New owners to relaunch century-old retail icon Smiths City after going into liquidation in 2025
Companies Office records show Smiths City 2026 Limited was incorporated in February, with Sheehan and Bell serving as…
Avocado prices increasing: Avocados more than double in price after floods wipe out crops
Avocados have more than doubled in price after floods wipe out crops in one growing region in Australia,…
Meridian wins consent to rebuild Te Rere Wind Farm in Manawatū
Te Rere was the key driver behind Meridian’s acquisition of NZ Windfarms in 2025. As it stands, the…
Industrial output posts sharpest growth in 6 years in June on cars, chips
People shop at a supermarket in Seoul, Wednesday. Yonhap Korea’s industrial output rebounded in June from a month…
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon opens new Rotorua Red Stag manufacturing facility – On The Up
The boxes were the first examples of Red Stag’s new volumetric modular – or VoMo – manufacturing system,…
‘Sharp’ rebound in consumer confidence
Consumer confidence is continuing to climb out of a hole, and is back up to similar levels seen…
Ngāi Tahu Farming chosen to operate country’s largest farm, Molesworth Station
Ngāi Tahu Farming has been chosen by the Department of Conservation to operate the country’s largest farm. Molesworth…
BOJ holds rates at 1%, warns of core inflation above target
A Japanese flag at the Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.…
Powershop complaints pile in, customers flee company
“We asked people to let us know if they had experienced big increases in their Powershop bills, and…
AI boomtowns worsen divide in China’s split-screen economy
In Hefei, the heart of China’s memory-chip industry, factories can barely keep up with the world’s appetite for…
Three things we learned about AI from Big Tech earnings – BBC
Three things we learned about AI from Big Tech earnings BBCThe AI trillion-dollar question: Will hyperscalers justify the biggest…
Tokyo inflation up on year for second month, keeping BOJ on rate hike path
Tokyo’s inflation pace has quickened for a second month, keeping the Bank of Japan on track to raise…