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Don’t expect insurance to cover fuel-driven flight cancellations 

Passengers urged to take personal responsibility as insurance is unlikely to cover flight cancellations caused by fuel shortages, the Ombudsman...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 10 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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Perplexity holds firm on 2028 IPO goal

Perplexity is pressing ahead with plans for a stock market debut in 2028, even as investors prepare to assess several...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 10 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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OpenAI prepares for possible US stock market debut

OpenAI has taken an early step towards a possible stock market flotation, opening a new chapter in the race among...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 10 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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Greens propose giving the Privacy Commissioner power to impose heavy fines for data breaches 

The Greens have unveiled an election policy that would empower the Privacy Commissioner to require individuals and organisations responsible for...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 10 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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Willis presses ahead with surcharge ban despite business concerns

The Finance Minister says the government will proceed with a ban on card payment surcharges, although officials are still working...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 10 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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Apple launches smarter Siri ahead of Tim Cook’s departure

Apple has placed a Siri upgrade at the centre of its latest product announcements, as Tim Cook prepares to step...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 10 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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If climate liability threatens investment, why couldn’t officials find any proof

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith wants you to believe the government's amendment to the Climate Change Response Act is about certainty....

By B2B News | 10 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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Most small businesses are dead before their tenth birthday

New Zealand loves a start-up story. The garage inventor, the side-hustle-turned-empire, the no-8-wire founder who backed themselves. What we talk...

By B2B News | 10 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
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Who covers a country that gets hit by a storm every eight days?

The market is already moving IAG, the country's largest general insurer, published data in April showing 46 storms generated 33,174 claims...

By B2B News | 10 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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The rural economy is the only engine still running at full throttle

The rest of the economy should be jealous Fieldays 2026 opened at Mystery Creek on 10 June with all 1,335 exhibitor...

By B2B News | 10 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
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$500 million project reveals the brutal maths of Queenstown housing

The economics demand scale When Simplicity Living announced in August 2025 that it would build 600 rental homes on 6.1 hectares...

By B2B News | 10 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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Free tools are generating deepfakes of your employees right now

The tools are already inside the building A 21-year-old man took photos from four women's social media accounts, ran them through...

By B2B News | 10 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
A man holding a sign reading 'FRAUD' in a tech environment, highlighting cybersecurity concerns.

68% of NZ small businesses have chosen to lose the AI race

The gap is not theoretical anymore When Anthropic released Claude Mythos to controlled partners earlier this year, it did not just...

By B2B News | 10 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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Pentagon expands list of Chinese firms with alleged military ties

Washington has widened its scrutiny of Chinese technology companies by adding Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, and several other major firms to...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 10 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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Ukrainian strikes deepen fuel shortages in Crimea

Fuel shortages are worsening across Russian-occupied Crimea as Ukraine steps up attacks on the transport routes and energy infrastructure that...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 10 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
iran, israel pause attacks after renewed clashes

Iran, Israel pause attacks after renewed clashes

Iran and Israel have halted attacks on each other after a renewed exchange of fire threatened to unravel a fragile...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 10 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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