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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
Waihi gold mine

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
Forsyth Barr Stadium (Dunedin Stadium)

Forsyth Barr Stadium faces extinction before Te Kaha even opens its doors

Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium posted total revenue of $6.3 million in the first half of FY2025, down from $11.1 million...

By B2B News | 15 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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Who is liable when an AI sends medical callers to a café

Sopheze Coffee Lounge in Timaru has a problem that no amount of customer service training can solve. An AI-powered tool...

By B2B News | 15 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
macron plans hormuz talks as uk shuns us blockade

Macron plans Hormuz talks as UK shuns US blockade

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has distanced the United Kingdom from the United States' impending blockade of Iranian ports, making it...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 15 Apr 2026 | 3 min read
vance says iran must act next on peace talks

Vance says Iran must act next on peace talks

The United States launched a naval blockade on Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, intensifying efforts to...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 15 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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Cyclone Vaianu blows through, kiwifruit growers escape with minimal damage

Kiwifruit growers have largely weathered Cyclone Vaianu in good shape, with the industry reporting minimal damage despite less than 24...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 15 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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The country’s borders are facing a worsening drug crisis, not an improving one

New Zealand’s escalating border drug problem is increasingly being seen as a clear sign of weakening border control, with interception...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 14 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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Should you boycott RUCs as diesel prices continue to bite?

A growing number of motorists and rural users are pushing back against Road User Charges (RUCs), arguing the system is...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 14 Apr 2026 | 3 min read
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Biotech firm eyes milestone with RAS-targeting cancer pill

Former U.S. Senator Ben Sasse has brought fresh attention to a promising weapon against pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 14 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
luxon on fuel

While global supply routes wobble NZ says its fuel future is secure

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says fuel importers have reassured the government that shipments to New Zealand are secured through May,...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 14 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
social media fuels teen steroid surge

Social media fuels teen steroid surge

Amid endless TikTok scrolls, teenage boys like 16-year-old Zaid Laila from Dallas are racing for viral body transformations. Bypassing years...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 14 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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ANZ flags three OCR increases this year

ANZ now expects three official cash rate (OCR) increases this year — in July, September and October. However, it has...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 14 Apr 2026 | 3 min read
diesel surge threatens australian freight sector

Diesel surge threatens Australian freight sector

Australia's freight industry teeters on the brink as diesel prices spiral out of control, fuelled by conflict in Iran that...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 14 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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Crude tops $100 after US-Iran talks collapse

Crude oil prices have soared back above $100 a barrel as Asian markets reopened on Monday, driven by the collapse...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 14 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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