NZBusiness and Management

Welcome to the autumn edition of NZBusiness, which we trust you'll find both stimulating and informative. We certainly had fun, and learnt a great deal, compiling it. This issue kicks off with two inspiring case studies. First the story of Brett Band

NZBusiness EDITOR GLENN BAKER. EDITOR@NZBUSINESS.CO.NZ ADVERTISING MANAGER LEANNE MOSS.LEANNE@NZBUSINESS.CO.NZ DESIGN AND PRODUCTION RACHEL WALKER. DESIGN@ADRENALIN.CO.NZ PROOFREADER GEORGE WARD PUBLISHER CATHY PARKER. CATHY@ADRENALIN.CO.NZ SUBSCRIPT

If you think running a business is tough, try doing it with a newborn baby. That's exactly what entrepreneur Laura Heynike did and she has written a book about it. The founder of award-winning interior design solutions company Pocketspace, Laura prep

Some of the world's top innovators and business minds are descending on Auckland for “Future State” – an event which explores the driving forces behind the next era of tech innovation. Presented by Spark Lab and Semi Permanent, the event is aimed at

Kāpiti-based distillery The Bond Store is calling on local and central government to provide better support to small businesses innovating to reduce waste and emissions. It says small businesses like theirs are driving much of the innovation to addre

Tucked away amongst the alleyways of Auckland's Victoria Park Market commercial precinct there is an enthusiastic industrial designer-turned-watchmaker who is adding a technology twist to an age-old traditional handcraft. Brett Band's personal journe

New Zealand's voluntary charitable sector plays a vital role in keeping the country functioning. It's encouraging to note that since covid there have been more organisations looking to support new, emerging charities. However, Jenni predicts the brak

• Look at your activations. How are you making your investment for the charity work for your business? • Think beyond the financial transaction. What can you be doing to collaborate? How can the charity help drive their audience or users back into yo

A multi-channel marketing campaign across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn for Flight Coffee in 2022 resulted in a biggr customer base and repeat business. For the client it was about starting a long-term relationship wiht customers, says Rob

What do you want to achieve through your social media presence? Do you want to increase brand awareness, drive website traffic, generate leads, or improve customer engagement? Also, think of the journey your audience needs to take to make the purchas

Launched late 2022, the two newest additions to the InvestNow Foundation Series Funds are a big hit with Kiwi investors, especially for those focused on long-term returns. The new Foundation Series US 500 and Total World Funds – both invested through

Social media is a two-way street – not just ‘posting’ and expecting a hoard of loyal fans to start showing up. It's important to interact with your audience, follow other accounts and learn about what people want, and show them some love. Often I see

The first quarter of 2023 brought many new challenges and opportunities for New Zealand's exporters. Despite holding an optimistic outlook for the year ahead, the country's trade experts have heralded ‘the end of the golden weather’ for the sector. T

Business owners around the country are still counting the cost of Cyclone Gabrielle. Its severity and the increased frequency of such events are symptoms of climate change. For decades we've been warned of the oncoming storms. Now they have come cras

New Zealand and China retain a strong trade relationship built on mutual respect. In December 2022 political and business leaders from both nations marked 50 years of diplomatic relations. The relationship is complex spanning political, economic, cul

‘Phishing’ has been around since the dawn of the Internet, yet it remains New Zealand's most reported cybercrime. It's a way of getting past cyber defences by tricking people into handing over passwords or other key information. When criminals get th

According to various commentators, we are again heading into a poor business outlook and talk of recession. Companies are starting to think about retrenchment and this is a global issue. New Zealand businesses can be impacted by the flow-on effect fr

Every time we go to a business we go with an expectation of certain standards. If it's a café, we expect the coffee and food to taste good, and the employees should be polite, if not friendly. You know that your dentist is qualified and should provid

In efficient and antiquated hiring practices are not only preventing New Zealand businesses from attracting the right talent but also causing them to lose top performers at an alarming rate. Many businesses are struggling with too many gatekeepers, l

I believe we are at a pivotal moment in history. In November 2022, OpenAI, funded by Microsoft among others, launched ChatGPT. The uptake was immediate, and adoption was profound. As of January 2023, there were more than 13 million daily visitors and

Stay with me a minute as you picture this scene. A marketer throws the door open, storms into the shark pen, and yells, “What happened to the lead we got you yesterday?” The salesperson slides his feet off his desk, sits forward and whispers, “It was

It is a question that plagues us here at Management: Who is really in charge here? Who is ensuring that the technological revolution, that just seems to keep coming and coming, at a faster and faster rate, is actually going to be for the good of huma

NEW ZEALAND Management INSPIRING BUSINESS LEADERS EDITOR Annie Gray editor@management.co.nz ADVERTISING MANAGER Leanne Moss leanne@management.co.nz DESIGN & PRODUCTION Rachel Walker COVER IMAGE Getty Images PROOFREADER George Ward PUBLISHER Cathy Par

One hundred New Zealand businesses are now committed to reporting their pay gaps. MindTheGap launched a business registry just over a year ago for businesses to voluntarily report their pay gaps and campaign cofounder Dellwyn Stuart says a large incr

A higher proportion of Māori technology workforces are grown within Māori-owned companies than anywhere else, according to the first Toi Hangarau: A Report on Māori-owned Technology Companies 2023. The 107-page report showcases an ecosystem of start-

A new legal opinion by Chapman Tripp advises that prudent directors and businesses should be starting on the path to identity, assess and manage nature-related risks, particularly if they depend on the environment for their business model. Chapman Tr

“As a CEO in a New Zealand-based corporate, you could use ChatGPT in various ways to improve your business operations and decision-making processes. Here are some suggestions: 1. Market research: You could use ChatGPT to conduct market research and g

The beginning of the year often kicks off the budgeting rounds for organisations and for most employers wage bills represent one of the larger costs to account and budget for. Typically, many clients come to us at this time of year looking for advice

“When facing uncertain environments and wicked problems, breadth of experience is invaluable. Facing kind problems, narrow specialisation can be remarkably effective. The problem is that we often expect the hyper specialist, because of their experien

Techweek23, which kicks off in more than 35 cities and towns around New Zealand on May 13, has grown 12 times in just eight years. As the global thirst for digital knowledge rapidly accelerates, tech is growing exponentially all over New Zealand and