Investor confidence jumps but property falls out of favour
Net investor confidence rose 14 percentage points to 15 per cent in the latest quarter, with Auckland leading the rebound.…
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Lightyears secures $174m for solar projects as overseas capital moves in
New Zealand-owned solar developer Lightyears has raised $174 million from Australian and Japanese investors, giving it the funding to build…
Apprenticeship Boost: what employers get now and what each party would change
Employers taking on a first-year apprentice can claim $500 a month for up to a year, but the scheme now…
OwlQR launches QR code platform to cut export paperwork for manufacturers
A New Zealand software company has launched a platform that puts product information behind a single QR code on the…
BNZ cuts short-term home loan rates to match rivals
BNZ has cut its fixed rates for terms of two years or less, leaving the main banks clustered within a…
Lines companies told to sharpen case for $600m-$700m grid projects
A review of how local lines companies justify big connections to the national grid has found gaps in forecasting and…
Mortgage arrears fall to lowest level since 2022 as hardship cases climb
Home loan arrears sit at 1.19%, the lowest since December 2022, yet personal loan hardship is climbing fast and 430,000…
Electricity Authority chose to build $6.7m Billy rather than keep part-funding Powerswitch
The Electricity Authority has set out what Billy cost and why it built its own power comparison site instead of…