Articles from ‘elocal magazine’ in ‘Business’

For generations of New Zealand travellers, the brightly wrapped boiled lolly handed out as an aircraft begins its descent has become almost as familiar as the koru itself. Behind that small Kiwi ritual is an equally New Zealand story — a family business that survived economic upheaval, embraced automation and eventually fulfilled a promise made thousands of metres above the Tasman. eLocal Report: Based on reporting by Serena Solomon for RNZ. ·…

Ballance Agri-Nutrients has confirmed it is exploring plans to manufacture fertiliser at Marsden Point using by-products from a proposed biorefinery. While still in its early stages, the proposal has reopened a wider national conversation about rebuilding strategic manufacturing capacity in New Zealand—and who should ultimately own it. Report by eLocal · Ballance Agri-Nutrients has joined forces with the Seadra consortium to investigate…

More than 3,000 New Zealand companies entered insolvency during 2025 — the highest level in 15 years. But according to one of the country's leading insolvency practitioners, the economy is only part of the story. eLocal Report: Based on the Notes From The Executive podcast featuring Damien Grant, Principal of Waterstone Insolvency, HERE. · Insolvencies Reach A 15-Year High · While the figures appear to reinforce concerns about the country's…

What many New Zealanders see as a garden ornament, souvenir, or discarded shell is being transformed into luxury products for some of the world's most exclusive brands and customers. · A Southland-based company is exporting an estimated one million pāua shells annually, supplying international markets that value the iridescent shell as a premium decorative material for jewellery, luxury packaging, furniture, fashion accessories and even royal…

A significant gold and silver discovery has been confirmed in New Zealand’s historic Coromandel region — and early indications suggest it could be worth billions of dollars in the ground. · But what makes this find stand out isn’t just the scale. · It’s the grade, structure, and simplicity of extraction — a combination rarely seen together in modern mining. The Numbers That Matter · Estimated 1.4–1.5 million ounces of gold already…