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A large cargo ship with colorful containers docked at Auckland Port, New Zealand.

Regions that make things are thriving as regions that regulate things collapse

The scoreboard flipped In the June 2025 quarter, Bay of Plenty topped ASB's Regional Economic Scoreboard for the first time in...

By B2B News | 16 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
ATR 72 aircraft captured mid-flight with landing gear down at Manises Airport, Spain.

Air Chathams exposed a regional aviation network built to fail

When Air Chathams CEO Duane Emeny told the country there was "no real point in operating the services if we...

By B2B News | 16 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
trump heads to g7 summit after iran deal

Trump heads to G7 summit after Iran deal

U.S. President Donald Trump is heading to France for a closely watched G7 summit, arriving with a newly announced agreement...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 16 Jun 2026 | 3 min read
european oil majors face profit plunge

Oil prices fall after US, Iran reach deal

Oil prices fell in early Asian trading on Monday after Pakistan said the United States and Iran had reached an...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 16 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
us, iran prepare to sign peace agreement on friday

US, Iran prepare to sign peace agreement on Friday

The United States and Iran have reached a peace agreement aimed at ending nearly four months of conflict that has...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 16 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
big mental health spend welcomed, but concerns grow over delivery and waste

Big mental health spend welcomed, but concerns grow over delivery and waste 

Psychiatrists have welcomed additional investment in mental health services but are warning that the government's $100 million package of proposed...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 15 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
cost of living pressures and election uncertainty continue to dampen housing market confidence

Cost-of-living and election uncertainty continue to affect housing market confidence 

The Real Estate Institute said the housing market appears to be stabilising, but that stability remains fragile, with uncertainty around...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 15 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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ANZ NZ chief executive to exit in September, opening way for new leadership 

ANZ New Zealand chief executive Antonia Watson is set to step down in September, marking a leadership change at the...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 15 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
anthropic brings claude code to slack with full coding workflow

Anthropic suspends AI models after US security warning

Anthropic has suspended access to two of its newest artificial intelligence models after U.S. authorities raised national security concerns, escalating...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 15 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
spacex stock debut lifts elon musk to trillionaire status

SpaceX stock debut lifts Elon Musk to trillionaire status

Elon Musk has become the first person to reach trillionaire status after SpaceX’s blockbuster stock market debut sent the rocket...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 15 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
china criticises pentagon move against major tech firms

China criticises Pentagon move against major tech firms

China has criticised a new Pentagon move targeting some of its most prominent companies, warning that Washington risks further damaging...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 15 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
Close-up of a 'For Sale' sign in a suburban yard, indicating a property for sale.

Housing paralysis is bleeding lawyers, truckers, and tradies dry

The standoff nobody wins New Zealand's housing market has recorded four consecutive monthly falls in sales volume, with roughly 1,500 fewer...

By B2B News | 15 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
High angle of empty and full shelves in supermarket with price tags and cardboard boxes

Brace for the grocery price shock that fuel costs haven’t delivered yet

The numbers everyone agrees on New Zealand's consumer price index hit 3.1% annually in the March 2026 quarter, already above the...

By B2B News | 15 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
Automated milking machine in action on a dairy cow. Efficient modern farming.

Gene editing regulation is the only thing dairy cannot produce its way around

A study of nearly 1,100 New Zealand consumers published this week found something the political debate has not caught up...

By B2B News | 15 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
Overhead view of laptops, charts, and reports used for data analysis on a desk.

AI-drafted sustainability reports are a live governance risk for NZ boards

The machine writes better greenwash than humans do Generative AI has a talent that should worry every board member, auditor, and...

By B2B News | 15 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
Close-up of an office desk with tax documents, coins, glasses, and an old phone, symbolizing finance and organization.

$10.5 billion in unpaid tax is not a compliance crisis, it is structural

The number the government cannot collect away Inland Revenue expects total overdue tax and entitlements debt to hit $10.5 billion by...

By B2B News | 15 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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