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Just 10 years ago, if you asked any business owner where their front door was - the one they expected their customers to come through – nine out of ten would have pointed to a real door in a bricks and mortar building. But if you asked those same people that question today, they’d likely all point to a URL. And rightly so. How much consumer business are we doing online? According to NZ Post , last year, Kiwi shoppers spent over $6.09 billion online. The only year we collectively spent more...

It’s easy to think that cybercrime is a problem for big-city businesses or tech-savvy folks. But the reality is, it's happening right here in our regional communities, and it's affecting everyone from local businesses to our own grandparents. According to New Zealand's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) , a staggering $5.7 million was lost to cyber incidents in just three months between April and June 2025. With Cyber Smart Week  kicking off from 6-12 October, now is the perfect time to...

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Cybercrime is on the rise in New Zealand, with CERT NZ recording $6.8M in reported financial losses in Q4 2024 alone. For small-town...

MCI & Associates is an accountancy firm with over 45 employees across offices in Dannevirke and Pahiatua. The practice services a diverse...