A report published in June 2024 by OpenSignal also found few users were ready for the change. At that point, One NZ planned a March 2025 shutdown. Spark was aiming to close its 3G service by the end ...

The focus remains on U.S. trade policy as the August 1st deadline approaches. There’s been meaningful progress, with major deals announced from Japan and the EU over the last week. But even as tariff ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, 28 July 2025 — A group of employee shareholders of FNZ, a global financial services and technology provider, have filed a USD$4.6 billion legal claim in the High Court of New ...

The Government has announced that the Retail Payment System (Ban on Surcharges) Amendment Bill will be introduced by the end of 2025, with the ban expected to come into force by May 2026. It will ...

A 2024 survey of Retail NZ members found that only 25.6% of respondents applied surcharges. Almost half of retailers calculated a rate that covered their costs, while 39% took advice from their ...

BusinessNZ says scrapping surcharges on card payments is a step in the right direction for consumers, and for businesses that issue the cards. The ban will apply to most in-store payments made using ...

The government’s announcement today that it will ban payment surcharges could save New Zealand consumers up to $150 million annually – and BNZ’s Payap app, launching to consumers next month, offers ...

In 2019, CHASNZ was asked by WorkSafe New Zealand to develop a cross-recognition system for prequalification, aiming to enhance the consistency and effectiveness of this process.

Footage from cameras in billboards at city intersections have been secretly used by the NZ Transport Agency for the first time to spot cars and trucks. NZTA Waka Kotahi’s trial started in February, ...

“New Zealanders are paying up to $150 million in surcharges every year, including excessive surcharges of up to $65 million. That’s money that could be saved or spent elsewhere.

ACT Agriculture spokesperson Mark Cameron is welcoming Federated Farmers’ latest Farm Confidence Survey, which shows farmer perceptions of general economic conditions reaching an eight-year high, but ...

Health New Zealand, in partnership with the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC), has finalised a strengthened accreditation pathway for counsellors. “This is a common-sense step that unlocks ...