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68% of NZ small businesses have chosen to lose the AI race

The gap is not theoretical anymore When Anthropic released Claude Mythos to controlled partners earlier this year, it did not just...

By B2B News | 10 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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Pentagon expands list of Chinese firms with alleged military ties

Washington has widened its scrutiny of Chinese technology companies by adding Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, and several other major firms to...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 10 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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Ukrainian strikes deepen fuel shortages in Crimea

Fuel shortages are worsening across Russian-occupied Crimea as Ukraine steps up attacks on the transport routes and energy infrastructure that...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 10 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
iran, israel pause attacks after renewed clashes

Iran, Israel pause attacks after renewed clashes

Iran and Israel have halted attacks on each other after a renewed exchange of fire threatened to unravel a fragile...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 10 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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WHO flavour ban backed by health groups amid youth vaping concerns

New Zealand health organisations are supporting a World Health Organization proposal to ban flavours in nicotine products, arguing that sweet,...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 09 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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ACT vows to tackle rising cost of school uniforms for families

The ACT Party said it will campaign to reduce what it calls the “absolutely ridiculous” cost of school uniforms. It would...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 09 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
public urged to back petition over soaring electricity prices

Public urged to back petition over soaring electricity prices

Consumer NZ is urging 100,000 New Zealanders to sign its petition calling for government intervention over rising electricity prices. Consumer chief...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 09 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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BNZ steps in with targeted support as Wellington declares state of emergency

BNZ is providing targeted assistance to customers impacted by heavy swells in Wellington’s Southern and Eastern Wards, where a local...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 09 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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Google turns to SpaceX for additional AI computing power

Google has agreed to pay SpaceX $920 million a month for access to additional computing power, as the technology giant...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 09 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
south africa tightens immigration rules amid unrest

South Africa tightens immigration rules amid unrest

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a series of measures aimed at curbing illegal migration as growing anti-foreigner sentiment...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 09 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
xi’s north korea visit tests china’s influence

Xi’s North Korea visit tests China’s influence

Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea comes at a moment when China is seeking to restore its influence over a...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 09 Jun 2026 | 2 min read
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Can a company this broken actually fix itself from the inside?

Growth bought with other people's money and lives WasteCo Group Limited listed on the NZX in 2022 as a South Island...

By B2B News | 09 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
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Generators face their reckoning from July whether LNG arrives or not

The terminal wobbles, the regulation doesn't New Zealand's plan to build an LNG import terminal in Taranaki is looking increasingly doubtful....

By B2B News | 09 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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Pharmac called the Iran supply risk theoretical. It has now arrived.

Isosorbide mononitrate is not a niche drug. It is a daily medication for angina patients, and it is now the...

By B2B News | 09 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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Sixty brands chasing 130,000 sales will not all make it out

From 4% to 21% in two years The speed of the shift is the story. China's share of New Zealand's top-15...

By B2B News | 09 Jun 2026 | 5 min read
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The free-trading nation that quietly protects almost nothing

Five trade remedies and four of them are peaches New Zealand likes to think of itself as a free-trading nation. The...

By B2B News | 09 Jun 2026 | 4 min read
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