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India's red-hot economy faces a rude awakening from Middle East turmoil that's sending shockwaves through global oil markets. Only recently, the...
A month into the war in Iran, an initial crude oil crunch is spiralling into widespread scarcities that threaten everyday...
The United States has reached an agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo to receive migrants deported from America who...
President Donald Trump's ultimatum to Iran enters its final hours amid the five-week U.S.-Israeli air campaign, with no clear path...
Prime Minister Chris Luxon described former President Donald Trump’s firm rhetoric on Iran as “unhelpful,” carefully avoiding outright condemnation during...
The Reserve Bank is widely expected to hold the Official Cash Rate at 2.25% when it delivers its Monetary Policy...
The government has lent $18 million to the Tukituki Water Security Project from the Regional Infrastructure Fund, turning a long-running...
A sale that was never optional Synlait Milk completed the $307 million sale of its North Island operations to Abbott on...
Cheaper data is not the same as better data Stats NZ publishes more than 270 statistical releases annually covering hundreds of...
The deal that would end domestic carpet competition US flooring giant Mohawk Industries already owns Godfrey Hirst and Feltex in New...
The bill is doubling every cycle The numbers have moved past inconvenient and into alarming. A report commissioned by Mayor Wayne...
A2 Milk reported net profit of $112.1 million for the six months to December 2025, revenue up 18.8% to $993.5...
The risk nobody priced in New Zealand exporters have spent the past year learning to live with tariffs. They've modelled the...
Concerns are mounting among GPs as patients skip appointments and medicine stocks tighten, highlighting the real-world strain caused by soaring...
Rising fuel prices are putting mounting pressure on small, independent food businesses, with artisan producers and specialty suppliers warning their...
The explosive growth in artificial intelligence data centres is challenging insurance companies worldwide. Private capital is flooding into these projects, which...
