New Zealand

(July 13): Larger economies may be in danger of losing the digital race to smaller and more nimble nations.

SINGAPORE (June 8): Hotel Grand Central announced Thursday that wholly-owned subsidiary Grand Central (NZ) has entered into an agreement to acquire the PWC Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand for NZ$49.0 million ($48.6 million).

SYDNEY (May 9): Australia’s AAA rating is again under the microscope as the government prepares to deliver a budget Tuesday that appears long on spending pledges and short on savings.

WELLINGTON (April 27): An unprecedented influx of immigrants is exacerbating a housing shortage and stretching infrastructure such as schools and hospitals, sparking heated political debate around the issue ahead of this year's general election.

SYDNEY (MARCH 21): The discovery of a new surf spot allows a lucky board rider to commune with nature unfettered. Yet the inevitable influx of surfing hordes can also spur a burst of economic growth, according to new research.

SINGAPORE (Dec 27): Global Yellow Pages has been given the council go-ahead for its development project in New Zealand.

SINGAPORE (Nov 15): Global Yellow Pages announced that its subsidiary, Remarkable Residences, has acquired a plot of 38,400 sqm freehold land in Queenstown, New Zealand for $5.2 million.

SINGAPORE (Oct 31): iX Biopharma announced that it has secured a Canadian patent for its WaferiX drug delivery technology.

WASHINGTON (Oct 26): New Zealand has overtaken Singapore as the best country in the world to do business, according to the World Bank.

(Oct 20): Move over Sydney and Auckland, there's a hotter property market in the southern hemisphere and it's only 1,500 miles from Antarctica.