Wellington visitor management software firm WhosonLocation is looking to raise up to $3 million in private equity as it seeks the next phase of growth since it launched five years ago. Founder Darren Whitaker-Barnett told BusinessDesk the company, which operates in nine countries and boasts 61,000 users globally, is seeking high net worth individuals rather than an initial public offering, …

Insurance Australia Group may close all but one of its 22 State branches in New Zealand a bid to consolidate its national direct insurance network as more customers phone or turn online for assistance. The Auckland-based insurer will decide in mid-October whether to close the bulk of its branches, affecting 91 jobs, as 94 percent of its customers used its website or called for …

Heartland New Zealand director Gary Leech will retire from the lender’s board next month, after three years on the board including when the bank formed after the merger of Canterbury and Southern Cross building societies and Marac Finance. Leech will retire from the Christchurch-based lender at its annual general meeting on Oct. 31 as he looks to focus on his recent appointment to the …