Queenstown Airport Corp, the nation’s fourth busiest airport, handled a record number of passengers this winter as it benefited from increased flights and capacity, prompting it to install a $450,000 ‘pop-up’ tent structure for international passengers as it finalises plans for expanding its terminal. Trans-Tasman flights were 25 percent ahead of last winter, with the airport hitting a record 20 international flights on …

Pacific Edge, the non-invasive bladder cancer test maker, has appointed former McKinsey & Co consultant Charles Sitch to its board. Sitch will join the Dunedin-based company’s board on Nov. 1 as an independent director, Pacific Edge said in a statement. Sitch is also a director of Spark New Zealand, and was previously a senior director at McKinsey, working with executives …

New Zealand consumer confidence rose in September from a 10-month low, as households adjust to a more moderate pace of economic growth. The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Index rose 2 points to 127.7, paring August’s 7 point drop to 125.5. The current conditions index rose to 124.1 from 123.4 and the future conditions index increased to 130.2 from 126.9. Almost all …