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Betrayal claims emerge as MBIE automation plans cost staff their roles

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is proposing significant changes to its Tenancy Bond Services team as part...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 17 Apr 2026 | 3 min read
ran conflict fuels fresh cost shock for new zealand farmers

Iran conflict fuels fresh cost shock for New Zealand farmers

New Zealand’s farming sector is once again being reminded how exposed it is to global instability, with the conflict involving...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 16 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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Some Kiwi households are still getting recycling wrong

Hundreds of households are continuing to ignore basic recycling rules, prompting authorities to ramp up enforcement measures after softer approaches...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 16 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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Amazon seals $11.57B satellite deal to rival Starlink

Amazon has struck a landmark $11.57 billion deal to buy satellite firm Globalstar, intensifying its push into space-based internet services...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 16 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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NZ apple brand conquered the world, hits $1 billion milestone

The Envy apple has just crossed the $1 billion mark in global retail sales — a milestone that’s thought to...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 16 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI on AI drug discovery

Denmark's pharmaceutical powerhouse Novo Nordisk has announced a landmark partnership with AI pioneer OpenAI, aiming to deliver “new and better...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 16 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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This footwear brand walks away from shoes and into AI

Eco-conscious footwear company Allbirds is now undergoing a radical reinvention into artificial intelligence. The firm announced it has entered a definitive...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 16 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
israel, lebanon hold first talks in 33 years

Israel, Lebanon hold first talks in 33 years

Officials from Israel and Lebanon gathered in Washington on Tuesday for their first direct high-level discussions since 1993, a U.S.-brokered...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 16 Apr 2026 | 3 min read
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Record headline, narrow reality – NZ’s startup recovery has a single point of failure

The number everyone will quote and the number that matters New Zealand startup investment hit $361.7 million in the first half...

By B2B News | 16 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
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David Farrar says five urgency bills a year is the limit. This government used 28.

Every government uses urgency. It is a legitimate parliamentary tool for genuine emergencies, time-sensitive fiscal measures, and simple repeals of...

By B2B News | 16 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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Who treats your staff when one in four Kiwis can’t see a GP?

New Zealand spends just 6% of its total health budget on primary care, against an OECD average of 14%. That...

By B2B News | 16 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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$123 billion in KiwiSaver is chasing assets nobody can properly value

Bigger than the stock exchange, and still growing KiwiSaver now holds $123.1 billion in funds under management, roughly matching the entire...

By B2B News | 16 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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This busway cannot happen without the largest property grab in Auckland’s history

The number that should worry everyone Auckland Transport's Airport to Botany (A2B) project is an 18km busway with 12 stations connecting...

By B2B News | 16 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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Why are ministers quoting 46 days when planes face a 20-day reality?

The number that matters is not the one Wellington is quoting The government says New Zealand has 46.2 days of total...

By B2B News | 16 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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Firing 700 scientists is not fiscal discipline it is economic self-harm

You cannot fire 700 scientists and credibly claim to be building a knowledge economy. Yet that is the position the...

By B2B News | 16 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
would a united american deal create the world's biggest airline

Would a United-American deal create the world’s biggest airline?

United Airlines chief executive Scott Kirby reportedly pitched a potential merger with American Airlines to the Trump administration earlier this...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 16 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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