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Spark & ThinkStep map NZ’s digital carbon footprint

A joint Spark and ThinkStep study has detailed the scale of New Zealand’s digital emissions and the tools available to...

By Nicole Valdez | 09 Sep 2025 | 2 min read
lawconference

TLANZ confirms first employment law conference

The Law Association of New Zealand (TLANZ) has confirmed details for its first burning issues in employment law conference. The...

By Nicole Valdez | 09 Sep 2025 | 2 min read
music

NZ music commission launches 2026 internship round

New Zealand’s music sector is preparing for the 2026 round of the Industry Internship Programme, confirmed today by the NZ...

By Nicole Valdez | 09 Sep 2025 | 2 min read
traffic cone

Traffic management company liquidates, leaving 85 workers jobless

Auckland-based Absolute Traffic Solutions went into liquidation, leaving 85 traffic management workers unemployed.  The company provided various services, such as traffic...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 09 Sep 2025 | 2 min read
employmentseason

NZ employment down, earnings maintain upward trend

Employment levels in New Zealand eased in the June quarter, with total filled jobs edging lower. Inland Revenue’s PAYE-based datasets...

By Nicole Valdez | 09 Sep 2025 | 2 min read
plasticsrecycle

Northwestern catalyst converts plastics into oils, waxes

Northwestern University researchers have reported a catalyst capable of converting difficult plastics into usable by-products. The nickel-based technology focuses on...

By Nicole Valdez | 09 Sep 2025 | 2 min read
sheepmeat

European demand lifts NZ meat trade revenues

New Zealand’s red meat trade posted higher revenues in July despite reduced shipment volumes. Export values rose to $864 million,...

By Nicole Valdez | 09 Sep 2025 | 2 min read
gym chain charged over misleading fees

Gym chain charged over misleading fees

The gym chain, City Fitness, is facing charges under the Fair Trading Act for advertising membership fees that were allegedly...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 09 Sep 2025 | 2 min read
forte health

Construction underway for new Forté Health hospital facility

Forté Health has begun construction on an expansion in Christchurch that will increase its bed capacity threefold and almost double...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 09 Sep 2025 | 2 min read
intel shakes up leadership with new exec departures, hires

Intel shakes up leadership with new exec departures, hires

Intel is undergoing a major leadership reshuffle as CEO Lip-Bu Tan pushes the company’s transformation forward. Michelle Johnston Holthaus, who...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 09 Sep 2025 | 2 min read
spacex buys $17 billion spectrum from echostar

SpaceX buys $17 billion spectrum from EchoStar

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has finalised a $17 billion deal to acquire wireless spectrum licences from EchoStar and boost its Starlink...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 09 Sep 2025 | 2 min read
chinese robotics firm x square raises $100 million from alibaba

Chinese robotics firm X Square raises $100 million from Alibaba

Chinese humanoid robotics firm X Square Robot has raised about $100 million in a funding round led by Alibaba Cloud,...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 09 Sep 2025 | 2 min read
anz

ANZ agrees to multi-million dollar settlement over false representations

ANZ bank has acknowledged that it made false representations to customers in two distinct cases, leading to overcharges exceeding $4...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 09 Sep 2025 | 2 min read
rental home

New Zealand rental prices hit lowest point in two years, data reveals

According to data from realestate.co.nz, rental prices have dropped to their lowest point in two years. The average weekly rental price...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 09 Sep 2025 | 2 min read
kenvue stock falls after claims of prenatal tylenol risks

Kenvue stock falls after claims of prenatal Tylenol risks

Kenvue’s shares dropped over 10% on Friday after reports emerged that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 09 Sep 2025 | 2 min read
china’s exports to us fall sharply in august

China’s exports to US fall sharply in August

China’s exports to the United States plunged 33% in August, as trade tensions and rising U.S. tariffs weighed heavily on...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 09 Sep 2025 | 2 min read
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