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Boards expect five days to recover. IT teams are quietly planning for six weeks

The fantasy versus the spreadsheet If your board has a cyber recovery plan, there is a better than even chance it...

By B2B News | 11 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
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Far North District Council is a live risk for every business in Northland

The dysfunction is measurable Local Government Minister Simon Watts has ordered officials to engage with Far North District Council following calls...

By B2B News | 11 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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Singapore’s fuel pact is Wellington’s most valuable trade deal in years

A deal nobody noticed is suddenly the one that matters In October 2025, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Singapore's Lawrence Wong...

By B2B News | 11 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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$138 cheaper to fly Bali via Hamilton than from Wellington

The detour that shouldn't make sense Book a return flight from Hamilton to Bali for $885. Then check the same trip...

By B2B News | 11 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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Oil prices rise on shaky US-Iran truce

Oil prices climbed in early Asian trade on Thursday as investors eyed the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire amid fresh Middle East...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 10 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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What happens to a $6.7 billion harvest when the bees run out

A good year that still lost 57,000 colonies New Zealand lost 57,811 bee colonies in winter 2024, an overall loss rate...

By B2B News | 10 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
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Boards ignored reporting quality as a compliance issue so the FMA made it a money issue

The timing is not coincidental The Financial Markets Authority has released a three-year monitoring report covering 60 sets of audited financial...

By B2B News | 10 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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Who wants a $71 million stake in sheep milk? Apparently nobody

The Crown is a motivated seller with no takers Pāmu, New Zealand's largest pastoral farming business and a State-Owned Enterprise managing...

By B2B News | 10 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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Parents pay full price for a service the regulator itself has condemned

Imagine paying for a tradesperson who only did the job properly half the time. You would stop hiring them. Yet...

By B2B News | 10 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
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Can New Zealand still make anything at a price worth paying?

Two exits, one diagnosis Heinz Wattie's is closing factories in Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin plus frozen packing lines in Hastings, cutting...

By B2B News | 10 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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40% premium surge is redrawing the risk map councils refuse to update

Every major repricing event starts the same way. The market moves first, the institutions catch up later, and the people...

By B2B News | 10 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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Unanimous legislation, overwhelming economics, zero action on Auckland congestion pricing

$2.6 billion a year in lost time Auckland's congestion problem has a price tag, and it is not small. A report...

By B2B News | 10 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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Christchurch council begs for housing then lets its airport block it

A $70 million student housing development on Colombo St in central Christchurch should be straightforward. The site has been derelict...

By B2B News | 10 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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Trump blasts NATO over Iran war support

U.S. President Donald Trump has sharply criticised NATO once again, accusing the alliance of deserting the United States during its...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 10 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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Iran accuses US of ceasefire breach

Iran's parliamentary speaker has sharply accused the United States of breaching a tentative two-week ceasefire linked to the Strait of...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 10 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
latest survey shows which cars are the least reliable

Latest survey shows which cars are the least reliable

Consumer NZ’s latest survey has ranked Ford as the least reliable car brand among respondents. The survey, which gathered feedback from...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 10 Apr 2026 | 3 min read
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