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, 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, 16+ hour ago   (319+ words) New Zealand’s total gross debt reached $872.6 billion in the year to 31 May 2025, up 5.4% on the year before and 77% higher than in 2016, when the figure was $492.5 billion. That works out at $163,717 for every New Zealander. Yet the election-year argument fixates almost…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (172+ words) The rural rate sounds modest until you apply it to farm-scale land values. Analysis from Caniwi Capital Partners puts a mid-sized dairy farm with $5.5 to $6 million of land value at $27,500 to $30,000 a year, with larger operations facing $50,000 or more. Federated…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (557+ words) Anna Vu has worked in Whangārei for 12 years and employs three siblings she recruited from Vietnam to run AV Beauty Spa. Her older sister gained residency through the 2021 pathway. Her two younger siblings hold work visas expiring in early December…...