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New aircraft add capacity and more routes for Air New Zealand

3 days ago | nbr.co.nz | Nevil Gibson

New aircraft add capacity and more routes for Air New Zealand The national airline says its network and customer choices are increasing. Air New Zealand's newest A321 at the Airbus factory in Hamburg, Germany. Air New Zealand is adding two new Airbus A321neo aircraft to its fleet, allowing it to announce more routes and capacity to its short- and medium-haul services.
Takeovers Panel NZME process a ‘disservice’ to NZ, Grenon says

3 days ago | nbr.co.nz | Hamish Mcnicol

NZME director Jim Grenon criticises Panel’s enquiry into his purchase of shares in listed media company. The Takeovers Panel’s enquiry into whether certain acquisitions of NZME shares by Jim Grenon were in compliance with the Takeovers Code was “completely unnecessary and a disservice to New Zealand,” the newly appointed NZME director says. Grenon’s appointment to the board of the listed media Want to read more? It's easy.
NZME editorial board nothing to fear, new chair Joyce says

4 days ago | nbr.co.nz | Hamish Mcnicol

New director Jim Grenon says there could be more clear ‘scorekeeping’ of journalists. The new chair of listed media company NZME says a proposed editorial board is nothing to fear and could enhance the company’s editorial offering, after a shareholder raised concerns about maintaining editorial independence. Meanwhile, another new director – 13% shareholder Jim Grenon – has Want to read more? It's easy.
Meridian ends billing software project in favour of Kraken

4 days ago | nbr.co.nz | Tim Hunter

Energy More than 50 jobs axed as Flux Federation platform winds down. Electricity generator and retailer Meridian has abandoned its in-house retail billing platform Flux in favour of the Kraken platform provided by UK-based Octopus Energy Group. In a statement to the NZX Meridian said 53 jobs would go at Flux, reducing its workforce from 121 to 68. Remaining staff Want to read more? It's easy.
Tech the last to go, as WFH becomes ‘so last week’

1 week ago | nbr.co.nz | Brent Melville

Tech the last to go, as WFH becomes ‘so last week’ ‘There was a big rush to downsize quickly and now everyone’s coming back, so it could be an interesting few years,’ IWG country manager says. Back to the office for work for AWS global and NZ staff. Amazon Web Services’ ‘return to the office’ edict across the cloud computing giant’s 33 geographies reflects the end game for the tech sector’s post-pandemic remote working experiment.
Birthday Honours: Sir Brendan, Sir Ewan, Dame Ranjna

1 week ago | nbr.co.nz | Tim Hunter

The 2025 King’s Birthday Honours recognise the dedication and philanthropy of New Zealand’s business leaders. Two knights and a dame top the list for business honours in the 2025 King’s Birthday list, with each adding to previous awards for their services. Brendan Lindsay becomes a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business and philanthropy. The NBR Lister Lindsay founded Want to read more? It's easy.
Cook Islands aviation pioneer promoted to knight

1 week ago | nbr.co.nz | Nevil Gibson

Cook Islands aviation pioneer promoted to knight Sir Ewan Smith founded Air Rarotonga in 1978. Air Rarotonga is one of the largest employers in the Cook Islands. The founder and managing director of Air Rarotonga is one of the new business knights. Sir Ewan Smith launched the airline in 1978 and was honoured in 2019 as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Cook Islands business and tourism. His elevation to knight status follows the Want to read more?
Tax Traders offers world’s first tax pool note issue

1 week ago | nbr.co.nz | Tim Hunter

Institutional cash funds offered new Moody’s-rated short-term investment. KiwiSaver funds and financial institutions have a new highly rated place to park their short-term cash, in a world-first note issue from tax pooling provider Tax Traders. New Zealand’s unique tax pooling regime helps businesses manage and fund their provisional tax obligations through Want to read more? It's easy.
MediaWorks trims losses in year of ‘consolidation’

1 week ago | nbr.co.nz | Nicholas Pointon

Radio broadcaster and outdoor advertising company MediaWorks has slashed its full-year loss and lifted its underlying performance due to higher sales and no large asset write-downs. The company has today reported a net loss of $16.3 million for the 12 months ended December, compared with a $107.8m Want to read more? It's easy.
Tariff turnarounds miring Kiwi companies in uncertainty

1 week ago | nbr.co.nz | Calida Stuart-Menteath |Hamish Mcnicol

Tariff turnarounds miring Kiwi companies in uncertainty ANALYSIS: Many listed companies reporting annual results in the last few weeks highlighted how trade turmoil was affecting them. Trump's tariffs have provoked uncertainty in global marekts. It’s been a busy end to the results season, with the last couple of days particularly flat out with NZX-listed companies with March year-ends releasing their earnings.