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Building New Zealand’s digital payment ecosystem

ANALYSIS: Mbie recently concluded its consultation on the future of New Zealand's payments system. If implemented well, the digital infrastructure will shape New Zealand's economy over the next decade.

Vibhu Arya and Helena Li Sat, 29 Aug 2026

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Inaugural NZ Tech Expo seeking to become the sector’s Fieldays

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Aussie fintech’s NZ stablecoin launch held up by banking hurdle

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Revolut pads revenue as it awaits NZ banking licence

Tech & Innovation

Fintechs call for a government-backed digital ID

Your Business

Fintech entrepreneur employs lessons from Buffett and Munger

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The wealth transfer will test New Zealand’s investment habits

ANALYSIS: New Zealanders may inherit an estimated $1.6 trillion by 2050. Every transfer gives a new owner reason to reconsider the assets, managers, and advisers that came with it.

Joseph Darby Sun, 16 Aug 2026

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Luck is a relative concept

ANALYSIS: If the relative economic gap between NZ and Australia continues to narrow, investors may find a balanced exposure across both becomes increasingly rewarding.

Bevan Graham Sun, 26 Jul 2026

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Why standard AI contracts may not address agentic AI risk

ANALYSIS: An agent that drafts internal communications poses very different risks from one authorised to execute financial transactions.

Alex Chapman Sun, 19 Jul 2026

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How do you govern a trillionaire?

ANALYSIS: Across the technology sector we have seen the emergence of founder-led organisations designed to preserve control long after public listing.

Kirsten Patterson Sun, 28 Jun 2026

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NZ’s biggest startup funding year ever masks the real story

ANALYSIS: The country has become noticeably better at backing companies it can already see – what it has not done is build a reliable way to produce the next set.

Faith Jeremiah Sun, 28 Jun 2026

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The oil shock that tested NZ, and why the system held

ANALYSIS: Despite dire predictions, six weeks of disruption after the Middle East war began, NZ had higher prices but no queues, no rationing, and an inflation spike its central bank chose to look through. Why is worth examining.

Syed Matiur Rahman. Sat, 27 Jun 2026

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Sold your business? What’s next

ANALYSIS: More New Zealand business owners than ever are selling up. The deal gets all the attention, while what to do with the money afterwards gets almost none.

Joseph Darby Sun, 14 Jun 2026

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Who killed the bank loan?

ANALYSIS: The lines between traditional banking risk and private credit risk are blurring in ways that regulators are only just beginning to map.

Sat, 06 Jun 2026

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Why easing seismic rules won’t remove commercial risk

ANALYSIS: The commercial implications property owners need to know from the Government’s proposed changes to New Zealand’s earthquake-prone building regime.

Cameron Bellis Sun, 31 May 2026

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Building New Zealand’s digital payment ecosystem

Inaugural NZ Tech Expo seeking to become the sector’s Fieldays

Aussie fintech’s NZ stablecoin launch held up by banking hurdle

Revolut pads revenue as it awaits NZ banking licence

Fintechs call for a government-backed digital ID

Fintech entrepreneur employs lessons from Buffett and Munger

The wealth transfer will test New Zealand’s investment habits

Luck is a relative concept

Why standard AI contracts may not address agentic AI risk

How do you govern a trillionaire?

NZ’s biggest startup funding year ever masks the real story

The oil shock that tested NZ, and why the system held

Sold your business? What’s next

Who killed the bank loan?

Why easing seismic rules won’t remove commercial risk

Chris Meehan resigns as director of Winton Land

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