OPINION: How Elon Musk’s Twitter Buyout Could Alter Social Media

By Harsimran Julka In one of the biggest technology sector deals in the past three years, Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) today announced that it has...

UKRAINE WAR: Rakuten To Suspend All Ads From Viber Across Russia

TOKYO: Japanese online commerce conglomerate the $14 billion Rakuten Group is suspending its advertising services on its instant messaging platform Viber. However, the company will...

Mastercard & Visa Suspend Russia Operations To Pressure Kremlin

MARCH 6: The world's largest payment solutions providers Visa and Mastercard have decided to suspend their operations across Russia. The move comes a day...

The Warehouse Group: Online Sales Jump 5% To $393 million in 2021

AUCKLAND: The Warehouse Group Limited (“the Group”) has announced a record result for the full year ended August 1, 2021. The Group delivered sales of...

New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern Quits As PM, Hipkins To Lead Labour

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's most well known politician in current times Jacinda Ardern has announced she will step down as Prime Minister and Leader of...
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Staff Shortages & Freight Hike, Big Challenges For NZ Retailers: KPMG

By Leon Bowker & David Ossa Despite a successful strategy to contain the pandemic in 2020, New Zealand was hit hard by the Delta variant...

China’s Strict Lockdowns May Trigger Global Supply Chain Chaos: Report

SHANGHAI: As the global supply chain prepared to recover from the collateral damage caused by COVID in 2022, China lockdowns hit the industry back...

Russia Bans Facebook After Meta Demoted RTNews Content

MARCH 5: Even as Facebook on Friday blocked RT News and Sputnik, Russia's state-owned media from monetising their content on Facebook and Instagram, Moscow...

ECONOMY: Building Activity & Construction Slowing Down in NZ

WELLINGTON: The seasonally adjusted volume of building activity was $8.9 billion in the June 2023 quarter, down 0.1 percent compared with the March 2023...

[UKRAINE INVASION]: 12 Tech Giants Who’ve Taken Action Against Russia

MARCH 9: Even as war rages on in Ukraine, in the wake of Russia's invasion of the country, many top Silicon Valley giants have...

The Warehouse Group Interim Sales Decline 5.7% On Covid Impact

AUCKLAND: New Zealand's largest retailer the $3.4 billion Warehouse Group Limited (“the Group”) has provided a trading update for the five months ending January...

Kathmandu Suffers Lockdown Impact As H1 Sales Drop By 0.8%

AUCKLAND | MELBOURNE: Global outdoor, lifestyle and sports company, KMD Brands Limited (ASX / NZX: KMD has announced its results for the six months...
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The a2 Milk Company Acquires 75% Stake in Mataura Valley Milk

AUG 4, 2021: The a2 Milk Company (a2MC) has successfully completed its acquisition of a 75% interest in dairy nutrition business Mataura Valley Milk...

Oceania Healthcare Records Strong 10 Month Results

MAY 22, 2021: Oceania has announced unaudited Underlying Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of $56.2m for the 10 month period ended...
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Reserve Bank of Australia Holds Steady On Interest Rates

In a pivotal move reflecting the current economic climate, the Reserve Bank of Australia's Board convened for its latest meeting and chose to maintain...