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Oil prices crashed below $100 on Tuesday evening after a surprise truce eased fears over the Strait of Hormuz. U.S....
140 complaints in a month was all it took When the Commerce Commission received approximately 140 complaints about fuel prices in...
Stats NZ is consulting on an infringement scheme that would let it issue $400 fines to individuals who refuse to...
The war premium that wasn't Oil prices surged from around US$60 per barrel to over US$100 following the US-Israeli strike on...
The Pentagon moved, Wellington shrugged A 9 March memo from US Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg designated Palantir's Maven Smart...
The numbers behind the revolt ACC wants motorcycle registration costs to rise between 20% and 68% over three years, depending on...
The arithmetic of a forced trade-off The March 2026 ANZ card spending data tells a story that should worry every business...
The backbone is walking out A peer-reviewed survey of 578 Health New Zealand physiotherapists has landed a number that should alarm...
The forecast track of Cyclone Vaianu reads like a targeted strike on New Zealand's most valuable horticultural corridor. The Category...
In the tense hours leading to the announcement of a two-week truce between the United States and Iran, Islamabad emerged...
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 14-day halt to planned airstrikes on Iranian facilities on Tuesday, pulling back from his...
The United States has not requested New Zealand’s direct involvement in its military actions against Iran, Foreign Minister Winston Peters...
Ninety minutes from catastrophe Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran on April 7, roughly 90 minutes before his self-imposed...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is making it clear that the government will not be spreading taxpayer money thin to cover...
Treating wages like an overdraft facility A Lower Hutt restaurant was fined $90,000 after two Indian migrant workers were systematically underpaid...
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...
