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Palantir just became America’s warfighting AI. Where does that leave New Zealand?

The Pentagon moved, Wellington shrugged A 9 March memo from US Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg designated Palantir's Maven Smart...

By B2B News | 09 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
A lively outdoor gathering of motorcyclists raising their helmets in celebration or unity.

Higher motorcycle levies are collecting less money from fewer registered bikes

The numbers behind the revolt ACC wants motorcycle registration costs to rise between 20% and 68% over three years, depending on...

By B2B News | 09 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
Close-up of a hand refueling a vehicle. E20 petrol pump nozzle in use.

Where did your customers’ money go when petrol prices jumped?

The arithmetic of a forced trade-off The March 2026 ANZ card spending data tells a story that should worry every business...

By B2B News | 09 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
A physiotherapist assists a woman with leg rehabilitation therapy in a calm treatment room

Health New Zealand is haemorrhaging the senior physios injured workers depend on

The backbone is walking out A peer-reviewed survey of 578 Health New Zealand physiotherapists has landed a number that should alarm...

By B2B News | 09 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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$4.5 billion kiwifruit harvest faces destruction as Cyclone Vaianu closes in

The forecast track of Cyclone Vaianu reads like a targeted strike on New Zealand's most valuable horticultural corridor. The Category...

By B2B News | 09 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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Pakistan brokers fragile US-Iran ceasefire

In the tense hours leading to the announcement of a two-week truce between the United States and Iran, Islamabad emerged...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 09 Apr 2026 | 3 min read
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Trump agrees to Iran truce for two weeks

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 14-day halt to planned airstrikes on Iranian facilities on Tuesday, pulling back from his...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 09 Apr 2026 | 3 min read
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Peters says no Kiwi troops, but full respect for U.S. security strategy

The United States has not requested New Zealand’s direct involvement in its military actions against Iran, Foreign Minister Winston Peters...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 09 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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Can a two-week ceasefire hold when insurance companies outrank presidents?

Ninety minutes from catastrophe Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran on April 7, roughly 90 minutes before his self-imposed...

By B2B News | 08 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
luxon on fuel support

Luxon stands firm on targeted support as fuel prices surge

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is making it clear that the government will not be spreading taxpayer money thin to cover...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 08 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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Wage theft is a competitive weapon aimed squarely at law-abiding businesses

Treating wages like an overdraft facility A Lower Hutt restaurant was fined $90,000 after two Indian migrant workers were systematically underpaid...

By B2B News | 08 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
Man at a currency exchange office window, showing currency rates inside a bustling city.

Start pricing Australian costs at a 13-year discount before your margins disappear

A 13-year low that isn't just about holidays The NZD/AUD cross rate hit 0.8257 on 19 March, a level not seen...

By B2B News | 08 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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Mid-tier Kiwi importers are collateral damage in a levy built for giants

Seven cents versus thirty-six dollars The numbers that explain this reform are absurd. Under the old system, NZ Customs charged a...

By B2B News | 08 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
Close-up of a smartphone displaying a fraud alert notification on a wooden surface.

Simon Power’s face is now fraud infrastructure for stock scammers

Your brand is now fraud infrastructure Fisher Funds chief executive Simon Power, a former National MP, recently discovered his face was...

By B2B News | 08 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
Lyttelton Harbour

Why does Christchurch own a broadband company instead of a world-class port

Christchurch City Holdings Ltd controls a portfolio worth $6.3 billion across six companies, including Lyttelton Port, Orion, Christchurch Airport, and...

By B2B News | 08 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
A busy construction site with machinery, workers, and residential buildings in the background.

60% of builders are swallowing cost increases they cannot sustain

The slump-era discount is expiring The Cordell Construction Cost Index rose 0.9% in the December 2025 quarter, the largest quarterly increase...

By B2B News | 08 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
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