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Insight The retirement village construction conundrum: Lessons NZ could learn from Australia

You’ve heard it all before: Kiwi tradies are moving to Australia because they can earn far more money. But if wages are so much higher, why is construction cheaper in Australia?

Matt Thomson

| 5 min read | 20. November 2025

Report Doing more with even less: The increasing internal audit gaps in New Zealand’s public sector

Grant Thornton New Zealand’s latest survey of IA leaders demonstrates that while changes throughout the public sector continue to increase the pressure on services, systems, processes, people and budgets, they are leveraging every opportunity available to overcome these challenges.

Murray Chandler

| 1 min read | 19. November 2025

Insight SMEs and Not for Profits: How can you reduce your risk of fraud?

According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (“ACFE”), NFPs lose about 5% of revenue annually to fraud, and small businesses globally have an annual median loss to fraud of $200,000.

Jadene Windley

| 7 min read | 18. November 2025

Insight Resilience through people: Why culture is key to a successful construction sector

How can New Zealand’s construction sector invest in a more successful future when times have been so tough? Business leaders with the foresight to build people resilience now will be ready to profit as their pipelines begin to flow freely again.

6 min read | 17. November 2025

Insight Why the DIY investment approach is a false economy

If you’ve built your wealth through hard work and smart decisions, don’t risk it with a DIY investment approach. Doing it yourself often means missed opportunities, costly mistakes, and unnecessary stress.

Kylie Campbell

| 5 min read | 4. November 2025

Insight Pressure keeps rising for aged care operators – is this the ideal time to sell?

With rising costs, staff shortages and ageing facilities, pressure on New Zealand’s aged care operators keeps mounting. For some, consolidation could be the key to survival – and for others, now may be the ideal time to sell. Strategic mergers and acquisitions can strengthen the sector and ensure quality care for our growing elderly population.

| 5 min read | 16. Oktober 2025

Insight What every employer needs to know about NZ’s biggest workplace reform in 20 years

New Zealand’s Holidays Act 2003 is finally getting a long-awaited overhaul. In this article we provide expert insight into what's changing for employers and their employees, and five key tips to help businesses with the upcoming transition.

7 min read | 30. September 2025

Insight It’s time to up our win rate for infrastructure

When it comes to sport, New Zealand tends to punch above its weight on the world stage. But, what’s our win rate on infrastructure projects? Infrastructure is the backbone of our entire economy, yet we underperform on delivering and maintaining our most essential facilities and systems.

Tania Bailey

| 7 min read | 16. September 2025

Insight Can civil construction escape the boom-and-bust cycle?

The civil construction industry has been hammered over the past two years. How can business owners escape this trap?

Matt Thomson

| 7 min read | 2. September 2025

Insight Modern digital resilience: Providing clarity in an age of disruption

Organisations face growing disruption, complex systems and evolving risks when it comes to managing technology. Here’s how to approach your pathway to resilience.

Robin Cockayne

| 4 min read | 2. September 2025

Insight How to prepare for IFRS 18

Discover the impact of NZ IFRS 18 on your organisation and insights about what this could mean for your business.

26. August 2025

Insight IFRS 18: Plan now or panic later?

A new reporting standard, NZ IFRS 18, kicks in from 1 January 2027. Nothing to worry about right now, you might think. But if you wait until 2027 to think about NZ IFRS 18, you might find yourself in a panic.

David Pacey

| 7 min read | 26. August 2025

Insight Is this the ideal time to buy a commercial property?

Considering buying a commercial property in the next two years? By getting your ducks in a row early, you could save yourself hundreds of thousands of dollars. That was the message from the experts who spoke at a recent panel event, hosted by ANZ in Christchurch.

| 7 min read | 26. August 2025

Insight How IFRS is rewriting retirement villages’ financial reality in New Zealand

It’s been a long-held misconception that retirement village operators in New Zealand rake in excess profits—at least on paper. But a closer look reveals a different story.

David Pacey

| 4 min read | 5. August 2025

Insight Incorporated societies: Are you ready for new reporting standards?

New regulations are changing how some incorporated societies report their finances. The Incorporated Societies Act 2022 replaces the 1908 Act, marking the first major overhaul in more than 100 years.

| 6 min read | 7. Juli 2025

INSIGHT New tax clarity for mutual associations: Helpful guidance or costly compliance?

The rules around calculating a company’s taxable income are well established. But what if you’re a mutual association – a resident’s association, membership organisation or industry group (among others)?

| 5 min read | 7. Juli 2025

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