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Two different economies, three months apart The numbers looked genuinely good. Xero's Small Business Insights for the December 2025 quarter showed...
The numbers are moving in one direction Rates arrears are climbing across New Zealand's major centres, and the enforcement response has...
A very expensive contrarian bet When Smith & Caughey's closed after 145 years and T Galleria walked away from its New...
The latest shortage is progesterone, and it landed this week As of today, perimenopausal and menopausal women across New Zealand are...
Debt for a school Crimson Education now owns a school. The company founded as a university admissions coaching service has acquired...
A $800 million contract reshuffles the deck Hawkins claimed the top spot in BCI Central's 2025 Construction League on the strength...
The calm before the bill arrives The 3.1 percent annual CPI figure released this week looks almost manageable. It is not....
The United Arab Emirates has quit OPEC in a dramatic step that threatens to undermine the oil cartel's influence and...
Prime Minister Mark Carney's administration in Canada has delivered a promising spring fiscal statement, revealing deficits well below expectations due...
King Charles III addressed the U.S. Congress on Tuesday in a speech that blended celebration with diplomacy. The occasion marked...
British energy major BP has posted a surge in first-quarter profits, lifted by higher crude oil prices amid escalating conflict...
Last week, teams from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) carried out visits across several Bay of Plenty...
Businesses have welcomed the government’s agreement with Z Energy to establish an emergency diesel reserve, calling it a practical and...
ASB has moved in step with the other major banks, raising interest rates in response to continued pressure in global...
New Zealand First leader and Rail Minister Winston Peters has signalled he’s unlikely to back a proposed law change that...
Chinese regulators have scuppered Meta's planned $2 billion purchase of AI start-up Manus, intensifying the global battle for technological supremacy...
