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Can operators actually turn record visitor numbers into profit?

For the first time since the pandemic, a full calendar month of visitor arrivals has matched pre-Covid levels. Stats NZ...

By B2B News | 15 Sep 2026 | 4 min read
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GLP-1 drugs are delivering measurable productivity gains before AI has even started

The disruption that's already measurable NZ Herald business editor Liam Dann asked on 12 September 2026 which force reshapes the economy...

By B2B News | 13 Sep 2026 | 5 min read
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$93.17 grocery bill exposes a wage pressure employers cannot ignore

The receipt everyone shared missed the real point A 1991 Woolworths receipt doing the rounds on social media has become the...

By B2B News | 13 Sep 2026 | 4 min read
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Brace for higher fuel costs as Saudi Arabia loses its last open shipping lane

The squeeze play just closed The world's largest oil exporter has effectively run out of clean routes to market. In a...

By B2B News | 12 Sep 2026 | 4 min read
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