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Update your drug policy before an opioid incident forces you to

The numbers are no longer subtle New Zealand's workplace opioid problem has shifted from background noise to a measurable operational risk...

By B2B News | 21 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
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Did New Zealand just hand its minerals future to faster rivals?

While 54 nations gathered in Washington in February to carve up the new geopolitics of critical minerals, New Zealand's delegation...

By B2B News | 21 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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Regional businesses are paying a 40 percent electricity penalty with no fix in sight

A business owner in Kerikeri pays 40 percent more for electricity than one in Wellington. Not because they use more...

By B2B News | 21 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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100,000 Kiwis trained on Microsoft tools become 100,000 potential licence buyers

Microsoft wants to train 100,000 New Zealanders in AI skills by 2027, part of a broader one-million-person initiative across Australia...

By B2B News | 21 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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Where is all that investor visa money actually going?

The headline numbers hide a design flaw Immigration Minister Erica Stanford has good reason to be pleased with the raw data....

By B2B News | 21 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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33,000 claims later, insurers are quietly walking away from your postcode

One every eight days New Zealand's largest insurer has put a number on what property owners and business operators already feel....

By B2B News | 21 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
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Industrial property has won the commercial real estate argument outright

The market has already decided When 53% of all commercial property investment activity flows into a single sector, it is no...

By B2B News | 21 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
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Invercargill’s oldest sawmill just made the biggest timber manufacturing bet in years

Against the grain Niagara Sawmilling Company has operated in Invercargill since 1935. It currently processes more than 160,000 cubic metres of...

By B2B News | 21 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
oil prices surge on us seizure of iranian ship

Oil prices surge on US seizure of Iranian ship

Global oil prices surged sharply in early Asian trading on Monday as tensions flared anew between the United States and...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 21 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
us navy seizes iranian ship in gulf blockade

US navy seizes Iranian ship in Gulf blockade

President Donald Trump revealed on Monday that U.S. Navy forces have intercepted and seized a huge Iranian cargo ship attempting...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 21 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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Government secures fuel storage boost at Marsden Point to strengthen energy security

Channel Infrastructure NZ has secured a new agreement with the government to expand diesel storage capacity at its Marsden Point...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 21 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
emerging coffee sector looks to unlock export potential in northland regions

Emerging coffee sector looks to unlock potential in Northland regions

Commercial coffee growing in Aotearoa is still in its early stages as an emerging industry, with ongoing efforts in Northland...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 20 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
grocers use ai to fight food waste

Grocers use AI to fight food waste

Grocery giants are turning to artificial intelligence to combat food waste and protect profits as inflation-weary shoppers demand better value. Around...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 20 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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McClay: India-NZ free trade deal levels playing field for Kiwi businesses

New Zealand’s long-anticipated free trade agreement with India is set to be formally signed next week, This marks what the...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 20 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
chocolate giant barry callebaut warns of profit drop

Chocolate giant Barry Callebaut warns of profit drop

Barry Callebaut, the Swiss giant that leads the world in chocolate manufacturing and counts Nestlé, Hershey, and Mars among its...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 20 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
anzac day

Staff pay and trading rules for this year’s ‘Mondayised’ Anzac Day

Anzac Day, observed each year on April 25, falls on a Saturday in 2026, which changes how the public holiday...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 20 Apr 2026 | 3 min read
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