Pushpay Holdings will add about 4,000 church customers to its books with the US$87.5 million acquisition of rival Church Community Builder, although co-founder Chris Heaslip signalled his departure next year. Pushpay bought 100 percent of the Colorado-bas

Xero chair Graham Smith will hand over the reins of board at the end of January and retire from the board in March. Smith’s departure was earlier than planned due to the health of close family members and the travel needed for him given Xero’s

Business leaders put Finance Minister Grant Robertson under the grill this morning, pushing him on the ins and outs of the government’s $12 billion spending package and how it might be delivered. Robertson fronted the Auckland business audience, ha

House price inflation continued to accelerate in November, but sales volume was down nearly 2 percent with the Real Estate Institute citing both lack of listings and a widening gap between what sellers are asking and what purchasers are prepared to pay. R

New Zealand’s $17 billion international tourism sector continues to benefit from a rising number of visitors

Australian-listed shares of fibre-cement leader James Hardie Industries (ASX.JHX) surged 14.1% last Friday, after the company released its June quarter results announcement, showing adjusted net operating profit increasing 13% year-on-year to, US$90.2 mil

Sky Network Television shares plunged below $1 for the first time in its 21 years as a listed company after Spark New Zealand pulled the rug out from under the pay-TV operator in securing cricket broadcasting rights.