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Beyond Compliance: The Power of Having a Progress Partner in Business

Posted in Accounting & Advisory

In business, progress rarely happens by accident. It comes from clear thinking, informed decisions and having the right advisors beside you when it matters. At WK Advisors and Accountants, we believe that the role of a progress partner is…

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Strategic Leadership in the Age of AI: 8 Performance Trends New Zealand Businesses Must Know

Posted in Business

The conversation around AI has shifted. In 2024 and 2025, it was about experimentation. In 2026, it’s about performance. The latest Mindshop Business Leader Global Trends Report 2026 highlights a powerful truth: AI won’t replace leadership. It will amplify…

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Tax changes are coming to Post Election New Zealand 2023

Posted in Business

While the election result will not be officially known until 3 November, it is clear from the results that National will be in the position for form a government with ACT and, if required, NZ First.   The tax policies…

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Tax Policies for all major parties in the 2023 New Zealand Election

Posted in Business #tax

There is a dramatic divide between the tax policies of the left bloc and the centre-right bloc for the coming election. National, ACT and New Zealand First are arguing that New Zealanders are being overtaxed whereas Labour, the Green Party…

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New Zealand Budget 2023 – No Frills? or Blow-out?

Posted in Accounting & Advisory

Budget 2023 has been dubbed as the “No Frills Budget” by the Government.   The opposition are already dubbing it the “Blow-out Budget”. Given that inflation is at levels unseen in New Zealand for a generation, the messaging around the…

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New Zealand Budget 2022 – Reserve bank and the Government on a collision course

Posted in Business

Yesterday was Budget Day and, as expected, the Government offered up some shiny trinkets in the form of large increases to health spending and a modest package to address the cost of living squeeze.  However, make no mistakes, yesterday’s budget…

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Building Leadership Capabilities – what are the gaps and building these capacities based on Mindshop’s 5 phases

Posted in Business #mindshop business leader insights report 2022 series

This blog, the latest blog in our Mindshop Business Leader Insights series, aims to help you identify areas of growth when it comes to leadership capability.  As expected, every leader is at a different stage of…

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Update to the COVID-19 Support Payments and The Small Business Cashflow Loans – March 2022

Posted in Business

COVID-19 Support Payment Update The IRD has released an update on COVID-19 support (CSP) payments. Firstly, from 8:00 am this morning (14/3/22) it is now possible to use a typical week between 5 January and 15 February 2021 as the…

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Why You Need to Reset for 2022 - Mindshop Business Leader Insights Report - WK Advisors and Accountants

Why You Need to Reset for 2022 – Mindshop Business Leader Insights

Posted in Business #mindshop business leader insights report 2022 series

In the next chapter of Mindshop’s Business Leader Insights Report for 2022, businesses were surveyed in reflection of 2021 to find out what the most successful approaches were and what that means for recharting for 2022.

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Resetting for 2022; the Key to Success – Mindshop Business Leader Insights Report

Posted in Business #mindshop business leader insights report 2022 series

Our friends at Mindshop have put together their annual Business Leader Insights Report with the key takeaway for business success this year being the ‘reset’. Resetting and re-charting your path to success for 2022 based on…

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