The National Business Review

Chinese Path of Exile fans at a Shanghai gaming event.

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Chris Keall

Grinding Gear Games plans hiring spree after Chinese takeover

Mon 21 May 3

Auckland company has two million playing its online role-playing game.

Ask Me Anything: NZ Game Developers Assoc head Stephen Knightly, Grinding Gear Games' Jonathan Rogers

Grinding Gear Games crowd-funds $US200,000 to fund Path of Exile

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"Great to see it will stay NZ based. Hope the new Chinese owners keep to that strategy."

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Brent Edwards

Government still gathering information on cow disease outbreak

Mon 21 May 2

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Prime Minister says quick decision needed on cow disease to give certainty to farmers.

NEP New Zealand's director Ray Standidge says it will challenge Sky's local market.

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Mackenzie Smith

Overseas outside broadcast giant challenges Sky in NZ

Mon 21 May

Takeover of outside broadcasting company NZ Live sees unprecedented challenge to Sky. Watch Hamish Coleman-Ross's interview with Ray Standidge.

Spark's new Lightbox platform goes live – but TVNZ will broadcast Sevens World Cup

Veritas chairman Tim Cook says “We are delighted to have received the support of Nomura."

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Tim Hunter

UPDATE: Nomura sees upside in hospitality sector

Mon 21 May 11

A pleasure to deal with supportive lender, says Veritas chairman.

Veritas close to refinancing deal

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"The only winners here are ANZ Bank and Nomura"

Stefan Lepionka's legal team wants the development to progress as the case heads for appeal.

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Victoria Young

Lepionka-Paterson dispute escalates to Appeal Court

Mon 21 May 1

Hawke's Bay property spat continues.

Juicy judgment reveals developer misused deposits

Outgoing Kiwi Property Group chief executive Chris Gudgeon says offshore investors only care about Auckland.

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Mackenzie Smith

Kiwi Property Group sets sights on Auckland development

Mon 21 May

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Annual results show earnings rose 8.2% for the 2018 financial year but included a fall in net profit.

Westpac senior economist Satish Ranchhod says March quarterly spending figures are much lower than expected

Nevil Gibson

Retail spending slows as cooling house prices put damper on economy

Mon 21 May 5

Westpac senior economist Satish Ranchhod says the spending downturn chimes with other signs that the economy is slowing.

Harmoney founder Neil Roberts says he is considering the judgment.

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Victoria Young

High Court rules in favour of regulator over Harmoney's fees

Mon 21 May 3

Harmoney and ComCom consider implications of the decision.

The joke’s on peer-to-peer lending

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"No sympathy for Harmoney considering the absolute lack of effort in chasing up defaults."

NZ Super Fund interim head Matt Whineray says returns have been great but market fluctuations will impact them in future.

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Fiona Rotherham

Bumpy ride inevitable for NZ Super Fund returns, interim head warns

Mon 21 May 2

Matt Whineray marks 10 years with the NZ Super Fund this week. Watch Fiona Rotherham’s interview with the acting chief executive.

Penny Bright went the wrong way about it but Auckland Council should be more transparent.

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Victoria Young

In defence of Penny Bright's crusade

Mon 21 May 3

Opinion: Council information delays over Holidays Act backs up Penny Bright's activism.

Penny Bright settles with Auckland Council

Holidays Act top election issue for employers – Simpson Grierson

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''I have no issue whatsoever regarding Ms Bright's crusade and the NBR's experience laid out above confirms she has a valid point."

Harbour Asset Management analyst Shane Solly global equity markets have “come of the boil” lately after a strong recent run.

MARKET WRAP: NZ shares fall with Comvita and A2 Milk

Mon 21 May 3

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An All Blacks team announcement — and a promo for Amazon

Mon 21 May 1

JP Morgan economist Ben Jarman says slowing migration will reduce per-capita GDP.

Net migration continues to ease in April, visitor numbers rise

Mon 21 May

Vital Healthcare chief executive David Carr says it's far too early to discuss numbers.

Mon 21 May

Unigestion multi-asset portfolio manager Olivier Marciot says equity investors face headwinds.

US suspends China tariffs as global investors wait for next cue

Mon 21 May 1

Science, Research and Innovation Minister Megan Woods explains why they are out.

