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u.s. uk ties strain over iran, tariffs

U.S.-UK ties strain over Iran, tariffs

Tensions in the storied U.S.-UK special relationship are mounting as King Charles III and Queen Camilla prepare for a state...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 20 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
Captivating view of Auckland's skyline featuring the Sky Tower at dusk.

Seascape tower is receivership made visible at 183 metres

New Zealand's tallest unfinished building is officially for sale. The Seascape tower on Customs Street East, a 56-level, 183-metre structure...

By B2B News | 20 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
A serene coastal scene with a lighthouse and a fishing vessel in calm waters.

Stop letting regional councils rewrite fisheries law through the back door

A council ban that outran the fix When the Waikato Regional Council notified a coastal management plan in October 2025 that...

By B2B News | 20 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
A suburban house surrounded by floodwaters after heavy rain, showing impact of natural disaster.

Waiting on climate adaptation is the most expensive policy option available

The price of waiting is already on your premium notice The Insurance Council of New Zealand is not making a speculative...

By B2B News | 20 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
A bustling shipping port with stacked cargo containers and cranes under overcast skies.

Half of NZ exporters are unprepared for the biggest trade opportunity in a generation

Australia already ate our lamb market once Before Australia signed its own free trade agreement with India in 2022, New Zealand...

By B2B News | 20 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
Black and white photo of a power plant with transmission lines, capturing urban industrial scenery.

One in three firms lost contracts before the energy crisis even peaked

More than one in three New Zealand businesses have delayed expansion or lost contracts in the past year because of...

By B2B News | 20 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
Exterior view of a Netto store with bicycles and a brick facade.

The cure for supermarket dominance could cost shoppers more

NZ First wants to break up Foodstuffs. It is a satisfying line on a campaign stage, aimed squarely at voters...

By B2B News | 20 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
A frustrated man at his desk showing signs of exhaustion and stress in an office setting.

Why do 96 percent of CEOs believe AI works when workers clearly don’t?

The executive consensus on AI is settled. 96% of C-suite leaders expect the tools to boost productivity. In New Zealand,...

By B2B News | 20 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
A college educator proctoring an exam, enforcing no cheating rules.

Your next graduate cohort learned that cheating works

876 investigations and counting NZQA investigated 876 reported breaches of NCEA external assessments in 2024, of which 738 were substantiated. That...

By B2B News | 20 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
american airlines rejects united merger talks

American Airlines rejects United merger talks

American Airlines has poured cold water on speculation of a merger with United Airlines, declaring on Friday that it holds...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 20 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
iran reimposes hormuz strait blockade

Iran reimposes Hormuz strait blockade

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps navy has abruptly reinstated severe restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz, just a day after briefly...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 20 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
An empty parking lot with an abandoned shopping cart in front of a Woolworth store on a cloudy day.

Ninety percent of customers had already left before the bank closed its doors

The customers voted with their phones When The Co-operative Bank announced it would close its Whangārei branch on May 8, the...

By B2B News | 19 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
Four beige tanks in an outdoor water treatment setup with blue piping.

Thirty councils are betting they can go it alone on water. Most will lose.

Waitaki District Council's decision to officially rejoin Southern Waters is being dressed up as pragmatic collaboration. It was closer to...

By B2B News | 19 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
The Remarkables Ski Area, Otago, New Zealand

Queenstown’s winter recovery rests on Australians ignoring their own cost crisis

Bookings are up, but so is everything else NZSki CEO Paul Anderson wants the market to know Queenstown is "open for...

By B2B News | 19 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
Goddard Technologist Vivek Dwivedi

Stop calling budget reallocation an innovation strategy

A reallocation pretending to be an investment The headline numbers sound decisive. The government's science funding overhaul shifts $111 million over...

By B2B News | 19 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
Greymouth Floods, May 1988

When the water recedes, will your flood insurance premium still exist?

New Zealand now spends 55.9 days per year under declared states of emergency, up from just 13.4 days a decade...

By B2B News | 19 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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