NZX stories
Higher renewable output and the Manawa Energy purchase lifted annual earnings, while Contact Energy eyes new demand from a proposed Taranaki data centre.
The regulator's expanded remit comes as New Zealand moves to deepen capital markets and tighten oversight of consumer credit.
Its expansion across energy and water markets has been backed by two acquisitions and three senior hires to drive an AI-first push.
Local firms and agencies are using Microsoft's AI and cloud tools to lift productivity, as the company's NZ impact reaches NZ$9.4 billion in FY25.
Datagrid strikes 140MW, 15-year power deal with Mercury to anchor a renewable AI data centre campus planned for Southland by 2028.
AoFrio posts record NZD $83.2 million revenue as EBITDA jumps 40%, but tariff headwinds leave sales short of guidance for the year.
US firm Bourns launches NZD $356m bid for loss‑making Rakon, offering NZD $1.55 a share and locking up 41% of the chip maker's stock.
KiwiSaaS relaunches as an industry-led network under NZTech to drive growth and connect New Zealand's booming SaaS sector contributing NZD $2.2bn to GDP.
US tech stocks soar, with the S&P 500 up 14.5% versus NZX's 3.2%, urging New Zealand investors to diversify internationally for better returns.
Locate Technologies appoints Janine Grainger to its board as it plans to become New Zealand's first listed Bitcoin treasury firm on the NZX exchange.
Rising tenant demand is exposing a shortage of green offices, with Auckland alone facing a 164,000 sqm shortfall, JLL says.
The utility software group is tightening its leadership as it pushes its g2 platform into more regulated markets and pursues acquisitions.
Blackpearl boss urges calm as AI agents rattle SaaS, warning firms to focus on data, not features, as micro-competition intensifies.
EROAD unveils Clarity Edge Multicam, a modular six-camera system that links 360° video with telematics to sharpen fleet safety oversight.
Blackpearl ARR surges 114pc to NZD $23.7m in record quarter, as data-led platform strategy puts NZD $30m target firmly in sight.
Moomoo assembles top strategists for a free 2026 outlook webinar, dissecting AI, commodities, US volatility and regional market plays.
PaySauce launches NZD $4m equity raise at NZD $0.26 a share to fund its 2026 Australian expansion and broaden its investor base.
Locate Technologies is the first New Zealand-listed firm to adopt Bitcoin as its main treasury asset after moving from the ASX to the NZX for a more supportive market.
Blackpearl Group has raised NZD $15.1m in an oversubscribed placement ahead of its planned dual listing on the ASX next month, signalling strong investor confidence.
Blackpearl has acquired US AI firm B2B Rocket, boosting its annual recurring revenue to NZD $17.5m as it targets the US small and medium business sector.
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