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Simon Bridges: Why 2026 will be slow and steady, rather than a boom year

Opinion: Consumer and business sentiment is improving.

Paramount counters Netflix with hostile bid for Warner Bros

The offer would put CNN, HBO Max and Warner Bros under Donald Trump ally Larry Ellison.

Expat raises $7.3m for his physical-world AI start-up

An ex-Tesla engineer is being funded by other New Zealand entrepreneurs.

Property Insider: How much did retailers Anne and David Norman pay for ex-Beca House?

The last 2025 column, reporting on the billionaire Normans and a big building deal.

Take a tour of Auckland's sorry sites: Abandoned, shelved, never built, unsold

Have we become more a city of fails than sails, given the city heart's sorry state?

Market close: NZX sharemarket flat at up 0.02%

The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed at 13,486.32, up 2.3 points or 0.02%.

The final Countdown: Woolworths rebrand complete as last store makes switch

The Australian supermarket chain has spent millions on the rebranding exercise.

Richard Harman: Tense year ahead as tight Budget, health costs and climate targets collide

Nicola Willis has just $2.4b new spending to spread across the 2026 Budget.

Cameron Bagrie: Trust, not growth, may decide who wins the 2026 election

Opinion: Inflation still outpaces wages, leaving households feeling poorer.

'Even Muldoon would blush' – IRD proposes major company tax change

Property companies could be most affected by the prospective move.

Podcast: Survive to 2025? For many, relief never came.

The year has left many New Zealanders more stretched than ever.

Last of the bad news? NZ set for economic revival in 2026 – what's fuelling the optimism?

There are clear signs New Zealand's recovery is gathering pace, ASB economists say.

Small Business: Bark to match the bite with Howler Hotdogs

Jo Williamson talks to Tom Raynel about her small business Howler Hotdogs.

‘Food is just the beginning’: Trump’s tariff backdown presents opportunity for NZ

US experts at events in Auckland last week shared advice on coping with Trump's America.

How to respond: Building portfolios for a lower-return investment world

Private equity and private debt are still tipped for returns above 7% a year.

Qantas launches Auckland-Perth service, new Johannesburg route

The routes tap into Perth's 60,000 Kiwi and 38,000 South African residents.