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Ballance Agri-Nutrients warned NZ was days from a total freight collapse

The country that almost stopped moving In late November 2021, Ballance Agri-Nutrients CEO Mark Wynne warned that New Zealand came "within...

By B2B News | 22 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
ships and tankers in the strait of hormuz off the coast of musandam

US maintains Hormuz blockade until Iran agrees to terms

President Donald Trump has stated that the United States will maintain its naval restrictions on Iranian ports until Tehran reaches...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 22 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
business confidence slumps as uncertainty and cost pressures bite

Business confidence slumps as uncertainty and cost pressures bite 

Business confidence has dropped quite sharply in the first quarter of the year, pointing to an economy that feels more...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 22 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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ECE rules renumbered as govt claims “simplification” amid cost pressures 

New licensing criteria for early childhood education (ECE) services came into force on Monday, introducing a streamlined and renumbered set...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 21 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
migration gain jumps as departures from new zealand fall sharply

Migration gain jumps as departures from New Zealand fall sharply 

Migration contributed an estimated net gain of 6,746 people to New Zealand’s population in February, up 42% compared with February...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 21 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
humanoid robot outpaces world record in beijing race

Humanoid robot outpaces world record in Beijing race

An autonomous humanoid robot claimed victory in the robot division of the Beijing International Half-Marathon on 20 April 2026, finishing...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 21 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
aptopix cuba prisoner release

Cuba frees over 2,000 prisoners amid economic crisis

Cuba's government has announced the release of 2,010 prisoners, marking the largest such amnesty in years and highlighting the island's...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 21 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
sme business sales hit a record high as buyer demand tightens market

SME business sales hit a record high as buyer demand tightens market

New Zealand’s small and medium-sized business sales market has reached a new high, with completed transactions rising sharply even as...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 21 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
asian shares climb despite hormuz strait flare up

Asian shares climb despite Hormuz strait flare-up

Asian markets edged higher on Monday despite mounting U.S.-Iran tensions over Iran's seizure of a commercial vessel in the Strait...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 21 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
Aerial view of laboratory equipment including petri dishes, pills, test tubes, and syringes.

Update your drug policy before an opioid incident forces you to

The numbers are no longer subtle New Zealand's workplace opioid problem has shifted from background noise to a measurable operational risk...

By B2B News | 21 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
Stunning aerial photo showcasing a large open pit mining operation under sunny conditions.

Did New Zealand just hand its minerals future to faster rivals?

While 54 nations gathered in Washington in February to carve up the new geopolitics of critical minerals, New Zealand's delegation...

By B2B News | 21 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
field, high voltage pylons, overhead lines

Regional businesses are paying a 40 percent electricity penalty with no fix in sight

A business owner in Kerikeri pays 40 percent more for electricity than one in Wellington. Not because they use more...

By B2B News | 21 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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100,000 Kiwis trained on Microsoft tools become 100,000 potential licence buyers

Microsoft wants to train 100,000 New Zealanders in AI skills by 2027, part of a broader one-million-person initiative across Australia...

By B2B News | 21 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase

Where is all that investor visa money actually going?

The headline numbers hide a design flaw Immigration Minister Erica Stanford has good reason to be pleased with the raw data....

By B2B News | 21 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
A suburban house surrounded by floodwaters after heavy rain, showing impact of natural disaster.

33,000 claims later, insurers are quietly walking away from your postcode

One every eight days New Zealand's largest insurer has put a number on what property owners and business operators already feel....

By B2B News | 21 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
Bird's eye view of a logistics warehouse with shipping containers and trucks.

Industrial property has won the commercial real estate argument outright

The market has already decided When 53% of all commercial property investment activity flows into a single sector, it is no...

By B2B News | 21 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
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