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How businesses can prevent email compromises and invoice fraud

Businesses are frequently targeted by hackers.

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Meet Westpac NZ's new CEO: Catherine McGrath

REDnews sat down with Catherine to find out more about the new woman in charge.

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Inside the 100-year-old business that’s employee-owned

Thirty-five per cent of Beca Group’s employees make up the majority shareholders.

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How WFH is changing our housing demands and physical activity

WFH households spent 7% more on housing for larger homes.

Inside the agriculture sector that's been business as usual during lockdowns

In the absence of tourism, agriculture is New Zealand’s largest industry.

How businesses can protect payments through lockdown and beyond

Recent changes in Covid alert levels have highlighted that businesses need to be prepared.

Financial support during lockdown: Inland Revenue increases relief payments

To reflect increased wage costs, the IRD has increased its relief payments.

Meet the Westpac graduate who speaks four languages

You don’t have to speak four languages to get into the Westpac NZ graduate programme, but it sure helps.

Bradley Hosking

From genetically engineering kiwifruit to banking: Meet Westpac graduate Bradley Hosking

Bradley spent five at The University of Auckland.

Inside the pet cemetery that’s been a thriving business for 21 years

A 10-acre plot of land bought in 1979 has been running an unlikely small business for over 20 years.

Inside the Hawke’s Bay beeswax wraps startup that’s gone international

Inside the roller-coaster journey of launching, cracking the U. S. market and surviving Covid.

Business loan applications in only five minutes thanks to open data tech

Open banking technology is enabling business loans up to a million dollars in five minutes.