PremiumChris KeallTechnology Editor/Senior Business Writer·NZ Herald·24 Aug, 2026 05:23 AM5 mins to read‌Business commentator Eden Bradfield discusses with Herald NOW Business the challenges facing Xero's growth strategy and workplace culture. Video / Herald NOW BusinessA New Zealand shareholders advocate says it is “difficult to love” a $30.9 million pay package awarded to Xero’s chief executive in a year where the company’s share price has fallen sharply.

The cloud accounting software firm, whose head office is Wellington-based, today said it would hike chief executive