Spark chair’s lengthy tenure questioned as AGM looms NZSA asked for more information on succession plans for Justine Smyth after last year’s AGM, but it has not yet been forthcoming.

How not to breach the NZ-EU free trade agreement If producers don’t comply with geographical indications rules, they could face penalties.

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Featured Rich Lister: Cliff Cook Cliff Cook’s UK LifeCare business finally turned a financial corner in 2024, when a surplus on revaluations allowed it to declare a modest after-tax profit.

RBNZ chair apologised to Treasury official for Orr outburst Email exchange in which Neil Quigley wrote, ‘I am sorry Adrian lost his cool’, was just two weeks before former governor’s sudden ...

Bank class action plaintiffs reveal settlement offer Select committee hears submissions on controversial retrospective legislation protecting ANZ and ASB.

Despite receiving more than $40 billion in aid since 2008, the Pacific region remains the most aid-dependent area in the world. The impact of this aid, however, has often been disappointing, with ...

Financial disputes resolution is ‘not fit for purpose’: CAB Andrew Hubbard says current framework has created unfairness and confusion.

Commerce Minister refuses to release statutory management doc Scott Simpson invokes confidentiality clause also cited by the Financial Markets Authority.

Fletcher Construction unit worth $230m to $340m, say analysts The building materials group has appointed advisers for a potential sale of its Construction division.

Mercury appoints advisers to help sell Tamaki Health The move follows approaches from interested parties and comes amid a shake-up in how general practices are funded.

Helius Therapeutics’s planned merger with two medicinal cannabis prescribing clinics has suffered a blow, with Cannabis Clinic owner Green Leaf pulling out of the deal. In late May, Helius said it ...