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Fletcher Building receives $60 million government support to keep cement production operating.

Golden Bay Cement stays open under $60m Crown deal

New Zealand will keep making its own cement. On 20 July the Government committed up to $60 million to Golden...

By Ben O'Connell | 10 Aug 2026 | 3 min read
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TikTok adds $1.2b to economy

TikTok has added an estimated $1.2 billion to the New Zealand economy over the past year and helped support close...

By Ben O'Connell | 08 Aug 2026 | 3 min read
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The rise of workplace surveillance

Keystroke logging, webcam monitoring and mouse activity trackers have moved from the fringes of workplace management into the mainstream, promoted...

By Ben O'Connell | 07 Aug 2026 | 4 min read
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Does a following make a politician?

What are celebrities banking on when they announce a political campaign? New Zealand's 2026 election has brought the familiar question...

By Ben O'Connell | 05 Aug 2026 | 5 min read
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AI data centre boom runs into politics and the law

A $3.5 billion Southland project was consented without the public being notified. Now a fight over pausing new approvals, water...

By Ben O'Connell | 04 Aug 2026 | 7 min read
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Ryan Fox wins the British Open

New Zealand has a major champion in men's golf for just the third time in history, after Ryan Fox produced...

By Ben O'Connell | 30 Jul 2026 | 3 min read
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How businesses can fight impersonation scams

Scammers don't always need to break into a company's systems to steal from its customers. More and more, they just...

By Ben O'Connell | 29 Jul 2026 | 5 min read
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Is the private sector too reliant on Microsoft?

When Finance Minister Nicola Willis announced 8700 public sector job cuts, she pointed to AI as one way the remaining...

By Ben O'Connell | 28 Jul 2026 | 3 min read
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Should you be worried about Q-Day?

Security specialists have a name for the day a quantum computer becomes powerful enough to break the encryption protecting nearly...

By Ben O'Connell | 27 Jul 2026 | 4 min read
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New Fauci documents reignite debate over Covid origins

Newly released US intelligence documents have reignited one of the most contentious debates of the pandemic: how Covid-19 began. The documents,...

By B2B News | 26 Jul 2026 | 2 min read
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What the Chinese missile told the Pacific

A Chinese submarine fired a long-range ballistic missile into the South Pacific on 6 July, and New Zealand was given...

By Ben O'Connell | 25 Jul 2026 | 3 min read
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HR

Why counteroffers often fail to keep employees

A valued employee hands in their resignation. They've been offered more money, a better title or a stronger opportunity elsewhere....

By Ben O'Connell | 24 Jul 2026 | 3 min read
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Why more Kiwis are hesitant to go out on their own

Many working New Zealanders appear cautious about self-employment, with a new global survey showing Kiwis are among the least enthusiastic...

By Ben O'Connell | 23 Jul 2026 | 3 min read
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Trump Accounts launch investment scheme for American children

US President Donald Trump is pushing parents to sign their children up for a new federally seeded investment account, promising...

By B2B News | 22 Jul 2026 | 2 min read
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Germany moves to tighten sick leave rules

Germany’s government has agreed to tighten its sick leave rules, requiring workers to obtain a doctor’s certificate from the first...

By Ben O'Connell | 20 Jul 2026 | 3 min read
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Telehealth is what patient-driven healthcare should look like

Remember the old routine? Clear your whole afternoon, sit in a waiting room packed with sick strangers, thumb through a...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 24 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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