Small Business
Pork Belly Wraps, Fry Bread And Fresh Kaimoana At Tauranga Kai Kart This Waitangi
Owner of the Māori whānau-run business, 41 Reka Kai Kart, Dennis Matenga, speaks to Kara Rickard and Mark Williams from Tauranga while in the middle of hāngī prep on Waitangi Day Audio
From selling shoes in China to sprouting microgreens in Te Puke
Kali sold shoes in China before coming to NZ. She discovered her green fingers just out of Te Puke where she has joined forces with her daughter to grow microgreens. Audio
'A black cloud hanging' - stressed Gisborne businesses call for immigration clarity
Many small business owners in Gisborne say they're having sleepless nights, as they desperately wait in limbo for answers from Immigration.
Current rules under Covid-19 mean they cannot get skilled… Video, Audio
New businesses need pandemic support - entrepreneur
A new entrepreneur struggling to get traction for his coffee business during the pandemic says those taking a risk on new ventures need extra support from the government.
Empowerment of women driving force for Bougainville MP
A new Bougainville MP is hoping to empower women to help them get the small business grants the government is pushing. Audio
Small business earnings up year on year, despite Covid-19
The manufacturing and construction sectors are the big revenue winners this side of lockdown, according to small business data from the accounting software firm Xero.
Limping back to liquidity - how one business survived Covid
The Detail tracks a Christchurch small business owner from the shock of lockdown to re-opening and recovery. Audio
Limping back to liquidity - how one business survived Covid
The Detail tracks a Christchurch small business owner from the shock of lockdown to re-opening and recovery.
Audio3MM: Mark Knoff-Thomas on celebrating NZ's small business heroes
Here's Newmarket Business Association chief executive Mark Knoff-Thomas on the importance of small business and supporting our local businesses as New Zealand's economy looks to recover post-Covid-19.
…SOS Business
We speak with David Downs about SOS Business - a not-for-profit initiative he has co-founded at the beginning of the lockdown period to help cafes, restaurants and small businesses around the country… Audio
Advice to employers coping with Covid-19 isolation
More than 9000 New Zealanders are in isolation as the country deals with the global outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus, but what issues is this throwing up for employers? Earlier this week the… Audio
50 fruitful years and just one holiday
Jack and Carrie Lum are celebrating 50 years of love, family and hard work among the fruit and vege cartons, but their livelihood is under threat from big business Audio
50 fruitful years and just one holiday
Jack and Carrie Lum are celebrating 50 years of love, family and hard work among the fruit and vege cartons, but their livelihood is under threat from big business
AudioSurvey of NZ small business wellbeing shows troubling signs
Forty per cent of Kiwi small business owners feel running a small business impacts negatively on their mental health, while another 40% don't feel responsible for their staff's wellbeing. Xero's Craig… Audio
Miss Tubs: school students' Kiwiana ice-cream business
Six students, five from Westlake Girls High School and one from Westlake Boys, have been making ice-cream in tubs for the past couple of years, after setting up a business as part of an… Audio, Gallery
Fonterra to pay suppliers sooner
The government has welcomed Fonterra's change of policy on paying its small and medium suppliers.
Govt to roll out $250 fog cannons to prevent dairy robberies
A South Auckland dairy owner is encouraging others in the retail business to purchase the fog cannons, which usually sell for $2000. Video, Audio
Employment law change: Workers will be hurt - Amy Adams
The Government has stopped large employers from using the controversial 90-day trial or 'fire at will' provisions, but National Party employment spokesperson Amy Adams tells us with such high… Audio
Small businesses warned not to get far into debt
Small and medium sized businesses are being warned not to get too far in-debt if their cash flows are tight -- especially over the Christmas and holiday period. Audio
Corporates squeeze contractors with "extortionate" tactics
An Australian Ombudsman has just released a damning report into delayed payments to small businesses by large corporates and a similar problem seems to exist in New Zealand. The Australian Small and… Audio
