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Seventeen years of looking the other way New Zealand's Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme launched in 2007 with 5,000 places and a...
Buying a season instead of hoping for one Coronet Peak will install a $2 million snow factory before the 2026 winter...
Relief on a timer The numbers look good at first glance. Brent crude dropped about 16% to US$92 per barrel after...
The most exposed industry in the country When Infometrics ranked New Zealand's industries by fuel exposure earlier this month, fishing and...
Mark Darrow is stepping down as chair of MTF Finance at the end of his current term in mid-2026, closing...
A 21-to-1 bet on thin data Transport Minister Chris Bishop wants to modernise New Zealand's WOF regime by pushing the first...
Ten years in the lab, now heading for the orchard Most people think of dragon fruit as a Southeast Asian commodity....
New Zealand households are being squeezed into paying more while getting less at the pump, with mounting cost pressures now...
Business New Zealand has issued what it describes as an unusual call for government support, urging the provision of below-market...
Public opposition to artificial intelligence is mounting in the United States, raising obstacles for tech companies pouring billions into data...
China's economy has delivered a robust start to the year, growing faster than forecasters anticipated despite the ongoing U.S.-Israel conflict...
Health New Zealand is set for a leadership reset, with the government reinforcing its push for stronger accountability and performance...
President Donald Trump's deepening rift with Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war is splintering his support among conservative U.S....
The most hawkish rates call of the year landed this week and the market barely flinched, which tells you something...
The maths that should keep you awake OpenAI is currently valued at US$500 billion. It has roughly US$13 billion in annual...
Autumn is covered, spring is not Ravensdown COO Mike Whitty told RNZ in early March that the country has enough fertiliser...
