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trust nudges up, but most kiwis are still turning away from the news

Trust nudges up, but most Kiwis are still turning away from the news

New Zealanders’ trust in the news has inched up for the first time in six years, according to an AUT...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 15 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
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Hollywood stars oppose Paramount-Warner merger

Over 1,400 actors, directors and film industry figures have signed an open letter urging regulators to stop the £82.2 billion...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 15 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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Spending data paints too rosy a picture, Retail NZ says

New Zealanders paying more at the pump are masking a deeper and more troubling decline in everyday spending, according to...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 15 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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US judge dismisses Trump’s $10B Wall Street Journal lawsuit

A U.S. federal judge in Florida has dismissed President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 15 Apr 2026 | 3 min read
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Why does Temu pay less to sell in New Zealand than a Queen Street shop?

The spending mirage Retail NZ chief executive Carolyn Young has a word for the March 2025 card spending data: a mirage....

By B2B News | 15 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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Huge interest in charter conversions, zero completions after eighteen months

The gap between ambition and execution David Seymour told the country the interest was huge and that people knew what New...

By B2B News | 15 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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$500 million reputations still collapse when boards stay silent

Sir Rod Drury built Xero from an NZX listing worth $18 million in 2007 into a company valued at nearly...

By B2B News | 15 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
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Pharmac changed the rules for ADHD without funding the doctors to use them

The formula is familiar in New Zealand health reform. A minister announces a structural fix. The press release lands well....

By B2B News | 15 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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Wellington is taxing nothing by consenting nothing

Gold at record prices has turned New Zealand mining into something rare in fiscal policy: a revenue source that asks...

By B2B News | 15 Apr 2026 | 4 min read
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Is the Fast-track Approvals Act actually faster than what it replaced?

Santana Minerals has spent more than $8 million on environmental and technical work and filed roughly 9,400 pages across 135...

By B2B News | 15 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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Forsyth Barr Stadium faces extinction before Te Kaha even opens its doors

Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium posted total revenue of $6.3 million in the first half of FY2025, down from $11.1 million...

By B2B News | 15 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
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Who is liable when an AI sends medical callers to a café

Sopheze Coffee Lounge in Timaru has a problem that no amount of customer service training can solve. An AI-powered tool...

By B2B News | 15 Apr 2026 | 5 min read
macron plans hormuz talks as uk shuns us blockade

Macron plans Hormuz talks as UK shuns US blockade

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has distanced the United Kingdom from the United States' impending blockade of Iranian ports, making it...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 15 Apr 2026 | 3 min read
vance says iran must act next on peace talks

Vance says Iran must act next on peace talks

The United States launched a naval blockade on Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, intensifying efforts to...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 15 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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Cyclone Vaianu blows through, kiwifruit growers escape with minimal damage

Kiwifruit growers have largely weathered Cyclone Vaianu in good shape, with the industry reporting minimal damage despite less than 24...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 15 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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The country’s borders are facing a worsening drug crisis, not an improving one

New Zealand’s escalating border drug problem is increasingly being seen as a clear sign of weakening border control, with interception...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 14 Apr 2026 | 2 min read
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