Grant Baker: NZ Businessman and Entrepreneur on his decades of success and failures, new book 'No Pit Stops: The Business Of Going All In'

Grant Baker is one of the country’s best success stories.  The Kiwi serial entrepreneur has had his hand in a number of pies but is best known for two companies – 42 Below and Turners.   It’s a career that’s spanned decades, and that’s before you get to his philanthropic efforts and work in co-fo…

Jenee Tibshraeny: NZ Herald Wellington business editor on the reactions to Labour's lack of info on the Future Fund policy

Labour leader Chris Hipkins doesn't think the public much cares about which companies would be in the party's Future Fund.  It won't be revealing key details - including the cost to the Crown and which state assets would go into it - until after voters go to the polls. NZ Herald Wellington busine…

Jeremy Hutton: Milford Asset Management expert on bond yields and interest rates going up

The ongoing conflict in Iran has led to bond yields and interest rates going up all over the world, and it's prompted concerns among experts. This will impact Kiwis as well, as many KiwiSaver portfolios have taken a hit as a result. Milford Asset Management's Jeremy Hutton explained further. LIS…

Greg Smith: Generate investment specialist on Infratil selling Contact Energy stake to fund future growth

Infratil says it has agreed to sell 53.53 million shares - representing a 5 percent stake - in Contact Energy through a fully underwritten block trade. The sale is at $9.25 per ordinary share, generating expected gross proceeds of about $495.17 million, and taking Infratil’s shareholding down to 9…

Justin Watson: Christchurch Airport chief executive on the new non-stop international flights announced from Christchurch

New Christchurch flights are being hailed as a key step for global connectivity. From October, Air New Zealand will fly direct between Christchurch and Singapore, Tokyo and Perth.  Christchurch Airport chief executive Justin Watson says Christchurch is in a really good place, and more people will…

Nick Leggett: Infrastructure NZ chief executive on Queenstown being warned it needs to boost infrastructure

Queenstown will need to double its infrastructure within 15 years to keep pace with growth, according to Southern Infrastructure chief executive Ross Copland. Copland warned  the resort town’s roads could reach capacity by the end of the decade - and said changes need to be made. Infrastructure N…

Saul Eslake: Australian independent economist on the claims that the Budget is turning NZ into an Australian tax haven

Following the release of last week's Budget, there's growing claims that Australians are looking across the Tasman with 'genuine envy'. A recent article in The Australian claimed that with no capital gains tax, no stamp duty or land tax, and the opportunity to negatively gear, business owners and …

Catherine Beard: BusinessNZ Advocacy Director on the services sector continuing to contract in April

The services sector continues to contract.  The latest Services Index rose 2.7 points to 48.9 – with anything below 50 signalling contraction.  New orders was the only category in expansion, sitting at 51.2, while employment remained negative for the 29th consecutive month.   BusinessNZ Advocacy…

Rebecca Ingram: Tourism Industry Aotearoa CEO on the TRENZ tourism business event running this week in Auckland

It's tourism's time to shine this week as TRENZ hits Auckland.  The country's largest tourism business event runs from today to Thursday at the International Convention Centre.  More than 12 hundred delegates will attend from key markets like the US and China, and it’s projected to inject more th…

Shane Solly: Harbour Asset Management expert on the BNZ Business NZ Performance of Services Index results

The BNZ-BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI) rose 2.7 points to 48.9, up from 46.2 in March. A reading below 50 indicates the sector - which accounts for nearly three-quarters of the economy - is contracting. Harbour Asset Management expert Shane Solly explained further. LISTEN ABOVE