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Work begins on New Zealand’s largest approved solar farm between Taupō and Napier 

Work has officially started on what will be New Zealand’s largest approved solar farm, located between Taupō and Napier. Te Rahui...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 08 May 2026 | 2 min read
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Man fined for breaching meat safety laws in illegal pig sales case 

An Auckland man has been fined $6,000 after being caught offering illegally slaughtered pigs for sale. Robert Ngaru Kururangi, 68, was...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 07 May 2026 | 2 min read
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Consumer NZ opens nominations for the award no one wants to win 

Consumer NZ has opened nominations for its annual “Yeah, Nah Awards 2026”, which call out the worst businesses, services and...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 07 May 2026 | 2 min read
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PM backs stricter rules for new citizenship applicants 

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has stood by the new requirements for migrants applying for New Zealand citizenship. Migrants applying for New...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 07 May 2026 | 2 min read
nissan cuts 900 european jobs, idles uk line

Nissan cuts 900 European jobs, idles UK line

Nissan is shutting down one production line at its vast Sunderland plant and eliminating 900 jobs across Europe as part...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 07 May 2026 | 2 min read
apple agrees 250 million payout over ai claims

Apple agrees $250 million payout over AI claims

Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a lawsuit from U.S. iPhone buyers who said the company exaggerated...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 07 May 2026 | 2 min read
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Voyager CEO’s “unacceptable” retweet costs firm Media Awards sponsorship 

Voyager founder and chief executive Seeby Woodhouse has apologised after retweeting a post he called “unacceptable,” which led to the...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 07 May 2026 | 2 min read
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IS-linked women, children book Australia flights

Australia is on alert for the return of 13 women and children linked to Islamic State from a Syrian camp,...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 07 May 2026 | 2 min read
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Meet the law that fixes payroll chaos by quietly cutting commission workers’ leave pay

Solving complexity by cutting pay The Holidays Act 2003 was broken. A Simpson Grierson survey cited in the government's own cabinet...

By B2B News | 07 May 2026 | 5 min read
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37 years of broadcast oversight traded for one part-time staffer

A 1989 law that even its enforcers wanted gone Media and Communications Minister Paul Goldsmith announced on Tuesday that the government...

By B2B News | 07 May 2026 | 4 min read
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$265 million fraud problem has a $0 solution for New Zealand’s smallest operators

The payments chain ends at the smallest operator When a fraudulent booking hits a small motel, the loss doesn't get absorbed...

By B2B News | 07 May 2026 | 4 min read
Empty shelves at a grocery store

Why did 21 global grocery giants all say no to New Zealand?

The search came back empty The government went looking for a hero. It contacted 21 overseas supermarket groups, launched two rounds...

By B2B News | 07 May 2026 | 4 min read
Engineer in safety gear inspects a subway tunnel under construction, highlighting urban development.

The CRL blowout was baked in long before any crisis hit

The admission nobody wanted to hear Sean Sweeney ran New Zealand's largest infrastructure project for years. Now he's saying the quiet...

By B2B News | 07 May 2026 | 4 min read
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Most employers have no strategy for retaining their over-65 workers

The numbers that should embarrass every HR team New Zealand's over-65 workforce is not a future problem to solve. It is...

By B2B News | 07 May 2026 | 4 min read
Bakery workers shaping dough pieces on a production line in an industrial setting.

George Weston Foods just bought the bagel brand that owns trans-Tasman shelves

A record year, then the exit Abe's Bagels has been acquired by George Weston Foods for an undisclosed sum, following a...

By B2B News | 07 May 2026 | 4 min read
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A council reserve is strangling Upper Hutt’s housing supply

A strip of hillside versus 2,000 homes Upper Hutt needs 7,931 new dwellings by 2051 to accommodate projected population growth of...

By B2B News | 07 May 2026 | 5 min read
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