
Regional hotel spending up in July
Regional accommodation spending improved last month, data from payments platform Paymark shows. Bay of Plenty, West Coast, Marlborough, Nelson, Gisborne, Taranaki and Hawke’s Bay all saw a lift in accommodation spending on the previous year, the first growth in recent months, Pay...

Tompkins Wake takes on Lowndes lawyers
A trio of lawyers unstuck following the closure of Lowndes – former managing director Lowndes, Kerri Dewe and Reuben Payne – will move to Tompkins Wake on Sept. 1.Tompkins Wake chief executive Jon Calder said strengthening the firm’s Auckland office has been a key focus in recent...

Ryman slows construction in Australia
Ryman Healthcare said it is difficult to predict how new lockdown restrictions in Victoria will impact its target of delivering 900 beds and units in the 2021 financial year.On Sunday Victoria declared a state of disaster and imposed more restrictions both in Melbourne and across...

BNP signs NZX deal
BNP Paribas said it will become an NZX general clearing participant by the first half of next year, a move which it says will bring technical expertise to New Zealand.The French bank said it will bring its Third Party Clearing model to NZ, allowing direct members and remote broke...