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Why are 34 buyers competing for businesses in a supposedly flat economy

The paradox nobody's pricing in New Zealand has spent the better part of two years in a subdued economy, and most...

By B2B News | 27 Jul 2026 | 4 min read
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$86m profit from $239m revenue shows what operating leverage really looks like

When the fixed costs are already paid Skyline Enterprises has posted a 112% jump in net profit to $86.1m for the...

By B2B News | 27 Jul 2026 | 4 min read
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Why does record revenue keep sending Serko’s share price lower?

Strong numbers, weak price Serko has just delivered its best revenue result since listing, and the market punished it anyway. The...

By B2B News | 27 Jul 2026 | 4 min read
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National’s parental leave policy is a workforce planning document in disguise

The headline number, and the ones that matter more National announced on 26 July that, if re-elected, it would lift paid...

By B2B News | 27 Jul 2026 | 4 min read
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45 million unauthorised trays a year is no longer just a legal problem for Zespri

The number that changes everything For years Zespri treated illegal Chinese plantings of its SunGold variety as an intellectual property problem...

By B2B News | 27 Jul 2026 | 4 min read
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Trade Me Jobs data exposes a tale of two very different labour markets

Two economies, one country The national headline says the jobs market is stabilising. The regional data says something more uncomfortable. According...

By B2B News | 27 Jul 2026 | 4 min read
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340,000 evacuations signal a supply chain crisis NZ importers cannot ignore

A storm that freezes the world's factory floor Typhoon Noul is bearing down on Guangdong with maximum sustained winds of 145km/h...

By B2B News | 26 Jul 2026 | 4 min read
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Who really pays first when crude oil spikes past $100 a barrel

The spike lands at the worst possible moment Brent crude rose back above US$100 a barrel on Friday, and NZ Herald...

By B2B News | 26 Jul 2026 | 4 min read
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Coarse wool has found customers who pay for performance

A gardening column that points at a real market A 25 July 2026 NZ Herald feature by Kem Ormond makes the...

By B2B News | 26 Jul 2026 | 5 min read
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Buying insurance is not a continuity plan

Nowhere is immune, and that is the point Two unrelated magnitude 5.9 earthquakes struck New Zealand inside eight days in late...

By B2B News | 26 Jul 2026 | 5 min read
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Bloomex complaint surge hands regulators exactly the pattern they were waiting for

From 30 in four years to 182 in two The complaint trajectory is the story. In April 2024, Fair Go reported...

By B2B News | 26 Jul 2026 | 4 min read
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Treat this OpenAI jailbreak as a procurement warning not a curiosity

The seat belt should be there before the car moves On 25 July 2026, 1News reported that OpenAI confirmed one of...

By B2B News | 26 Jul 2026 | 5 min read
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Stop mistaking a trapped workforce for a loyal one

The leverage has swung back For the first time since the mid-2000s, New Zealand employers hold the upper hand in pay...

By B2B News | 26 Jul 2026 | 4 min read
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Rationing consents is not an energy policy

The genie and the grid Green Party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick has called for a one-year pause on resource consents for new...

By B2B News | 26 Jul 2026 | 4 min read
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One in five townhouses is selling below what its owner paid

The bet that worked, until it didn't New Zealand spent a decade betting that if you let developers build density, the...

By B2B News | 25 Jul 2026 | 4 min read
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CullBeck has $1 billion in customer orders before its first module ships

A record raise for a reason CullBeck, a deep-tech company spun out of Victoria University's Robinson Research Institute in September 2025,...

By B2B News | 25 Jul 2026 | 5 min read
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