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Centrix data reveals arrears falling as forced sales quietly pile up

The market is healing and bleeding at the same time New Zealand's housing recovery narrative has a problem. Centrix data from...

By B2B News | 09 May 2026 | 4 min read
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Mitre 10’s new CEO has never sold a single power tool

A grocery executive in a hardware store When Mitre 10's board went looking for a new CEO, they didn't pick someone...

By B2B News | 09 May 2026 | 4 min read
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$34,990 Arcfox confirms Chinese brands are rewriting the EV rulebook

Another month, another Chinese brand Arcfox, the premium electric sub-brand of Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC), will begin taking orders in New...

By B2B News | 09 May 2026 | 4 min read
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Health NZ is outsourcing its rural staffing crisis to US political dysfunction

A confession, not a strategy Dr Alex Raines, a consultant physician at Gisborne Hospital, did not mince words in April: "We...

By B2B News | 09 May 2026 | 4 min read
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Rocket Lab’s revenue zooms to new high in strong first-quarter result 

Rocket Lab has reported record first-quarter revenue of US$200 million (about NZ$336 million), driven by growing demand for its launch...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 08 May 2026 | 2 min read
rental property still a good investment or has the balance shifted too far

Rental property still a good investment or has the balance shifted too far?

A university professor says a mix of factors is driving investors away from the property market.  "Investors, historically, have taken up...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 08 May 2026 | 3 min read
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Seymour orders solar overhaul, vows to make NZ “easiest place in the world” to go solar

Regulation Minister David Seymour has ordered a review of the solar panel installation process, saying he wants to make New...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 08 May 2026 | 3 min read
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Warner Bros Discovery reports £2.3B Q1 loss

Warner Bros. Discovery has reported a hefty £2.3 billion net loss for the first quarter, blaming the figure on one-off...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 08 May 2026 | 2 min read
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Migrants voice concerns as new citizenship test set for 2027 

Some migrant residents have expressed concern following the government’s announcement that a new citizenship test will be introduced from 2027. Starting...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 08 May 2026 | 3 min read
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Japan’s Nikkei surges past 62,000 in record rally

Asian markets brushed aside U.S. warnings to Iran on Thursday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 index surging past 62,000 for the...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 08 May 2026 | 2 min read
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Argentina probes hantavirus outbreak on Antarctic cruise

Argentine health officials are leading a global effort to trace a deadly hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, an expedition...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 08 May 2026 | 2 min read
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14% returns prove rooftop solar is now a serious business investment

The market moved first New Zealand has passed the solar tipping point, according to Rewiring Aotearoa research lead Josh Ellison. Most...

By B2B News | 08 May 2026 | 4 min read
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Contractors are absorbing cost risk the government quietly walked away from

The Iran shock hits where it hurts Bitumen prices have jumped nearly 75% in three weeks thanks to the Iran war,...

By B2B News | 08 May 2026 | 4 min read
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Super will eat 20 cents of every tax dollar within a decade

The quiet admission Finance Minister Nicola Willis has acknowledged what Treasury has been saying for years: the NZ Super system is...

By B2B News | 08 May 2026 | 5 min read
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Who investigates the next Kaikōura ferry disaster after these cuts

The ambulance at the bottom of the cliff just lost its wheels Maritime New Zealand is proposing to cut a net...

By B2B News | 08 May 2026 | 4 min read
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Treat AI content policy as a legal obligation before prosecutors treat it as evidence

Grok generated 3 million images in 11 days The facts of the French case against X are extraordinary. In January 2026,...

By B2B News | 08 May 2026 | 4 min read
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