The SME Stream

Westpac's latest report expects the economy to grow over the next two years, and unemployment to improve. Nicola Willis joins Herald NOW. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National's hit out at Labour's plan to pause fuel taxes.  Labour's promised no hikes to the fuel excise over the first three years if elected and will consider pushing back National Land Transport fund projects to compensate.  National's announced it doesn't plan to go ahead with an excise lift scheduled for January.  But Finance Minister Nicola Willis told Mike Hosking they can't p...

Forsyth Barr's Mark Richardson joins Herald NOW to break down how investors should read company results. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BusinessDesk’s Dileepa Fonseka returns from Taiwan with lessons for NZ on AI, industrial policy and building globally competitive industries. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nvidia has reported its better-than-expected earnings for this quarter. It's earned $100 billion of revenue in three months - more than double a year ago.  Fisher Funds expert Sam Dickie explained further, as well as what this result means for the AI boom. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Forsyth Barr's Paul Laxton Koraua breaks down the retail results, revealing where consumers are spending and which retailers are winning market share. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The overall economy seems to be holding together as it slowly gets back on track.  Westpac's August overview forecasts 2% growth across this year – accelerating to 3% in 2027.   It points to an uptick in activity after falling flat in the three months to June.    Independent economist Cameron Bagrie told Ryan Bridge the war in Iran has played into a lot of uncertainty in...

Tauranga Port expanding. Auckland Port seeing 5.5% lift in container volumes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The economy's on the mend but households are still feeling a squeeze.    Westpac's August overview points to an uplift in activity after a subdued June quarter.   It forecasts 2% growth over the year, jumping to 3% in 2027.   Chief economist Kelly Eckhold told Mike Hosking that the growth the country's achieved in the last few quarters is coming from good sources such as export...

What can international HR experience teach us about leadership in an increasingly connected world? In this episode of HR Unlocked , Lisa Oakley sits down with Wendy Baker , Chief People Officer at Brosnan, to explore global HR, commercial leadership, organisational culture, and the leadership capabilities needed to thrive in today's rapidly changing workplace. Drawing on more than 20 years of expe...

What if space was not simply a place to launch satellites – but a factory floor for making things that cannot be produced on Earth? That is the bet being made by Auckland startup Outlier Space, which has raised around US$7.35 million (NZ$12.3 million) in pre-seed funding to build reusable spacecraft that carry customer payloads into microgravity, operate them in orbit, then return them safel...

Senior macro strategist at RaboResearch says New Zealand’s economic recovery remains on track despite a dip in retail spending and ongoing global supply chain risks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lightspeed's Nicole Buisson on NZ retailers seeing more transactions but smaller baskets as Kiwis spend more often but more cautiously See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tourism Holdings CEO Grant Webster on rental growth despite negative impacts of the mideast conflict and what to expect heading into the warmer months. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kiwibanks challange isn't getting cheap deposits, it's lending those deposits out and growing their share in mortgage market. Matthew Goodson Salt Funds.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kiwi Group Capital is making an eleventh hour push for TSB’s owner to consider its 'superior' offer to buy the bank, before selling it to Heartland Group Holdings. The renewed call follows a High Court judge dismissing a Taranaki community group’s bid to stall the sale of their local bank. NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny weighs up Kiwibank's chances. LISTEN ABOVE...

Can we read The Warehouse Group guidance and SkyCity bids as evidence consumer recovery is close? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Demand for our dairy exports is expected to remain stable despite volatility in the global market.  A report commissioned by DairyNZ and the Dairy Companies Association has found dairy exports reached almost $29 billion in 2025 and supports more than 51 thousand jobs.  It finds the dairy sector is a backbone of much of regional New Zealand's economy, wages, and job market.   DairyNZ...

The NZX reporting season is underway and results have improved, but some concerns have been raised. The numbers are moving in the right direction, but there's growing frustration around the state of the Iran conflict and increasing fuel prices. Milford Asset Management expert Jeremy Hutton explained further. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stanely Druckenmiller lets rip at Scott Bessent's efforts to try to curb the rising cost of borrowing by expanding debt buybacks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Financial Times says Auckland has solved its housing crisis — but has it really? Liam Dann and Tamsyn Parker look at why housing affordability has improved, the economic pain sitting behind falling Auckland house prices, why older workers may be particularly vulnerable in the current jobs market, and what mortgage holders can expect from next week’s Reserve Bank decision. The Econo...

Chris Hipkins says he'd let councils enforce their own bed tax. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Managing director of Bagrie Economics on rising global bond yields, China’s two-speed economy and why the OCR may need to move closer to neutral. Plus, election-year tax and spending choices, regional property market trends, and the impact of rising farm inflation on food prices. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Development West Coast's Heath Milne on what's behind the region's 1.6% jobs growth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Craig's Mohandeep Singh unpacks what the NZ earnings season has revealed so far about the state of the market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.