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Greenpeace backs Green Party’s move to cancel fast-track mining consent 

Greenpeace Aotearoa backs the Green Party’s promise to cancel all fast-track consents, licences, or permits granted for coal, seabed, and...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 19 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
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Dunedin’s oat miller launches $11 million facility renovation

Dunedin oat miller Harraway & Sons is upgrading its current facility with an $11 million renovation. Chief executive Henry Hawkins said...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 19 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
meta rolls out new tool to protect reels creators

Meta rolls out new tool to protect reels creators

Meta has launched a new mobile tool called Facebook Content Protection to help creators safeguard their original reels from unauthorised...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 19 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
epstein victims push congress to release files

Epstein victims push Congress to release files

Victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are urging Congress to force the Department of Justice to release all investigative...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 19 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
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Dairy prices slide again at latest Global Dairy Trade auction

Dairy prices have fallen again at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction, marking the seventh consecutive decline.  The average price dropped...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 19 Nov 2025 | 1 min read
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Hotel organisation cautious despite full bookings for major events

Auckland's hotels are fully sold out as Metallica performs at Eden Park, while the world's largest indigenous education conference continues...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 19 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
buffett’s berkshire hathaway enters google stock for the first time

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway enters Google stock for the first time

Berkshire Hathaway has made a big move into technology by revealing a multibillion-dollar stake in Alphabet, the parent company of...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 19 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
canada approves carney’s budget by narrow margin

Canada approves Carney’s budget by narrow margin

Canada's Parliament has narrowly approved Prime Minister Mark Carney's first federal budget, allowing his minority Liberal government to avoid an...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 19 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
ukraine to receive 100 french rafale fighter jets

Ukraine to receive 100 French Rafale fighter jets

France has agreed to provide Ukraine with up to 100 Rafale F4 fighter jets and advanced air defence systems, marking...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 19 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
un approves us backed plan for gaza stabilisation

UN approves US-backed plan for Gaza stabilisation

The UN Security Council has approved a U.S.-backed resolution supporting President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to stabilise Gaza. The measure...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 19 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
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$16.25 million allocated for new hybrid operating theatre

 $16.25 million in funding has been secured to build a new advanced hybrid operating theatre, enabling patients at Wellington Regional...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 19 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
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Greens vow to cancel fast-track mining consents

The Green Party promises to cancel consents for all coal, hardrock gold, and seabed mining projects that were approved through...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 18 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
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Services sector still contracting, but decline slows

The services sector remains in contraction, although the decline has slowed. The BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI) for October...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 18 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
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Nicola Willis tightens Fair Trading Act enforcement against deceptive promotions

Finance Minister Nicola Willis strengthens the Fair Trading Act, enhancing its ability to crack down on companies that run misleading...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 18 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
apple ordered to pay masimo 634 million for patent infringement

Apple ordered to pay Masimo $634 million for patent infringement

Apple has been ordered by a federal jury in California to pay $634 million to Masimo, a medical device company,...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 18 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
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Dr Gary Payinda steps up as Labour’s Whangārei candidate

Emergency medicine specialist Gary Payinda has been chosen as Labour’s candidate for Whangārei, a seat currently represented by National’s Shane...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 18 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
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