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Shoeshine

Will Xero make a meal of Melio?

ANALYSIS: Kiwi SaaS giant is paying up to gain better access to the US market, in an example of boldness rarely seen from New Zealand companies.

Will Mace Mon, 07 Jul 2025

The NBR Podcast

Podcast #63: Rod Drury – my vision for New Zealand

Rich List 2025

Featured Rich Lister: Rod Drury

Investment

US$2.5b deal will double Xero revenues by 2028, says CEO

Investment

Xero maintains ‘rule of 40’ rise with positive half-year result

Featured Listers 2024

Featured NBR Lister 2024: Hamish Edwards

Investment

Xero results gives something for ‘bulls and bears’

Investment

Xero’s restructure bears fruit with 90% rise in earnings

Last Word

Accounting and independent directors – it’s all about optics

ANALYSIS: As two New Zealand firms introduce independent voices to their boards, the rest must consider doing the same.

Hamish McNicol and Calida Stuart-Menteath Fri, 11 Apr 2025

Hunter’s Corner

There’s a bigger picture in the pro-bank Bill

ANALYSIS: A retrospective measure in proposed legislation looks designed to help ANZ and ASB defend a customer class action, but it’s not as black and white as that.

Tim Hunter Fri, 11 Apr 2025

Edwards on Politics

Boosting defence spending in a more uncertain world

ANALYSIS: Government paper says China is challenging international norms of behaviour and the security of other states.

Brent Edwards Thu, 10 Apr 2025

NBR Focus

The Accountants 2025: why accounting is ripe for PE investment

ANALYSIS: Mercury Capital’s Findex deal a sign of things to come for New Zealand firms.

Hamish McNicol Thu, 10 Apr 2025

Underarm

Is luck running out for the ‘Lucky Country’?

ANALYSIS: Australians are working longer hours but the standard of living is falling and productivity is in the doldrums. There are no easy solutions to the productivity dilemma.