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Wellington’s cheap carbon price just became a competitive liability in European markets

The tariff nobody voted for New Zealand manufacturers shipping steel and aluminium into Europe are now competing with a price penalty...

By B2B News | 22 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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Luxon’s compulsory KiwiSaver pitch hides a quiet pay cut for workers

Christopher Luxon stood at National's annual conference today and pitched compulsory KiwiSaver as nation-building reform. Higher savings, greater financial resilience,...

By B2B News | 22 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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Who decided $150 million in pandemic loans needed no debt management system?

One chatbot company, half a million dollars Auckland AI firm Ambit AI was placed in liquidation on 8 June 2026 after...

By B2B News | 22 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
king charles to disclose tax payments

King Charles to disclose tax payments

King Charles will disclose how much tax he pays as monarch for the first time when Buckingham Palace releases the...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 22 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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Crimea halts public fuel sales after Ukrainian strikes

Russian-installed authorities in Crimea have stopped petrol sales to residents and private businesses after Ukrainian attacks damaged oil facilities and...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 22 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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US, Iran prepare for talks in Switzerland

Senior American and Iranian officials are preparing to meet in Switzerland as renewed fighting in Lebanon and uncertainty over the...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 22 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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Three elections of Green wealth tax promises have delivered the same result

The pre-announcement that said the quiet part loud Chloe Swarbrick timed it perfectly. On 15 June, as the NBR Rich List...

By B2B News | 21 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
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Queenstown Airport is growing faster than Queenstown

The biggest build in the airport's history Queenstown Airport is not waiting for permission to grow. In the space of six...

By B2B News | 21 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
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697,000 tonnes of imported wheat underpins every loaf New Zealanders eat

The world's farm, someone else's bakery New Zealand will ship $64.3 billion worth of food and fibre to the world in...

By B2B News | 21 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
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Fix the KiwiSaver penalty that quietly shrinks women’s retirement savings

The penalty nobody talks about Take parental leave in New Zealand and your KiwiSaver effectively goes on ice. The government already...

By B2B News | 21 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
IMO begins scoping exercise on autonomous vessels

Treasury is watching a fertiliser shock most businesses have not priced in

The wrong risk is getting all the attention The government told the public in March that New Zealand had 57 days...

By B2B News | 21 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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Central Hawke’s Bay is being planted over one OIO approval at a time

Central Hawke's Bay is losing productive farmland at a pace that makes the government's 2025 regulatory fix look like it...

By B2B News | 21 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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Platforms profit from trust they refuse to protect or guarantee

The scam is simple because the platforms made it simple The pattern is remarkably consistent. A fraudster copies photos from a...

By B2B News | 21 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
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Pharmac is paying to manage a disease it could help eliminate

Catherine Cooke is a 53-year-old Auckland business adviser and mother of two. In late 2024 she was diagnosed with early-stage...

By B2B News | 21 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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Does a $1.28 million payout really protect a $3.5 billion industry?

Zespri has won a plant variety rights case in China's Wuhan Intermediate People's Court, securing an order to remove 260...

By B2B News | 20 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
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Volvo’s EX60 pricing makes the fleet hybrid argument redundant

Same sticker, different powertrain Volvo Cars New Zealand has confirmed the EX60 electric SUV will start at $116,990 for the Ultra...

By B2B News | 20 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
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