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A New Zealand travel insurer has been found to have acted in bad faith after advising a seriously ill customer to hide her medical condition, triggering a $5,000 compensation order and renewed regulatory scrutiny.
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Southland’s $17.8 million hydrogen research project will test whether natural hydrogen can be commercially developed, but the resource remains unproven and the investment is still a high-risk research bet.
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An NZQA digital exam failure disrupted up to 40,000 NCEA students, raising serious questions about system reliability, vendor accountability and the risks of scaling critical public services without fixing known weaknesses.
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Auckland’s proposed congestion charges could cut peak traffic by up to 28%, but a consultation without a clear “oppose” option is raising concerns for commuters, freight operators and businesses.
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New Zealand welcomed a record 273,000 overseas visitors in September, but a 63% drop in tourism course enrolments over the past decade raises concerns about whether the industry has enough skilled workers to sustain the recovery.
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New Zealanders lost an estimated $503.5 million to scams in the past year, while business losses have surged 78% to more than $150,000 on average, exposing costly gaps in fraud prevention.
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A global Microsoft 365 outage has exposed how heavily New Zealand businesses rely on one provider, with Outlook, Teams, SharePoint and Copilot disruptions highlighting serious risks to business continuity.
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Taranaki engineering firm Dialog Fitzroy has beaten Asian competitors to win a $3 million export contract, proving New Zealand manufacturers can compete globally when skilled tradespeople and specialist expertise are retained.
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Chris Bishop’s election defeat leaves New Zealand’s development and fast-track laws exposed to coalition bargaining, raising fresh uncertainty for developers, infrastructure projects and investors.
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New Zealand’s planned $100,000 donation tax credit cap could save the government $19 million annually but risk reducing major charitable donations worth far more to hospitals, communities and essential services.
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New Zealand’s revised dairy welfare code faces potential court challenges over ministerial influence and procedural flaws, leaving farmers and lenders uncertain about the rules taking effect in April 2027.
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New Zealand fintech Caruso is taking its nearly $100 million-valued fund administration platform into the US, with its Dallas expansion set to test whether rapid revenue growth can justify investor confidence.
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New Zealand growers are ripping out 2,000 hectares of grapevines as wine oversupply, falling prices and shrinking buyer demand leave contract growers carrying the cost of the industry’s boom-and-bust cycle.
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Wānaka’s $300 million private hospital has secured consent and government backing, but its development site is now on the market, exposing the challenge of turning approvals into funded infrastructure.
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Nearly 1 in 5 New Zealand townhouses resold at a loss, exposing the risks of buying small-section properties on the promise of future capital gains.
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Abu Dhabi’s Masdar is exploring up to $1 billion in New Zealand renewable energy, but unpredictable power prices and a lack of long-term contracts could stall the investment.
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A New Zealand-owned buyer has rescued Candida’s manufacturing plant, saving dozens of jobs and proving that a business facing closure may simply need the right owner.
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Kāpiti Coast Airport could close by the end of November, putting aviation businesses and regional connectivity at risk as redevelopment plans advance.
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Juken’s proposed Triboard Mill closure puts more than 140 Kaitāia jobs at risk and threatens Northland’s timber-processing industry.
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A Mosgiel building company has failed owing unsecured creditors about $408,000. It follows a record run of construction insolvencies, and it shows who usually waits last in line when a builder goes under.
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