Holiday blues make for quiet end to NZX year – Market close
NZX's 2025 performance trails 2024 but is up 3% for the year. Source: NZ Herald Business News
Local firms eye 2026 growth but fear rising costs and inflation
Nearly two-thirds of SME owners say they feel positive about 2026. Source: NZ Herald Business News
Spark chief executive Jolie Hodson on her biggest mistake, the chances of economic recovery in 2026 – Summer Questions
Plus: Her top read to get a handle on AI. Source: NZ Herald Business News
Hirepool posts $13.5m loss, directors push out debt refinancing deadline
Hirepool’s net loss blew out to $13.49m in 2025 as hire revenue slumped. Source: NZ Herald Business News
Why women on LinkedIn are masquerading as men
Megan Cornish saw her LinkedIn impressions jump fourfold after a ‘male coded’ revamp. Source: NZ Herald Business News
In South Korea, National Geographic and Lockheed Martin have been reinvented as clothing lines
Brand icons have been resurrected or reinvented as clothing lines in a surreal afterlife. Source: NZ Herald Business News
Workplace trends for 2026: From AI capability to part-time pathways
Flexibility is now a baseline expectation, an employment expert says. Source: NZ Herald Business News
NZ sharemarket flat post-Christmas – Market close
Small-cap stocks stole the limelight in the light holiday trading. Source: NZ Herald Business News
Intrepid Travel NZ boss on growth, Haka Tours deal and AI plans for 2026 – Summer questions
Simon Mckearney talks optimism, challenges and the key issue for the 2026 election. Source: NZ Herald Business News
Thinking of starting a business? Key advice from small company founders
Reporter Tom Raynel spoke with 52 founders nationwide during 2025. Source: NZ Herald Business News