Business

Paying for groceries with your face is coming to New Zealand — and it is closer than you might think. EFTPOS New Zealand is rolling out Verifone Victa biometric payment terminals that let shoppers pay using their face or palm, no card required. The terminals can also verify a customer'

Southland business leaders have thrown their support behind the $3.5 billion data centre at Makarewa. Southland Mayor Rob Scott and the Southland Business Chamber are excited about the new Datagrid development, and the opportunities it will bring to the region. Former Mayor of Invercargill Nobby Clark backed it from

ILT proudly celebrated its annual ILT Excellence Awards last week, recognising the dedication and achievements of teams across its diverse portfolio of 23 businesses and 37 brands. The Supreme Award was presented to The Langlands, an accolade selected by ILT's executive team from among all category winners. This

The team behind Cheeky Llama café in Queens Park has taken over Kahu Ariki, the café inside SIT's Centre for Creative Industries on Tay Street — and they came in with a plan. It follows a busy stretch for SIT's café scene: back in May, Emmanuel and

Mercury NZ has bought a stake in the company planning to build New Zealand's largest data centre — right here in Southland. The energy company has invested US$30 million (NZ$53 million) for a 12.7% minority share in Datagrid Holding Group NZ Ltd, which is developing a

Left leaning media company Stuff Digital has begun consulting with staff over a proposal that could cut up to ten editorial roles from its digital newsroom — with journalists, reporters, and editors all in the firing line. The media company called affected staff into meetings on Wednesday, where Stuff Digital editor

Clubcard is done. After more than a decade at the checkout, the loyalty programme shuts down at 11.59pm this Sunday. New World, PAK'nSAVE and Four Square's replacement — Club+ — takes over from Monday. If you haven't made the switch yet, you've got

Another buy now, pay later service is leaving New Zealand, and this time it's Zip. The Australian-founded company has confirmed it will wind down its New Zealand operations, ending its Pay in 4 product — the one that let shoppers split purchases into four interest-free payments over six weeks