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Pgg Wrightson faces revenue decline amid industry challenges

Photo by Kiki Falconer on Unsplash Farm supplies company PGG Wrightson (PGW), a major player in New Zealand's agricultural sector, has...

By Liam Foster | 20 Aug 2024 | 3 min read
new zealand lags behind in workplace health and safety

New Zealand lags behind in workplace health and safety

New Zealand is lagging behind other countries in terms of workplace health and safety, a new report shows. The Business...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 20 Aug 2024 | 2 min read
national public data confirms major security breach

National public data confirms major security breach

National Public Data (NPD), a company specialising in background checks, has confirmed a major data breach that exposed sensitive personal...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 20 Aug 2024 | 3 min read
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KiwiSaver investments fund conflict in the Middle East

Photo by Mohammed Al Bardawil on Unsplash Kiwis are increasingly facing a tough question: Are my retirement savings helping fund conflict...

By Liam Foster | 20 Aug 2024 | 4 min read
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New Zealand’s benefit sanctions: a necessary measure? Or a step too far?

Last week, the government introduced significant changes to the social welfare system, sparking a heated debate about the balance between...

By Liam Foster | 19 Aug 2024 | 7 min read
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Training organisation Competenz confirms cyber attack

Competenz, a training organisation in New Zealand, has confirmed that it suffered a cyber attack in June 2024, which resulted...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 19 Aug 2024 | 2 min read
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Elon Musk’s X to shut down San Francisco office

Elon Musk's X, the social media platform that evolved from Twitter, will be closing its San Francisco office, marking the...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 16 Aug 2024 | 3 min read
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Canterbury businesses breathing a sigh of relief after OCR announcement

Canterbury businesses are experiencing a sense of relief following the Reserve Bank's recent announcement to lower the Official Cash Rate...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 16 Aug 2024 | 2 min read
google launches imagen 3 as its most advanced ai image generator

Google launches Imagen 3 as its most advanced AI image generator

Google has announced the launch of Imagen 3, its latest and most sophisticated text-to-image generation model, on its Vertex AI...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 16 Aug 2024 | 3 min read
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Kiwis losing tens of millions yearly due to supermarket pricing errors

Shoppers may be losing tens of millions of dollars each year due to pricing errors in supermarkets, the Commerce Commission...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 16 Aug 2024 | 3 min read
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Govt to introduce bill allowing congestion charges, Auckland onboard

Photo by Ashwini Chaudhary (Monty) on Unsplash Transport minister Simeon Brown announced this week that the government will soon introduce a...

By Liam Foster | 15 Aug 2024 | 4 min read
x's grok 2 stirs controversy over misleading political images

X’s Grok-2 stirs controversy over misleading political images

X has debuted a new artificial intelligence image generator that has quickly gained popularity among users for creating satirical political...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 15 Aug 2024 | 3 min read
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Green Investment Fund for Residential Solar Power Draws International Investment

The New Zealand Green Investment Fund (NZGIF) has raised $365 million in capital from overseas private investors. This funding will...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 15 Aug 2024 | 3 min read
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Sme owners’ wellbeing impacted by business pressures, study says

A new study reveals that 70% of New Zealand's small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are reporting high levels of stress...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 15 Aug 2024 | 2 min read
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Online shopping soars despite data concerns

Online shopping has established itself as a crucial element of the retail environment in New Zealand. The 2024 Ecommerce Report...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 14 Aug 2024 | 3 min read
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Methanex temporarily shuts plant until October

Photo courtesy: Methanex NZ, Facebook Methanex, New Zealand's largest gas user, has announced the temporary shutdown of its methanol plants in...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 14 Aug 2024 | 2 min read
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