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Luxon’s Malaysia trip highlights key investments in energy and tourism

Two major investments were unveiled during Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s official visit to Malaysia, concentrating on renewable energy infrastructure and...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 31 Oct 2025 | 2 min read
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Fonterra farmers agree to divest consumer businesses in deal with Lactalis

Fonterra’s farmer shareholders have decisively approved the sale of brands such as Mainland and Anchor to the French company Lactalis.  Over...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 30 Oct 2025 | 2 min read
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Consultation Begins for DTA Standards Exposure Drafts by RBNZ

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua has initiated consultation on exposure drafts of four standards aimed...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 30 Oct 2025 | 2 min read
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Alpine Medical Hardware director sentenced to community detention for bribery

The director and shareholder of Alpine Medical Hardware Limited has been sentenced to community detention for bribing a former manager...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 30 Oct 2025 | 2 min read
nokia shares surge after nvidia takes 1 billion stake

Nokia shares surge after Nvidia takes $1 billion stake

Nvidia has invested $1 billion in Nokia, causing the Finnish telecom company’s shares to jump 22%. This investment strengthens Nvidia’s...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 30 Oct 2025 | 1 min read
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Company leaders show gloomy outlook as business confidence falls

Business confidence has dropped to an all-time low, with company executives expressing pessimism about future prospects. In its six-monthly survey, accounting...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 30 Oct 2025 | 2 min read
nikkei surges past 51,000 as markets eye fed cuts

Nikkei surges past 51,000 as markets eye Fed cuts

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index has surged beyond 51,000 for the first time, rising more than 1% thanks to optimism over...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 30 Oct 2025 | 2 min read
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Small business sales edge upward, employment declines

Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) shows a 1.9% increase in small business sales for the three months ending in September...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 30 Oct 2025 | 2 min read
australia’s inflation hits highest level in over a year

Australia’s inflation hits highest level in over a year

Australia’s inflation surged to 3.2% in the third quarter of 2025, marking the fastest increase since mid-2024, according to the...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 30 Oct 2025 | 2 min read
hurricane melissa sweeps through jamaica with record winds

Hurricane Melissa sweeps through Jamaica with record winds

Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, struck Jamaica on Tuesday with record-breaking force, causing widespread flooding, landslides, and severe damage...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 30 Oct 2025 | 2 min read
trump shutdown layoffs face indefinite court halt

Trump shutdown layoffs face indefinite court halt

A federal judge has extended an injunction indefinitely preventing the Trump administration from dismissing thousands of federal workers during the...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 30 Oct 2025 | 2 min read
israel launches air strikes on gaza after ceasefire breach

Israel launches air strikes on Gaza after ceasefire breach

Israeli warplanes launched air strikes across Gaza on Tuesday after Israel accused Hamas of violating a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that began...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 30 Oct 2025 | 2 min read
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Biosecurity reforms to boost protection and economic growth

Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard said updates to New Zealand’s biosecurity legislation will enhance defences against invasive pests and diseases while...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 30 Oct 2025 | 2 min read
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Minister takes hard line on employers preferring migrants over New Zealanders

Employers will lose the opportunity to hire migrants if they do not make sufficient effort to employ unemployed New Zealanders,...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 29 Oct 2025 | 3 min read
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NZME upgrades financial forecasts with stronger revenue outlook

Media company NZME said it anticipates operating earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) for 2025 to range from...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 29 Oct 2025 | 1 min read
apple to add us passport ids to wallet soon

Apple to add US passport IDs to Wallet soon

Apple will soon enable U.S. travellers to use digital versions of their passports within the Apple Wallet app at select...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 29 Oct 2025 | 2 min read
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