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The contract that moved markets On 5 May 2026, CDC Data Centres signed the largest data centre contract in Australian history...
A policy that failed by its own metrics Winston Peters announced on Newstalk ZB on 9 May that fees-free tertiary study...
New Zealand has spent half a decade treating data centre announcements like infrastructure milestones. Politicians pose for photos, economic impact...
A berry grower walks into the desert When 26 Seasons signed a commercial partnership with Saudi Arabia's Qassim Strawberry & Fruit...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has indicated that Russia's protracted conflict with Ukraine could be drawing to a close. He made...
Australia's political landscape shifted dramatically on Saturday when the right-wing One Nation party secured its maiden victory in a federal...
A Qatari LNG tanker is heading towards the Strait of Hormuz bound for Pakistan, with Iran's approval marking a potential...
Imagine checking your business account on a Monday morning and finding $7,650 missing. Not because you spent it, but because...
The treasure map nobody asked ratepayers to fund Central Hawke's Bay District Council has released an interactive Crop Suitability Map that...
The bill nobody talks about in job interviews A family with two teenagers at a leading Auckland private school is now...
A pay gap that doubles household income The numbers are no longer debatable. At least 144 NZ police officers left for...
The breach is happening in real time This is not a hypothetical risk or a future regulatory challenge. It is a...
The bridge is the economy Auckland generates nearly 40 percent of New Zealand's GDP. The only direct road link between the...
Fruit moves, meat doesn't The Strait of Hormuz normally carries around a fifth of the world's oil and vast quantities of...
Half a year's sediment in three days Lyttelton Port Company began an emergency dredging campaign in late April after a subtropical...
The gap between survivable and solvent Waitaki District Council has done something unusual for local government. It has told the truth....
