Warner Bros rejects Paramount bid, sticks with Netflix
But Warner Bros described the Paramount offer yesterday as risky, saying it was backed up by “an unknown…
Uber rival aRide to launch with 1500 drivers and no surge pricing, says founder Daniel Lowe
The second stage of his self-funded effort involved recruiting drivers through Facebook groups like the 10,000-member “Aride, Bolt,…
Diamonds in the rough: Our 2025 sporting year reviewed
When Geordie Beamish fell in the heats of the 3000m steeplechase at this year’s World Athletics Championships and…
Mobil self-service petrol stations launched to rival Z Energy and Waitomo
The strategy includes a combination of traditional and the new self-service station model with digital payment solutions and…
Police cancel Wairoa boxing event over potential for gang tension in crowd
Wairoa Boxing Club said the Eastern District Intelligence Unit undertook an assessment of the risk the event posed…
Comvita’s cornerstone shareholder backs Florenz bid
The cornerstone shareholder, Li Wang, said her family were long-term supporters of Comvita, having established the market in…
Media Insider: Wellington advertising agency loses six key staff, wins $15.5 million Electoral Commission election contract
Those who have been headhunted from VML Wellington are managing director Fleur Head, head of planning Anna Gunnell,…
Elon Musk briefly launches a Wikipedia rival that extols his own ‘vision’
Grokipedia’s entry on gender, for instance, began with the sentence: “Gender refers to the binary classification of humans…
NZ’s Urban Polo edges out Australian competition as rival Janek Gazecki cancels Polo in the City events
With Centennial Parklands awarding a five-year term contract to F3 Polo and no alternative sites available, Gazecki was…
Westpac trims mortgage rates amid competition from rivals
“This is the third time this month we’ve cut our two-year advertised special home loan rate. “We’re working…
Supreme Court upholds life sentence for teen Tyson-Tainui Rukuwai Te Tomo who killed gang rival
Thompson took the gun off him, pointed it at him and pulled the trigger. Te Tomo went into…
Local elections 2025: Biggest wins and closest calls as special votes loom
Adams, who is now heading into his third term leading the Hauraki District, received 4694 votes, while second-placed…