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Fishing charter company fined for illegal crayfish harvest

A Fiordland fishing charter company has been sentenced for illegally harvesting crayfish worth up to $244,500 and serving them to...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 13 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
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Bitcoin drops 12.6% on signals of tighter US monetary policy

Bitcoin’s sharp repricing is no longer confined to crypto forums. The token dropped 12.6% in a single session to US$63,295...

By Nicole Valdez | 12 Feb 2026 | 3 min read

NZ SMEs gear up for busier Q1 2026

One-third of New Zealand's SMEs anticipate higher workloads in Q1 2026 than typical, signalling positive momentum in economic activity. MYOB's latest...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 12 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
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Willis challenges Labour to keep Investment Boost post-election

Finance Minister Nicola Willis urges Labour to pledge retention of her Investment Boost policy if they win the November 7...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 12 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
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Skellerup logs strong earnings for first half

Skellerup, a rubber products maker, reported a record first-half profit driven by sales growth across its operations. For the six months...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 12 Feb 2026 | 1 min read
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xAI loses two co-founders in two days

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has experienced the resignation of two co-founders within just 48 hours. The departures highlight...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 12 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
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NZ economy on firmer ground for 2026, Westpac says

Westpac's Q1 economic overview paints a brighter 2026 picture, fuelled by climbing consumer confidence in major cities, strong exports, and...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 12 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
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Macron calls for bold EU power shift

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on the EU to assert itself as a true global force amid rising threats...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 12 Feb 2026 | 3 min read
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Strike is Air NZ cabin crew’s last resort, union says

Air New Zealand reports that staff are working nonstop to reduce disruptions from cabin crew strikes scheduled for Thursday and...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 12 Feb 2026 | 3 min read
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Salesforce staff urge end to ICE deals

Over 1,400 Salesforce staff have signed a petition calling on Chief Executive Marc Benioff to abandon all proposed deals with...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 12 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
indonesia to deploy 8,000 troops to gaza under us peace plan

Indonesia to deploy 8,000 troops to Gaza under US peace plan

Indonesia is preparing to dispatch up to 8,000 troops to Gaza as part of a U.S.‑backed post‑war security framework, becoming...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 12 Feb 2026 | 3 min read
epa axes obama era basis for emission controls

EPA axes Obama-era basis for emission controls

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will overturn a pivotal 2009 assessment deeming greenhouse gases a threat to public health, erasing...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 12 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
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US commerce secretary admits Epstein island visit

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has admitted visiting Jeffrey Epstein's Little St James island on 23 December 2012, contradicting his...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 12 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
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Willis orders probe into Reserve Bank’s pandemic monetary moves

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has commissioned a review of the Reserve Bank's monetary policy during the pandemic. During the Covid-19 pandemic,...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 12 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
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Funding opens for suicide prevention help

Communities throughout New Zealand can now apply for funding to support suicide prevention projects, enhance wellbeing, and deliver care and...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 11 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
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BizCover launches new BizGiver grant round for small businesses

Business insurance buying and comparison site BizCover has launched the newest round of its small business grant competition, BizGiver. It offers...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 11 Feb 2026 | 1 min read
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