Sarah Mitchell

1 month ago | businessdesk.co.nz | Greg Hurrell |Pattrick Smellie |Sarah Mitchell

The 2025 Life Sciences Summit's kickoff by talking bananas probably shows that New Zealand bioscientists are ready to roll up their sleeves and get stuck into genetics research.Two years ago, speakers were busy giving impassioned speeches about how much NZ’s ban on most genetic engineering (GE) research was harming science and the economy.

1 month ago | businessdesk.co.nz | Jem Traylen |Sarah Mitchell |Rebecca Stevenson

Auditor-General John Ryan’s seven-year term comes to an end on July 1.

1 month ago | businessdesk.co.nz | David Chaplin |Cameron Bagrie |Dileepa Fonseka |Sarah Mitchell

For female New Zealanders aged 80 or more today, the obvious conclusion after reading the Melville Jessup Weaver 2025 KiwiSaver Demographic Study is that the payback for living long has finally arrived.According to the Melville Jessup Weaver (MJW) report commissioned by Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission, the average KiwiSaver balance of female members aged 81 to 85 comes in at almost $90,000 compared to $82,451 for men in the same cohort.Older is even better (financially) for female...