COVID-19 stories
New reports say the scheme protected jobs and firms during lockdowns, though later waves delivered weaker value for money and slower growth.
Borrowers facing repricing will welcome a stable OCR, with the Reserve Bank now signalling cuts may not come until early 2025.
Experts warn higher infections could hit vulnerable patients as masking and mandatory isolation are removed from New Zealand healthcare settings.
Buyer confidence is expected to lift mover activity in the coming quarters, but high mortgage rates may keep house moves subdued for now.
Auckland's $178 million Voco-Holiday Inn Express build has won praise for reducing risk on a site with 380 workers and 60 subcontractors.
Rents in Auckland’s outer suburbs have climbed faster than in the city centre since Covid-19, as working from home shifts demand.
Property investors may see yields stabilise soon, as the Reserve Bank of New Zealand signals its Official Cash Rate has peaked and cuts loom.
Construction firms are under mounting strain as price rises, supply shortages and softer demand push insolvencies higher across New Zealand.
Small firms are being urged to diversify and adapt as AI and future shocks threaten jobs, revenue and whole business models.
Severe weather, Covid and inflation are worsening New Zealand’s infrastructure, emergency readiness and cost of living, with repairs set to take years.
Modelling suggests scrapping the seven-day rule could lift hospital admissions and deaths by up to 25% over six months.
As the market grows, companies are expanding their offerings and improving their financial infrastructure to remain competitive.
Financial institutions (FIs) that run on a trustworthy SaaS platform bounce back from market disruption nearly 2.5x faster than their industry peers.
FMI says increasing accessibility of VR and AR devices for unique and personalized travel experiences will drive the virtual tourism market.
The high content screening market will register positive growth, with the overall valuation forecast to reach US$1.6 billion in 2022, according to FMI.
Over the next ten years, global digital psychotherapeutics demand will likely accelerate at 27.6% CAGR and surpass US$12.2 billion.
The adoption of ECM solutions by all sectors of the economy is a major shift experienced by the digital marketing sphere of the global market.
Recent studies reveal that over a third of companies are changing their focus to hybrid cloud structures as a core component of their existing cloud strategy.
PALO IT has appointed Xavier Rizos as its new Global Chief Strategy & Impact Officer to leverage tech as a force for good.
With renewed enterprise focus on IoT after COVID-19 and strong growth in the number of actively connected IoT devices, IoT software market growth is guaranteed.
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