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Wellington-based Man Arrested In International Cryptocurrency Scam Investigation
Fri, 16 May 2025 15:25:22 +1200 | New Zealand Police
He is due to reappear in the Auckland District Court on 3 July 2025. We have worked closely with our law enforcement colleagues in the United States in support of their investigation.More >>
Husband And Wife Admit $2 Million Fraud Against Oranga Tamariki In SFO Case
Fri, 16 May 2025 10:28:07 +1200 | Serious Fraud Office
The husband and wife team also pleaded guilty to money laundering for transferring just under $800,000 overseas once the offending was discovered, then immediately leaving New Zealand.More >>
SIA Supports Govt’s Move For Optional Prospective Financial Information – Encouraging For NZ Companies Listing On NZX
Fri, 16 May 2025 10:09:17 +1200 | Securities Industry Association
“We welcome these changes to regulatory settings that will remove barriers to listing and encourage and enable companies to grow and innovate using New Zealand’s capital markets as the pathway to do so," says Tim Kiefte, SIA Chair and Head of Advisory ...More >>
$577 Million To Support Film And TV Production
Fri, 16 May 2025 09:47:34 +1200 | New Zealand Government
“The Budget increase of $577 million across this year and the next four takes total funding for the rebate scheme to $1.09 billion over the forecast period, better reflecting expected demand for the scheme. Settings remain unchanged,” Nicola Willis says.More >>
Change Of Directors On ANZ New Zealand Board
Fri, 16 May 2025 08:54:54 +1200 | ANZ Bank
ANZ NZ also announced today that Mr Mark Whelan, ANZ Group Executive Institutional, would be joining its Board as a non-executive director effective immediately. More >>
New Zealand’s $64 Billion Spend On Natural Hazards Heavily Skewed To Recovery Over Resilience
Fri, 16 May 2025 07:26:32 +1200 | IAG New Zealand
Amanda Whiting says: “It is clear we need to do more to reduce natural hazard risk, especially when we know that there is a strong case for doing so. International research shows that a dollar invested in risk reduction can reduce spending on response and ...More >>
Westpac NZ Supports Open Banking Rollout By Not Charging Fintechs For Standard API Calls
Fri, 16 May 2025 07:12:19 +1200 | Westpac New Zealand
“Allowing fintechs to integrate into our open banking APIs for no cost should create a more affordable business model for them, and ultimately speed up access for Kiwi consumers to a wide range of affordable open banking experiences,” Westpac NZ Chief ...More >>
NZX Welcomes Changes To Prospective Financial Information
Thu, 15 May 2025 15:35:54 +1200 | NZX
The changes to regulations – Financial Markets Conduct Amendment Regulations 2025 – have been published on the Parliamentary Counsel Office website. They come into force on 12 June 2025.More >>
Cyber Threats Escalate As India-Pakistan Tensions Spill Online
Wed, 14 May 2025 15:34:19 +1200 | Radware
“What’s unfolding is a digital echo of the military conflict,” said Radware in its report. “The cyber battlefield is now just as active.” More >>
Examining Māori Access To Capital - Market Failures
Wed, 14 May 2025 14:57:26 +1200 | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
The Bulletin highlights barriers specific to Māori, including legislative constraints that make it challenging to use Māori land as loan collateral and low trust and awareness between Māori and banks.More >>
Electronic Card Transactions: April 2025
Wed, 14 May 2025 10:51:25 +1200 | Stats NZ
The electronic card transactions (ECT) series cover debit, credit, and charge card transactions with New Zealand-based merchants. The series can be used to indicate changes in consumer spending and economic activity.More >>
Hawke’s Bay Mum Transforms Baby Loss Support For Southland Families
Wed, 14 May 2025 10:35:31 +1200 | Still Mums Charitable Trust
The initiative has been supported by a few generous grants, which have helped make parts of the project possible, such as community events. But at its core, this remains a lived-experience-led effort — built from the ground up by someone who simply ...More >>
Latest Nielsen Data Shows NZ Travel Ad Spend Up By 12% YoY
Wed, 14 May 2025 10:28:30 +1200 | Nielsen Ad Intel
Airlines led the charge, showing the highest category growth at 12%, followed by travel agents, which saw a 2% uplift in ad spend. The top five airline advertisers were 1. Air New Zealand, 2. QANTAS, 3. Emirates, 4. Fiji Airways, and 5. Jetstar.More >>
Smaller Banks Pack A Punch: Consumer's Best And Worst Banks In 2025
Wed, 14 May 2025 10:25:41 +1200 | Consumer NZ
The Co-operative Bank has taken out the top spot in Consumer’s latest banking satisfaction survey, earning a customer satisfaction score of 77%. At the other end of the scale, ANZ – the country’s largest bank – scored just 57%. The average satisfaction ...More >>
Mindful Money Announces Finalists For 5th Annual Ethical & Impact Investment Awards
Wed, 14 May 2025 08:48:03 +1200 | Mindful Money
The finalists across 8 categories were selected from a competitive entry pool by a panel of 23 independent and expert judges. They generously donate their time & expertise to provide skilled & independent judging for the awards.More >>
Admin Nearly A Quarter Of Entire FamilyBoost Spend
Wed, 14 May 2025 08:18:21 +1200 | New Zealand Labour Party
“Of the 130,000 families she claimed would receive some support, a figure she revised to 100,000 upon coming into Government, only half are getting any money at all. Now we find out that nearly a quarter of the cost of the scheme is being spent administering ...More >>
Growing NZ – Now And For The Long Term
Tue, 13 May 2025 12:01:51 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Why does low productivity matter? Because productivity determines how competitive our businesses are. The more competitive businesses are, the more people they can hire and the more money they can pay in salaries and wages. More >>
Boost For Kiwi Startups Supporting Economic Growth
Tue, 13 May 2025 11:57:36 +1200 | New Zealand Government
The Elevate Fund helps deepen New Zealand’s venture capital markets by attracting private sector investment into venture capital funds to support emerging New Zealand firms.More >>
Westpac Economic Overview, May 2025 – Rolling With The Punches
Tue, 13 May 2025 07:46:39 +1200 | Westpac New Zealand
“The New Zealand economy continues to show pleasing signs of recovery, notwithstanding uncertainty created by developments in US tariff policy”, Westpac NZ Chief Economist Kelly Eckhold said on the release of Westpac’s May 2025 Economic Overview.More >>
New Research Highlights Gaps In Financial Education For Diverse Learners
Mon, 12 May 2025 20:19:11 +1200 | Massey University
Through surveys and interviews with 87 families, the study sought to understand the values, practices and expectations surrounding financial learning in the home. More >>
