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air nz cuts more flights

Air NZ cuts flights, hikes fares as Iran war drives fuel surge

Air New Zealand has implemented additional service reductions and raised some airfares as it responds to elevated fuel prices linked...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 07 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
spain's pork industry fights swine fever threat

Spain’s pork industry fights swine fever threat

Spain's €25 billion pork industry, Europe's biggest and a cornerstone of agricultural exports, confronts a dire challenge from African swine...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 07 Apr 2026 | 3 min read
cooperative bank

Co-operative Bank breach lands nearly $2.5m penalty

The High Court has fined The Co-operative Bank nearly $2.5 million for overcharging customers. The penalty follows the bank’s admission of...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 07 Apr 2026 | 1 min read
pepsi ditches wireless over kanye west row

Pepsi ditches Wireless over Kanye West row

Pepsi and Diageo have abruptly ended their sponsorships of London's Wireless Festival after Kanye West was named headliner, sparking a...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 07 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
middle east conflict slams households with 55 weekly cost surge

Middle East conflict slams households with $55 weekly cost surge 

Households are being hit with a projected $55-a-week surge in living costs this year, driven in part by instability stemming...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 07 Apr 2026 | 3 min read
oil prices surge on trump iran threat

Oil prices surge on Trump Iran threat

Global energy markets plunged into volatility during early Asian trading on Monday, driven by escalating U.S.-Iran tensions over the Strait...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 07 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
hungary pipeline

Explosives near border heighten Hungary election tensions

Serbian troops have discovered a cache of powerful explosives near the Hungary border, igniting fears of sabotage against a vital...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 07 Apr 2026 | 3 min read
trump warns iran of hell over hormuz blockade

Trump warns Iran of hell over Hormuz blockade

President Donald Trump is standing firm for American energy security and global trade freedoms, issuing Iran a non-negotiable deadline to...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 07 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
fuel support from govt

Data exposes urban-rural inequality: Is govt fuel support missing the mark?

New data reveal that essential workers in certain regions of the country are paying more for fuel than their counterparts...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 07 Apr 2026 | 3 min read
diesel fuel bowser

Diesel stockpiles worthless without New Zealand-flagged ships

The New Zealand Merchant Service Guild (MSG), the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) and the Aviation and Marine Engineers...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 06 Apr 2026 | 3 min read
middle east woes drive asians to nearby escapes

Middle East woes drive Asians to nearby escapes

Iran's ongoing conflict has grounded Middle East dreams for countless Asian holidaymakers and business professionals, who now seek refuge in...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 06 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
wellington doctor

Wellington doctor bills US Embassy over petrol costs amid Middle East conflict

A Wellington doctor has sent the US embassy a $2,790.95 invoice, claiming the United States should reimburse his clinic for...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 06 Apr 2026 | 1 min read
oil shock boosts ev demand

Oil shock boosts EV demand

The Iran conflict has sent fuel prices rocketing, fuelling a surge in interest for electric vehicles even as Detroit's giants...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 06 Apr 2026 | 3 min read
peters x rubio

Peters heads to Washington to meet the Secretary of State as the global crisis deepens 

Foreign Minister Winston Peters is set to travel to Washington, D.C. this week, where he will meet with Secretary of...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 06 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
push to reopen strait of hormuz

NZ joins push to reopen Strait of Hormuz

New Zealand has aligned itself with a UK-led diplomatic push to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as the economic fallout...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 06 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
french ship transits hormuz strait

French ship transits Hormuz strait

Over five weeks after the U.S.-Israeli military engagement with Iran effectively blockaded the Strait of Hormuz, a French-owned container ship...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 06 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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