Companies, markets and the working economy.
Rocket Lab's planned US$8 billion purchase of Iridium Communications would move Sir Peter Beck's New Zealand-founded company beyond launch into satellite communications, with cash, debt and equity financing supporting the largest strategic bet in its history.
Les Mills Snr's death at 91 closes a founder story that ran through New Zealand sport, local politics and the global fitness industry — from a small Auckland gym opened in 1968 to programmes delivered in more than 100 countries.
Nelson entrepreneur Dan Burrows has put a founder-led technology story into New Zealand's fishing debate, with Maidenfleet working toward crew-free commercial fishing vessels that could be trialled within three to five years.
Kmart's new K Home format has turned an Australian retail trial into a New Zealand business story, with analysts watching whether a smaller furniture and homewares store could be used here as a direct response to IKEA's arrival.
A Bay of Islands engineering story has become a national business story after Opua designer Andrew Johnson and Johnson Bros launched a $5 million underwater machine built to tackle exotic caulerpa at scale.
A Sunday night fire tore through The Shroom Room on London Street in Lyttelton, leaving co-owners Richard Leech and Koryn Hope facing the loss of a well-known port-town cafe.
Affordability is at the centre of National's compulsory KiwiSaver proposal, with provider Koura Wealth warning higher contributions need careful design for stretched households.
A reported evaluation of direct non-stop flights to India turns the new bilateral trade relationship into a practical transport question.
Roads, rail, ports and pipes age slowly and fail quickly. A short primer on how to read infrastructure news.
Resilience is less about heroics and more about quiet habits that compound. A few patterns worth noticing.
The biggest productivity stories in New Zealand businesses are usually the least dramatic.
Iwi entities, Māori enterprises and marae-based initiatives are a significant part of the economy. They deserve coverage that takes them seriously.