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49 dollars an hour is what NZ workers produce against Australia’s 77

The number that cuts through The New Zealand Initiative's new book New Zealand by Comparison, co-authored by Dr Oliver Hartwich and...

By B2B News | 23 Jul 2026 | 4 min read
A hacker in a hoodie working in a dimly lit room, focusing on cyber security tasks on multiple monitors.

An AI agent conducted a real cyberattack with no human involved

The first confirmed autonomous cyberattack On 22 July 2026, OpenAI disclosed something the industry has warned about for years and never...

By B2B News | 23 Jul 2026 | 5 min read
A customer talks with a sales representative about a Tesla Model 3 in a car dealership, showcasing the electric car's features.

Buyer rejected her car, dealer fixed it, court still ordered a full refund

The ruling that closed the escape hatch A buyer rejected her car. The dealer eventually repaired it. The dealer thought that...

By B2B News | 23 Jul 2026 | 5 min read
Workers on scaffolding renovating a historic building facade with red roof and tall windows.

$636,000 levy demand lands seven years after owners thought they were done

Building failures do not settle and disappear. They compound, through levies, litigation and unsellable risk, and the St Lukes Garden...

By B2B News | 23 Jul 2026 | 4 min read
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Stuff journalists face restructure despite Trade Me buying in a year ago

Three tranches, not one reshuffle On 22 July 2026, members of Stuff Digital's live news and commissioning teams were called into...

By B2B News | 22 Jul 2026 | 5 min read
Photograph of the iconic Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand against a clear sky at sunset.

Two major asset sales in four days shows SkyCity’s balance sheet recovery is real

A trophy asset goes on the block SkyCity Entertainment Group has entered a non-binding heads of agreement to sell The Grand...

By B2B News | 22 Jul 2026 | 4 min read
Close-up view of assorted colorful medication blister packs with diverse pills.

Brace for a $1 billion funding crunch as Pharmac clears its backlog

The list that grows because the system is working Patient advocate Malcolm Mulholland of Patient Voice Aotearoa has warned that Pharmac's...

By B2B News | 22 Jul 2026 | 4 min read
A large bucket wheel excavator operates in a vast industrial mining area, illustrating heavy machinery in action.

Gold prices turbocharged NZ mineral exports to $2.5 billion

A growth story the Government will happily claim There are not many sectors handing the Government good news right now, so...

By B2B News | 22 Jul 2026 | 4 min read
FBU picket at Sprowston Road Fire Station early this morning

24,200 employers are about to feel a Wellington pay dispute in their hiring queues

The strike, and why business should care Around 2,700 MBIE workers are set to strike on Wednesday 22 July, part of...

By B2B News | 22 Jul 2026 | 4 min read
Grain silos standing tall in a rural Minnesota landscape under a cloudy sky.

46 years of NZ malting history ends when French head office runs the numbers

When a French multinational decides its New Zealand malting plant is no longer worth the money, 46 years of manufacturing...

By B2B News | 22 Jul 2026 | 5 min read
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Immigration NZ hid a damning quality assurance report from its own minister

The nine-day gap that says everything On 19 March 2024, officials handed Immigration Minister Erica Stanford a written briefing telling her...

By B2B News | 22 Jul 2026 | 5 min read
Two scientists working in a well-equipped laboratory with microscopes and test tubes.

$20 billion export risk buried in a gene bill oversight

The reform business wanted, minus the part that makes it stick The Gene Technology Bill reaches its second reading in Parliament...

By B2B News | 22 Jul 2026 | 5 min read
A man working on a laptop with AI software open on the screen, wearing eyeglasses.

Tracksuit now measures whether AI chatbots recommend your brand

A Kiwi SaaS firm places a bet on the post-Google world Auckland-based brand tracking company Tracksuit has acquired Hall, a Sydney...

By B2B News | 21 Jul 2026 | 4 min read
A cargo ship loaded with containers at Hamburg's bustling commercial dock.

100% fuel import dependency just became Singapore’s food security problem too

Trust turned into binding law When a Middle East conflict choked global oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz earlier this...

By B2B News | 21 Jul 2026 | 4 min read
A focused construction worker using an electric jigsaw on wood outdoors.

Te Ara Ahunga Ora report exposes a retirement system that punishes solo operators

A savings machine that skips the people building the economy KiwiSaver works brilliantly for employees, and that is precisely the problem....

By B2B News | 21 Jul 2026 | 4 min read
Danger sign warning about irrigation structures and water hazards in rural Otago, New Zealand.

11 years is the fast-track option for NZ’s biggest irrigation project

The remit that misses the point At its annual convention, NZ First passed a remit to speed up the development of...

By B2B News | 21 Jul 2026 | 4 min read
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