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$500 million greenfield bet on Hamilton bucks the national housing slump

A project three decades in the making finally has momentum While consent volumes have dropped, financing costs have squeezed apartment pipelines,...

By B2B News | 01 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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NZ fuel security rests entirely on uninterrupted foreign shipping

A system graded on its own curve New Zealand's Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has indicated that fuel inventories are...

By B2B News | 01 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
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Wellington shrugs as Kaitaia loses the only manufacturing jobs it ever had

A town that cannot absorb the hit Kaitāia is not Auckland. When two timber mills in the Far North face possible...

By B2B News | 01 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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Government moves to modernise SuperGold Card to make life easier for seniors 

New Zealand seniors will soon be able to use their SuperGold cards as official identification, streamlining access to essential services. Seniors...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 29 May 2026 | 2 min read
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