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asian markets rally as us iran deal eases oil fears

Asian markets rally as US-Iran deal eases oil fears

Asian markets rallied on Monday as investors welcomed a preliminary agreement between the United States and Iran that raised hopes...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 16 Jun 2026 | 3 min read
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Can a contract actually stop your best employee from destroying you

$9,600 a day and no courtroom to put it in Wilson Parking is pursuing its former South Island regional manager Peter...

By B2B News | 16 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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Wellington households are staring down a water bill that triples this decade

The bill arrives in August Wellington property owners have been paying roughly $2,100 a year for water, buried inside council rates...

By B2B News | 16 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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Top-tier offices sell for hundreds of millions as secondary stock rots

The deal that sets the benchmark Precinct Properties is in exclusive negotiations with a global institutional investor to form a 50:50...

By B2B News | 16 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
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Bipartisan applause for a law that penalises honest companies over ignorant ones

The bill nobody can oppose New Zealand's Modern Slavery Bill 2026 is a masterclass in political packaging. It targets something nobody...

By B2B News | 16 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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India wants New Zealand farm software, not just fruit

New Zealand has spent decades selling India raw commodities and hoping for a trade deal. Now it has the deal,...

By B2B News | 16 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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$1 billion industry exists despite the government not because of it

A West Auckland studio that gives away its core product for free just turned over more than half a billion...

By B2B News | 16 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
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Regions that make things are thriving as regions that regulate things collapse

The scoreboard flipped In the June 2025 quarter, Bay of Plenty topped ASB's Regional Economic Scoreboard for the first time in...

By B2B News | 16 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
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Air Chathams exposed a regional aviation network built to fail

When Air Chathams CEO Duane Emeny told the country there was "no real point in operating the services if we...

By B2B News | 16 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
trump heads to g7 summit after iran deal

Trump heads to G7 summit after Iran deal

U.S. President Donald Trump is heading to France for a closely watched G7 summit, arriving with a newly announced agreement...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 16 Jun 2026 | 3 min read
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Oil prices fall after US, Iran reach deal

Oil prices fell in early Asian trading on Monday after Pakistan said the United States and Iran had reached an...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 16 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
us, iran prepare to sign peace agreement on friday

US, Iran prepare to sign peace agreement on Friday

The United States and Iran have reached a peace agreement aimed at ending nearly four months of conflict that has...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 16 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
big mental health spend welcomed, but concerns grow over delivery and waste

Big mental health spend welcomed, but concerns grow over delivery and waste

Psychiatrists have welcomed additional investment in mental health services but are warning that the government's $100 million package of proposed...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 15 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
cost of living pressures and election uncertainty continue to dampen housing market confidence

Cost-of-living and election uncertainty continue to affect housing market confidence

The Real Estate Institute said the housing market appears to be stabilising, but that stability remains fragile, with uncertainty around...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 15 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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ANZ NZ chief executive to exit in September, opening way for new leadership

ANZ New Zealand chief executive Antonia Watson is set to step down in September, marking a leadership change at the...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 15 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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Anthropic suspends AI models after US security warning

Anthropic has suspended access to two of its newest artificial intelligence models after U.S. authorities raised national security concerns, escalating...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 15 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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