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trump eyes iran talks revival amid us port blockade

Trump eyes Iran talks revival amid US port blockade

President Donald Trump has raised hopes of reviving stalled negotiations to end the Iran war this week, even as a...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 16 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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Customer violence survey launches, now is the time to speak up

ShopCare has launched New Zealand’s first cross-sector survey on customer violence and aggressive behaviour (VAB), aiming to build a clearer...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 16 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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Christchurch crisis café opens as government grows network to eight sites

The South Island’s first crisis recovery café has opened in Christchurch, with government funding expanding the programme nationwide from six...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 15 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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Oracle deepens Bloom Energy tie-up for AI power surge

Bloom Energy has struck an expanded partnership with Oracle to deliver up to 2.8 gigawatts of fuel cell power, bolstering...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 15 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
booking.com confirms hackers accessed customer data

Booking.com confirms hackers accessed customer data

Booking.com has confirmed that cybercriminals potentially accessed personal information belonging to its users, raising alarms in the travel sector. The company...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 15 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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Café becomes unofficial hospital hotline after AI error

A Timaru café has been inundated with phone calls—but instead of customers looking for a toastie, many are trying to...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 15 Apr 2026 | 3 min read
trust nudges up, but most kiwis are still turning away from the news

Trust nudges up, but most Kiwis are still turning away from the news

New Zealanders’ trust in the news has inched up for the first time in six years, according to an AUT...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 15 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
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Hollywood stars oppose Paramount-Warner merger

Over 1,400 actors, directors and film industry figures have signed an open letter urging regulators to stop the £82.2 billion...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 15 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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Spending data paints too rosy a picture, Retail NZ says

New Zealanders paying more at the pump are masking a deeper and more troubling decline in everyday spending, according to...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 15 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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US judge dismisses Trump’s $10B Wall Street Journal lawsuit

A U.S. federal judge in Florida has dismissed President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 15 Apr 2026 | 3 min read
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Why does Temu pay less to sell in New Zealand than a Queen Street shop?

The spending mirage Retail NZ chief executive Carolyn Young has a word for the March 2025 card spending data: a mirage....

By B2B News | 15 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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Huge interest in charter conversions, zero completions after eighteen months

The gap between ambition and execution David Seymour told the country the interest was huge and that people knew what New...

By B2B News | 15 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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$500 million reputations still collapse when boards stay silent

Sir Rod Drury built Xero from an NZX listing worth $18 million in 2007 into a company valued at nearly...

By B2B News | 15 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
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Pharmac changed the rules for ADHD without funding the doctors to use them

The formula is familiar in New Zealand health reform. A minister announces a structural fix. The press release lands well....

By B2B News | 15 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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Wellington is taxing nothing by consenting nothing

Gold at record prices has turned New Zealand mining into something rare in fiscal policy: a revenue source that asks...

By B2B News | 15 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
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Is the Fast-track Approvals Act actually faster than what it replaced?

Santana Minerals has spent more than $8 million on environmental and technical work and filed roughly 9,400 pages across 135...

By B2B News | 15 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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