12th March 2026 Competition / VMSThe Commerce Commission is investigating a potential pyramid scheme operating in various communities throughout New Zealand involving health supplements platform LiveGood
5th December 2025 Regulation / VMSThe Advertising Standards Authority has adopted a new Therapeutic and Health Advertising Code, following the scheduled review led by the ASA Codes Committee.
1st July 2024 Regulation / VMSThe first reading of a bill to repeal the Therapeutic Products Act 2023 has taken place, with the government working on an alternative regulatory system for medicines and medical devices and what will be a separate system for natural health products.
15th April 2024 Blis / VMSThe timing of several major customer orders, increased B2B sales and some R&D underspend will provide a boost to Blis Technologies’ annual results for the year to 31 March 2024.
5th March 2024 Cawthron / NewFish / VMSThe building blocks of a potential new food industry for NZ are emerging in a NewFish and Cawthron Institute venture.
23rd February 2024 Blis / VMSA strong third quarter has prompted Blis Technology to flag a forecasted return to full-year profitability.
27th November 2023 NHA / VMSThe Natural Health Alliance welcomes the coalition government’s plan to repeal the Therapeutic Products Act 2023, which bundled food product compliance in with medicines and pharmaceuticals.
4th April 2023 Blis / VMSDunedin probiotics company Blis Technologies has upgraded its revenue and earnings guidance for the financial year ended 31 March 2023.
2nd December 2022 Regulation / VMSLegislation to modernise the way medicines, medical devices and natural health products are regulated has been introduced in Parliament.
11th October 2022 Aquaculture / VMSThe newly formed Aotearoa New Zealand Seaweed Association and the Australian Seaweed Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding to unlock more collaboration between the organisations.
27th September 2022 NZCS / VMSNew Zealand Coast Seafoods has reported a loss after tax of A$4.55m for the year to June 2022, an increase of 27.5% from the A$3.56m loss it reported last year.
23rd September 2022 SeaDragon / VMSSeaDragon and its major shareholder Pescado Holdings have agreed a debt for equity swap.
