regional – were on the verge of signing a regional deal with the government when National changed course. On Sunday 24 August, the party unveiled a ‘no new taxes’ election platform…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (314+ words) That is the tension business owners should focus on. Property rights are being taken seriously for the first time in a generation, but the way you protect them determines whether you get legal certainty or a litigation machine. The Bill…...