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contractor reinstated after retraining as kiwirail backs improved welding standards

Contractor reinstated after retraining as KiwiRail backs improved welding standards 

KiwiRail said retraining has resolved issues that led to a contractor's suspension over faulty track welding, allowing maintenance work to...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 15 Jun 2026 | 3 min read
uk to end russian linked fuel imports by 2027

UK to end Russian-linked fuel imports by 2027

Britain has confirmed it will end imports of diesel and jet fuel made from Russian crude oil by 1 January...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 15 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
uae rejects reports of fund transfer to iran

UAE rejects reports of fund transfer to Iran

The United Arab Emirates has denied reports that it agreed to release billions of dollars to Iran, pushing back against...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 15 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
trump claims iran deal is close to completion

Trump claims Iran deal is close to completion

A proposed agreement between the United States and Iran remains uncertain after Tehran pushed back against President Donald Trump’s claim...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 15 Jun 2026 | 3 min read
System with various wires managing access to centralized resource of server in data center

Businesses paid for AI access they never actually owned

The kill switch is real At 5:21pm ET on June 12, the US Commerce Department ordered Anthropic to immediately disable access...

By B2B News | 14 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
Panoramic aerial snapshot of a suburban residential area with lush greenery under a blue sky.

Auckland bleeds listings as Queenstown sells stages before shovels hit dirt

The rest of the country is drowning in stock New Zealand's residential property market is not in good shape. National active...

By B2B News | 14 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
Port Arthur oil terminal, Valero refinery

The Hormuz deal will expose every middleman who profited from the panic

The deal everyone wants, the unwind nobody is planning for Talk of a US-Iran agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz...

By B2B News | 14 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
Fibre to Cabinet, Basingstoke

Address database failures are quietly breaking New Zealand broadband

The infrastructure success story with a hole in it New Zealand spent $5.5 billion on its Ultra-Fast Broadband programme, rolling fibre...

By B2B News | 14 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
Mesa Arizona Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Eight billion dollar community left unprotected from a five-country crypto fraud

The scam that crossed five borders In February 2026, New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority joined regulators in Tonga, Australia, the UK,...

By B2B News | 14 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
A toy shopping cart displayed against a vivid yellow background, casting a shadow.

A supermarket shelf-stacking programme is outperforming New Zealand workforce policy

A 45.9% NEET rate and no line item in the Budget New Zealand has a disability employment problem so severe it...

By B2B News | 14 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
Man smiling while handing over and receiving tickets at a kiosk counter.

A Crown entity with 2.4 million customers still cannot keep the lights on

2.4 million customers, one point of failure Lotto NZ is not a corner dairy raffle. According to the 2023/24 New Zealand...

By B2B News | 14 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
Danger sign warning about irrigation structures and water hazards in rural Otago, New Zealand.

$9 million royalties on $700 million of gold is not a policy, it’s a gift

Shane Jones wants mining to pay for regional New Zealand. He has the rhetoric, the fast-track legislation, and a $3...

By B2B News | 13 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
Electron small launch vehicle of the Rocket Lab Mission to Venus

US$800 billion in index funds must now buy Rocket Lab shares

The buy order that nobody placed Rocket Lab will join the Nasdaq-100 index effective Monday, June 22, becoming the first New...

By B2B News | 13 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
Breathtaking coastal landscape of Mount Maunganui, showcasing lush green hills, sandy shores, and vibrant blue sea.

Tourism-dependent small businesses fall outside every disaster recovery net that exists

When a section of Mauao collapsed into the Beachside Holiday Park on 22 January 2025, killing six people, it did...

By B2B News | 13 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
Scenic winter landscape with snow-covered pine trees and stacks of logs alongside a snowy road.

Months of flat prices gave forestry false confidence before winter hit hard

The crack nobody wanted Forestry operators called it the longest flat run of export price stability anyone could remember. Through late...

By B2B News | 13 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
A man browsing a variety of ceramic mugs and bowls inside a shop in Hanoi, Vietnam.

K Home is the homewares format designed to kill mid-market NZ retailers

The good-news story has a shelf life Six months after IKEA opened at Sylvia Park, the New Zealand homewares sector is...

By B2B News | 13 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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