Alice Peacock

Deep tech startup Helico Bio has been placed into liquidation after its research, which aimed to produce therapeutic compounds from plants, “did not achieve the expected results”. The Auckland-based company Rau Bio Limited, which traded as Helico Bio, had... See more

Sending off inquiries and interview requests for this story on a Thursday afternoon amounted to poor timing on this reporter’s part, as several recipients were already wrapping up their week. However Friday out-of-office replies are increasingly rare as a... See more

Māori tourism operators are reporting a shift in their visitor books: a surge in demand from domestic tourists, particularly family units and Pākehā women over the age of 30. The subsector of the industry is growing fast, with latest research showing Māor... See more

The first liquidator’s report on a charitable trust linked to Brian Tamaki’s Destiny Church shows $2,397,331.94 is owed to unsecured creditors including Inland Revenue and Kiwi Fuelcards. The sole trustee of Whakamana International Trust, which changed it... See more

Kiwifruit giant Zespri has removed online advertising saying consumer emissions are the second largest in the lifecycle of the fruit, following a complaint lodged by climate lawyers. An Advertising Standards Authority decision says a complaint relating to... See more