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The number that reframes the whole summit Strip away the missile tests and diplomatic theatre, and the most important figure from...
A town where the sums are brutal Westport is roughly 4,500 people, and Bathurst Resources employs more than 400 of them...
The headline number is the wrong number Every press release will lead with it. AI adoption has hit 91% of New...
Labour has put workforce policy back at the centre of the November election with two costed pledges that together top...
The number that reframes the market Chinese car brands have stopped being the cheap outsider bet. Trade Me's 2026 Cars Consumer...
A crisis that refuses to end More than two decades after leaky homes became a national byword for shoddy construction, the...
A crisis playing out live on the NZX Winton Land is a profitable property developer with a governance architecture that no...
A profit built on paper, not trading TVNZ's full-year result for the year to 30 June 2026 is a masterclass in...
A deal days away from signing, then nothing Three Otago councils - Central Otago District, Queenstown Lakes District, and Otago Regional...
The deferral that says more than any data release When a fringe developer walks away from a project, it's a project...
The question is no longer academic Who gets to launch rockets from New Zealand used to be a theoretical debate. It...
A bidding war over the pump price New Zealand's two major parties have found a rare point of agreement, and the...
A loss driven by things Wellington cannot control Air New Zealand reported a pre-tax loss of $336 million for the year...
The number that frames the fight At Xero's annual meeting on 27 August 2026, chair David Thodey defended a decision to...
A crisis hiding in plain sight A leaked Health NZ report, considered by regional senior leadership in the week of 26...
Same brand, same product, wildly different price The supermarket competition debate has always been framed nationally. Two players, 82% of the...