Callaghan Growth Grants axed

Sat 19 May 62

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"Common sense now prevails. Steven Joyce wasted hundreds of millions of dollars on a totally flawed model"

CBL managing director Peter Harris expected creditors would not vote for liquidation.

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‘Stalemate’ at CBL meeting

Fri 18 May 6

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"Once again, the wisest option put forward by independent sources and wanted by the majority is foregone as minority interests and greed rules the day"

23% of directors of firms surveyed by Chapman Trip were women.

Diversity: Do skills matter in the boardroom?

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"From my experience being boards, as well as dealing with many others as an auditor or independent advisor; diversity is important. However, that is primarily diversity of thought, contained in individuals with an appropriate mix of skills and experience that are required for the particular board"

Einstein valued intuition, which happens as the result of fast, sub-conscious processing in the brain

Should you go with your gut? A neuroscientist explains

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JP Morgan economist Ben Jarman says a change in the asset mix from mortgages to business "would arguably represent a more efficient allocation of capital."

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Banking commission holds big economic implications

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"Maybe the refrain 'Too Big to Fail" has caused the bankers to believe their behavior is not subject to what the majority of citizens consider ethical and moral."

Workplace Relations Minister Iain Lees-Galloway appears to think that, if businesses cannot face the increased costs of regulation and compliance, then that is too bad.

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Workplace fixes go further than needed

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Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop preparing to speak to the media.

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Fri 18 May

BusinessNZ economist John Pask and CTU president Richard Wagstaff disagree on the amount of government spending.

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Business satisfied but unions say Budget came up short

Fri 18 May 2

It will be interesting to see how Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's government will achieve with the extra spending. (Photo: Jerry Yelich-O'Connor)

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Business nerves and some dubious assumptions

Fri 18 May 12

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"They have cleverly left out of the budget, reduced expenditure or extended the timeline on policies they promised when key to them if elected"

Managing director Peter Harris sold CBL shares in April last year.

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The leftovers of a corporate feast

Fri 18 May 4

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"We are truly blessed to have such wonderful regulatory bodies as the RBNZ and FMA protecting the investing public from dubious individuals who would set up shop and be granted a licence to trade."

Former Reserve Bank economist Michael Reddell says there is "no particular reason why productivity can't increase this century."

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Leaders 'given up' on child poverty by ignoring productivity, Reddell says

Fri 18 May 7

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"Excellent ideas but unfortunately he will be dismissed by the vast majority as a neo-liberal crank"

Editor's pick

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Tim Hunter

UPDATE: Nomura sees upside in hospitality sector

Mon 21 May

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Analysis

Victoria Young

In defence of Penny Bright's crusade

Mon 21 May

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NBR BUSINESS PULSE

Business

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Tim Hunter

‘We’ve bottomed out’ says Rakon

Thu 17 May 10

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Shares gain as tech company puts its troubles behind it.

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Infratil optimistic despite $5.6m profit fall

Thu 17 May

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Insurers say no change on soft commissions despite damning FMA review

Thu 17 May 2

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Pushpay doubles annual revenue, narrows loss

What to expect from Chinese investors

NZ vodka business ramping up US expansion

Start-ups contest for capital in accelerator programme pitch

Wall St shrugs away North Korean threats and Israeli gunfire

MARKET WRAP: NZ shares fall as market digests A2 update

A2 Milk shares plunge after announcing 70% sales increase

Retail investors shun Fletcher share offer

Latest Vodafone global result shines light on NZ

Global dairy prices rebound for second time in seven auctions

Property

National housing spokeswoman Judith Collins thinks Housing Minister Phil Twyford's announcement is a diversion.

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Brent Edwards

Twyford defends plan to buy KiwiBuild homes from developers

Wed 16 May 29

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Judith Collins says people with mortgages don't riot. Watch Grant Walker's interviews with them both.

"Perhaps the emphasis should be on producing good quality, affordable rental accommodation with long term security of tenure."

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Construction industry’s woes worsening – what can be done about it?

Tue 15 May 13

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"In my 36yrs as a quantity surveyor including 24yrs running my own construction company I have now witnessed "almost" every single participant go broke and fall over "

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