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Nicola Willis just advertised New Zealand as Australia’s tax loophole

"Where the bloody hell are you?" Nicola Willis borrowed a line from a 2006 Australian tourism campaign and turned it into...

By B2B News | 24 May 2026 | 5 min read
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Nine years after her complaint, Ally Naylor still has no answers from Xero

Nine years, no answer In 2017, Ally Naylor filed a formal written complaint about Xero co-founder and then-CEO Sir Rod Drury...

By B2B News | 23 May 2026 | 4 min read
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A savvy buyer looks clever when the seller has no choice

When a Christchurch townhouse developer can pick up 77.66 hectares of partially zoned land in a growth corridor for a...

By B2B News | 23 May 2026 | 4 min read
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Brand values were always a balance sheet item waiting to be sold

The halo was for sale Everlane built its entire identity on showing customers exactly what things cost to make. Founded in...

By B2B News | 23 May 2026 | 5 min read
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KiwiSaver’s biggest holding is a chip company most members never picked

The earnings that move your balance Nvidia just posted quarterly revenue of US$81.6 billion, an 85% jump year-on-year, with net profit...

By B2B News | 23 May 2026 | 4 min read
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Councils fill strategy documents with resilience goals as one airport just built them

The cyclone broke things. They wrote it down and fixed it. When Cyclone Gabrielle hit Hawke's Bay in February 2023, the...

By B2B News | 23 May 2026 | 4 min read
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Whangārei’s CBD revival plan solves the wrong problem entirely

The distress signal When a provincial council starts debating free parking hours, it is not making transport policy. It is responding...

By B2B News | 23 May 2026 | 5 min read
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Why are small businesses fleeing a platform that just got dramatically cheaper to use

The platform that refuses to die Somewhere between the tenth thinkpiece declaring Facebook over and the hundredth marketing consultant pivoting to...

By B2B News | 23 May 2026 | 5 min read
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Called a congestion tool, it works like a supply chain tax

The submission window most businesses don't know about Auckland congestion charging has been debated for years. It is no longer theoretical....

By B2B News | 23 May 2026 | 5 min read
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Auckland moving firm rolls out free delivery help for elderly and disabled

Moving company, Auckland Movers Cheap, has introduced a community support initiative providing free small-item delivery assistance for seniors aged 70...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 23 May 2026 | 1 min read
ppta calls for $300m inflation “catch up” in school funding demand

PPTA calls for $300m inflation “catch-up” in school funding demand

The Post Primary Teachers Association said school operational funding requires a $300 million adjustment to keep pace with inflation. The union...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 22 May 2026 | 2 min read
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FMA head opts not to seek reappointment when term ends

The head of the Financial Markets Authority, Samantha Barrass, has confirmed she will not seek reappointment when her five-year term...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 22 May 2026 | 1 min read
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Govt boosts ambulance funding as demand surges across New Zealand

The government has announced a multimillion-dollar funding increase for New Zealand’s ambulance services, expanding frontline staffing, improving facilities, and upgrading...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 22 May 2026 | 2 min read
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Authentic Brands eyes IPO under new CEO

Authentic Brands Group is moving closer to a potential stock market debut after founder Jamie Salter said the company could...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 22 May 2026 | 2 min read

Crop farming faces uncertain future as dairy becomes the preferred pathway

A Canterbury farming advocate has warned that crop farming may have no long-term future, as increasing numbers of arable farmers...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 22 May 2026 | 3 min read
samsung strike suspended as union weighs ai bonus deal

Samsung strike suspended as union weighs AI bonus deal

Samsung Electronics has avoided an immediate strike after its largest union agreed to suspend planned industrial action while workers vote...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 22 May 2026 | 2 min read
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