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Pharmac called the Iran supply risk theoretical. It has now arrived.

Isosorbide mononitrate is not a niche drug. It is a daily medication for angina patients, and it is now the...

By B2B News | 09 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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Sixty brands chasing 130,000 sales will not all make it out

From 4% to 21% in two years The speed of the shift is the story. China's share of New Zealand's top-15...

By B2B News | 09 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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The free-trading nation that quietly protects almost nothing

Five trade remedies and four of them are peaches New Zealand likes to think of itself as a free-trading nation. The...

By B2B News | 09 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
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Eight staff now run what dozens couldn’t reliably fill

A coolstore that runs on eight people Mr Apple, the country's largest vertically integrated apple grower and a subsidiary of NZX-listed...

By B2B News | 09 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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Why can the same builder repeat the same scam in every town?

Same playbook, different town The details from Ashburton are so familiar they could be a template. A homeowner pays a $4,328...

By B2B News | 09 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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Mark Cameron quits politics after health battle, questions health funding

Kidney failure has forced ACT Party MP Mark Cameron to step away from the role he took on six years...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 09 Jun 2026 | 3 min read
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Oil prices rise after Iran fires missiles at Israel

Oil prices climbed in Asian trading on Monday after Iran fired missiles towards Israel, reviving fears that the latest bout...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 09 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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European allies set conditions for Ukraine peace talks

Ukraine and three of its closest European allies have agreed on five conditions they say must guide any negotiations with...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 09 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
iran, israel trade strikes as ceasefire comes under strain

Iran, Israel trade strikes as ceasefire comes under strain

Iran and Israel exchanged strikes over the weekend, raising new doubts over the future of a fragile ceasefire between Tehran...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 09 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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Foodstuffs expands facial recognition rollout to fourth Christchurch supermarket

Foodstuffs South Island is rolling out its facial recognition technology to a fourth supermarket in Christchurch. The retail group says a...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 08 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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Labour rolls out fresh candidate line-up with 30 newcomers for November vote

Labour has released its candidate list for the November election, featuring 30 new faces. On Monday, party president Jill Day said...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 08 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
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Health NZ drops email domain after months in use

Health NZ / Te Whatu Ora is scrapping its current Māori-language email address, despite many staff having used it for...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 08 Jun 2026 | 3 min read
surge in power sector complaints raises questions over industry performance

Surge in power sector complaints raises questions over industry performance

Complaints against New Zealand power companies have surged by 500% over the past five years, raising fresh concerns about accountability...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 08 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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OpenAI launches Lockdown Mode for ChatGPT users

OpenAI has introduced a new security setting for ChatGPT users who want tighter controls when working with confidential or sensitive...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 08 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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Trump weighs US investment in AI companies

U.S. President Donald Trump is considering whether the federal government should invest in some of America’s biggest artificial intelligence companies,...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 08 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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Xi heads to North Korea as China moves to strengthen ties with nuclear-armed regime

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to travel to North Korea, both countries announced, marking his first visit to the...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 08 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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