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Kiwi Stories

Retail stories

Government closes GST loophole for offshore companies

Government closes loophole giving offshore firms an advantage by not requiring them to collect GST on goods sold to local consumers.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 2nd May 2018

Fintech

SMBs – Do you know your financial support options?

Banks, small business lenders, payment providers and other fintech partners are constantly working on ways to support small businesses.

By Chris Barton • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd May 2018

Commerce Commission

Noel Leeming hit by nine charges of breaching consumer rights

The consumer retail, owned by The Warehouse Group, will defend the nine charges, each laid by different customers, in court at the end of May.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 30th Apr 2018

Small Business

SMB benefits from a living wage outweighs costs - NextGen

Paying staff a living wage can benefit small businesses, says NexGen Group's Peter Prema, but advises introducing the change incrementally.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Apr 2018

Global Stories

Retail stories

Fintech

SuiteWorld recap: $1 billion in research and a reinvented SuiteCommerce now available

NetSuite unveils a USD $1 billion investment into R&D and a reinvented SuiteCommerce at SuiteWorld, promising rapid implementation and enhanced features.

By Matthew Owens • 2 min read • Thu, 3rd May 2018

Malware

Today is World Password Day: Here's what the experts think

Microsoft hails the death of passwords. What are other security experts saying? Comments from Malwarebytes, CyberArk, Vault Systems, ESET & SailPoint.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Thu, 3rd May 2018

Fintech

SuiteWorld recap: How the cloud has revolutionised the way businesses operate

Opening day of SuiteWorld is a great networking opportunity, with the #Hackathon4Good event taking center stage.

By Matthew Owens • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd May 2018

Fintech

Millennials moving towards payment installations to avoid credit debt trap

Perpetual debt, hidden costs and exorbitant interest rates are all charged by our largely foreign-owned banks and retail finance companies.

By John O'Sullivan • 5 min read • Wed, 2nd May 2018

Marketing Technologies

Online retail giant's Australia launch shakes local market

Zara's launch of its online store in Australia has caused local retailers to dramatically increase their ad spend, according to data from SEMrush.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 1st May 2018

Taxation

NZ Government clamps down on GST for overseas goods retailers

From October 1, 2019, overseas websites selling into the New Zealand market will have to register for GST, just like any Kiwi company.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Tue, 1st May 2018

Marketing Technologies

Vend brings buy now, pay later solution to Kiwi SMBs

Afterpay allows customers to buy in-store instantly, putting down a quarter of the cost and paying over four equal fortnightly instalments.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Tue, 1st May 2018

Gaming

The top five best Xbox One exclusives released so far

Last week we took a lot at some of the best PS4 exclusives that you can buy right now. Today, we do the same thing but for all of you Xbox One owners.

By Damian Seeto • 4 min read • Tue, 1st May 2018

Artificial Intelligence

AI and the cloud - a match made in heaven

When it comes to technology trends, they don't come much bigger than cloud computing and artificial intelligence.

By Steve Singer • 4 min read • Tue, 1st May 2018

Malware

Once legit site found to be cryptomining, 6,000 machines infected

Check Point researchers discovered a previously legitimate video software download site has moved into cryptomining, earning around US$700 a day.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 30th Apr 2018

Hyperscale

How to stop data lakes from getting swamped

Data lakes can quickly turn into data swamps if not managed properly, but there are ways to keep them dynamic and valuable business assets.

By Julia Gabel • 5 min read • Mon, 30th Apr 2018

DataCentre infrastructure

Edge data centers, colocation growth and automation: 3 market observations from Innovation Summit Paris

Statistics from the Cisco Global Cloud Index estimate IoT has the potential to generate 275 times more data than IP traffic by 2020.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Mon, 30th Apr 2018

Unified Communications

ComCom requesting telco feedback on funding for future fibre regulation

The Commerce Commission has calculated that it would cost $12 million to implement the proposed regulation over a three-year period.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 30th Apr 2018

Malware

Why mandating strong cybersecurity for your remote workforce matters

Employees who use unprotected public or home internet connections are putting their organisation, networks, assets, and intellectual property at risk.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Apr 2018