Business
Business News for 12 September 2025
Data centres are a hot topic, and there's a call for a co-ordinated response to developing them. Audio
Squeezing a bigger slice of the tax pie from big tech companies
The whole world is trying to chase down the likes of Google, Microsoft and Meta for more income tax, and New Zealand is no exception.
Receipts for relics: K Road's new store with famous artefacts up for grabs
Aucklanders can have their very own slice of the iconic Karangahape Road as businesses take support local to a whole new level. Audio
Evening business for 10 September 2025
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Data centres add estimated $16.5b to annual economy - study
Power-hungry data centres also support a further $76.5 billion of broader digital services, the NZTech study says.
Cyclone Gabrielle casting long shadow over HB: Orchardist
A Hawke's Bay orchardist says Cyclone Gabrielle still casts its long shadow over a region struggling with the country's sluggish economy. The Yummy Fruit Company chief executive Paul Paynter spoke to… Audio
Never tougher to be in business - Briscoes boss
The top retailer says 'there's no question' some mid-size and smaller retailers are on the edge. Audio
Residential building sector cautiously optimistic - Master Builders report
More than 60 percent of businesses in the sector expect the economy and their own businesses to improve over the next 12 months.
Airwork Group owes creditors $145m
The company failed in early July, with the main source of its woes being having some aircraft seized in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Tech: Doctors and AI, wifi heartrates, cleaning up AI slop
Tech correspondent Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to look at a new study into what happened when radiologists came to rely on AI to interpret endoscopy results. Audio
Rural areas feeling the economic pinch
A business leader says rural communities are still keeping their wallets in their pockets despite faring better than urban centres through the economic downturn. Morrinsville Chamber of Commerce… Audio
Briscoes chief executive on tough economic conditions
A retail leader says the collapse of two companies in recent weeks is just the start, and there's more trouble to come for the sector. Briscoes chief executive Rod Duke spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Qantas and Jetstar increasing domestic and trans-Tasman flights
Qantas and Jetstar are boosting their domestic and trans-tasman flights. Christchurch Airport chief executive Justin Watson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
KiwiSaver trick that providers say shortchanges members
A ban on total remuneration packages would make an immediate difference for many members, say KiwiSaver providers and the Retirement Commission.
Tightening household budgets put pressure on retail businesses
Retail businesses are feeling the pressure as household budgets tighten up and costs continue to grow. Whitestone Cheese managing director Simon Berry spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Auckland, Wellington face housing surplus as building outstrips population growth
Meanwhile, the opposite is true in provincial cities like Hamilton and Tauranga.
