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KiwiSaver’s biggest providers win by default, literally

The comfortable lie about size There is a deeply embedded assumption in New Zealand's retirement savings market that bigger is better....

By B2B News | 02 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
A black and white photo of a person making snow at night in Falun, Sweden.

Can Queenstown actually handle the tourists it spent three years chasing?

NZSki dropped $2 million on new snowmaking equipment at Coronet Peak this season, enough to push the opening date to...

By B2B News | 02 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
Vibrant view of the Itaipu Dam showcasing renewable energy infrastructure across Brazil and Paraguay.

Abundant clean power, zero industrial strategy to actually capitalise on it

Every boardroom pitch about New Zealand's clean energy credentials sounds impressive until you look at what the country is actually...

By B2B News | 02 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
Bird's eye view of a logistics warehouse with shipping containers and trucks.

Mainfreight turns freight volumes into the economy’s most reliable real-time signal

Every quarter, economists pore over GDP revisions, confidence surveys, and retail card data trying to gauge what the New Zealand...

By B2B News | 02 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
A serene autumn countryside scene with a dirt path and fields under a bright blue sky.

$19.2 million bought seven years of nothing from Kāinga Ora

The most expensive parking lot in the portfolio The facts are brutally simple. Kāinga Ora, the government's housing delivery agency, purchased...

By B2B News | 02 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
A woman using a laptop navigating a contemporary data center with mirrored servers.

DataMasque raises fresh capital by selling what free AI cannot replace

The raise that shouldn't have happened The prevailing narrative in tech circles is bleak for small software firms. OpenAI bundles capabilities...

By B2B News | 02 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
Crop anonymous female customer in protective mask reading label on frozen food in plastic container in grocery store

NZ food exporters face a non-tariff barrier dressed up as nutrition policy

A labelling rule that works like a tariff Somewhere in Canberra, a debate about star ratings on cereal boxes is turning...

By B2B News | 02 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
oil gains as israel presses deeper into lebanon

Oil gains as Israel presses deeper into Lebanon

Oil prices climbed by more than 2% on Monday after Israel ordered its military to widen operations in Lebanon, adding...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 02 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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Israel captures Beaufort Castle in Lebanon offensive

Israel has captured Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon as its troops push further into the country, intensifying a ground campaign...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 02 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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Trump pushes for revisions to US-Iran deal

U.S. President Donald Trump has requested further revisions to a proposed agreement with Iran, adding fresh uncertainty to diplomatic efforts...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 02 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
kiwi firms under pressure despite possible peak in insolvency levels

Kiwi firms under pressure despite possible peak in insolvency levels 

Global uncertainty continues to pose a risk for New Zealand businesses, even as new data suggests insolvency levels may have...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 01 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
Mailboxes in a suburban area with a wooden fence and trees in the background.

Residents get a letterbox drop, carriers get a rubber stamp

Built for speed, not consent New Zealand's cell tower rollout operates under a legislative framework that was deliberately designed to prioritise...

By B2B News | 01 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
Focused detail of a modern server rack with blue LED indicators in a data center.

Your customer database is already a liability waiting to detonate

The breach that should have every boardroom's attention Manage My Health, a digital health record and appointment platform used across New...

By B2B News | 01 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
Close-up of Bitcoin coins on investment document promoting cryptocurrencies.

Crypto investors were never hidden, just undetected

The rules didn't change, the enforcement did Here is the uncomfortable truth about New Zealand's cryptocurrency tax regime: nothing about the...

By B2B News | 01 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
Reserve Bank of New Zealand building, Wellington

The Reserve Bank cannot cut its way out of a belief problem

The expectation that feeds itself New Zealand households have been expecting inflation of close to 5% over the next year and...

By B2B News | 01 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
A view of suburban homes overlooking a vast open field under a partly cloudy sky.

$500 million greenfield bet on Hamilton bucks the national housing slump

A project three decades in the making finally has momentum While consent volumes have dropped, financing costs have squeezed apartment pipelines,...

By B2B News | 01 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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