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Audi e-tron relisting shows NZ vehicle history checks were never built for EVs

One car, two listings, no disclosure Stuff reported this week that a written-off luxury EV, an Audi e-tron, had been listed...

By B2B News | 05 Sep 2026 | 5 min read
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Audit your driver fitness process before WorkSafe does it for you

The check that came back clean On 4 September 2026, Associate Coroner Jennifer Smith released findings into the death of Jason...

By B2B News | 05 Sep 2026 | 5 min read
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BA’s booking system created the name error that blocked a baby from flying

One letter, 35 hours, no way out Fleur Lonsdale was travelling solo with her one-year-old son Oakley on a 35-hour journey...

By B2B News | 05 Sep 2026 | 5 min read
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The Penrhyn port is a seabed bet wearing a shipping terminal as cover

A port with a bigger job than shipping At the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau on 1 September, New Zealand and...

By B2B News | 04 Sep 2026 | 4 min read
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Can any solar investment survive a policy that resets every three years

The paradox at the heart of the solar boom Solar power is having a genuine moment. Every major party has a...

By B2B News | 04 Sep 2026 | 5 min read
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SkyCity’s balance sheet needs Adelaide gone more than any bidder needs it

The asset nobody should have wanted Strip away the casino glamour and SkyCity's Adelaide review is a study in capital destruction....

By B2B News | 04 Sep 2026 | 5 min read
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Immigration New Zealand hands employers the bill for its own IT failure

A deficit built on a project that delivered nothing Immigration New Zealand is carrying a $90 million deficit in its visa...

By B2B News | 04 Sep 2026 | 4 min read
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Climate adaptation law passes the obligation to councils without passing the money

A seawall built by locals says it all At Sunset Beach in Port Waikato, residents facing severe coastal erosion and a...

By B2B News | 04 Sep 2026 | 5 min read
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KiwiRail faces a contractual test case that every employer should watch

A fight about the law, not the money On 3 September, union members on the Interislander ferries gave notice of partial...

By B2B News | 04 Sep 2026 | 5 min read
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The top AI-using firms now outproduce their peers by a factor of 14

The number that actually matters OpenAI's new New Zealand data is being reported as a novelty. New Zealanders send almost 10...

By B2B News | 04 Sep 2026 | 5 min read
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Powder demand held the dairy price floor when supply surged

The result that matters more than the number The headline figure from the Global Dairy Trade auction on 2 September was...

By B2B News | 03 Sep 2026 | 4 min read
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Outlier Space just raised the country’s largest ever pre-seed round

From launch pad to factory floor New Zealand's space story so far has been a logistics story. Rocket Lab turned Mahia...

By B2B News | 03 Sep 2026 | 5 min read
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Who owes south coast businesses for a disaster officials saw coming four years ago

A disaster that was written down four years early On 4 February 2026, a trapped air bubble in a bypass pipe...

By B2B News | 03 Sep 2026 | 4 min read
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Who exactly does Labour’s business exemption actually protect?

A carve-out that doesn't quite carve out Labour is selling its capital gains tax as narrow, targeted, and something nine out...

By B2B News | 03 Sep 2026 | 4 min read
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4000 underwater homeowners are quietly freezing New Zealand’s labour market

The trap most coverage is missing The numbers are grim enough on their own. Cotality chief economist Kelvin Davidson estimates at...

By B2B News | 03 Sep 2026 | 5 min read
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Aged care rosters have no spare capacity for a single flu season

Fifteen outbreaks and counting As of early September, 15 aged care facilities are managing active flu outbreaks, with the death toll...

By B2B News | 03 Sep 2026 | 5 min read
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