Mt Maunganui-based company George & Willy has been making waves in the homewares sector for some time. Its products are known for attention to detail and a pared-back, functional aesthetic, and the company specialises in hand-making items which can’t be found anywhere else. Now, it’s

Auckland-based organic coffee roaster and café Kokako has celebrated its 16th birthday by issuing itself a cheeky facsimile of the traditional Kiwi rite of passage – a learner drivers’ license. The licence features its date of birth, the address of its Grey Lynn café, and

Auckland copped two separate freak weather events last week which saw parts of the city receive more than a month’s worth of rain in 24 hours, leading to serious flooding. Bruce Wootton, who is the director of New Lynn car accessories and motorized scooter retailer

Did you know that over *60% of people access social media at least once a day in New Zealand? Using social to start a conversation with your customers makes good business sense, but if you don’t know where to start it can all be

Just under a month after the closure of 13 Australian stores was announced, administrator Rodgers Reidy is to close all of the troubled labels’ 10 New Zealand outlets as well.

Health-oriented specialty supermarkets are nothing new in New Zealand, but Auckland’s newest example of the genre represents a genuine step forward. GoodFor is a ‘wholefoods refillery’ where bulk goods flow free and plastic packaging is nowhere in sight.

Japan’s ecommerce environment is the perfect example for Kiwi retailers in the process of adapting to online, says University of Waikato digital marketing expert Dr Roy Larke. He’s also calling for the ubiquitous corner dairy to be transformed into distribution centres for online orders.