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    US-based manufacturing firm's presented Auckland tech firm Rakon a 356 million dollar takeover bid
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     12 January 2026
    US-based manufacturing firm's presented Auckland tech firm Rakon a 356 million dollar takeover bid
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    A group of Asian supermarkets and retailers have gone into liquidation across Auckland owning millions
    12 Jan: A group of Asian supermarkets and retailers have gone into liquidation across Auckland owning millions... more
    How I have fun with friends without spending money
    12 Jan: I've kept low-cost, high-fun habits alive for years, even after returning home to a city where socialising often seems to mean shelling out.... more
    It's been revealed another health provider, Canopy Healthcare, was hit by a data breach - six months ago
    12 Jan: It's been revealed another health provider, Canopy Healthcare, was hit by a data breach - six months ago... more
    Air New Zealand has been making improvements in its aircraft on-time performance
    12 Jan: Air New Zealand has been making improvements in its aircraft on-time performance... more
    NZ’s low productivity is often blamed on businesses staying small. That could be a strength in 2026
    12 Jan: Globally, specialised small firms are demonstrating the power of being better, not bigger. NZ could capitalise on the trend if it adjusts some long-held assumptions.... more
    Rising living costs are driving up both the number of first-time student loan borrowers, and the size of their loans
    12 Jan: Rising living costs are driving up both the number of first-time student loan borrowers, and the size of their loans... more
    The Government says a move to "open electricity" will give consumers more choice through better transparency
    12 Jan: The Government says a move to "open electricity" will give consumers more choice through better transparency... more
    The Government hopes the roll-out of "open electricity" makes it easier for Kiwis to get cheaper power
    12 Jan: The Government hopes the roll-out of "open electricity" makes it easier for Kiwis to get cheaper power... more
    Grocery costs remained largely unchanged over the Christmas period
    12 Jan: Grocery costs remained largely unchanged over the Christmas period... more

     Most Popular Recent Business News
     02 Jan: Authorities are working to get to the bottom of a major cyber security breach which may have exposed the personal health data of tens of thousands of Kiwis +++++++++++++++++++++++
     01 Jan: Hopes the new vocational education model kicking in from today will put industry in the driver's seat +++++++++++++++
     26 Dec: Retailers have their last push of the year - as Kiwis hit the shops for Boxing Day sales +++++++++++++++
     24 Dec: This year's Christmas spread could cost a bit more to put on tomorrow ++++++++++++
     24 Dec: A jury's ordered US pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson to pay more than 2.5 billion dollars - to a woman who blamed it for causing her cancer ++++++++++++
     01 Jan: New agreements take effect today - for a strategic coal reserve stockpile at Huntly Power Station ++++++++++++
     23 Dec: Authorities are bemused by a rare case of dumpster diving for cheese - then sold on the black market in South Waikato ++++++++++++

     Business NewsLinks
      12 Jan: B2b data cleansing: improving business data quality (ITBrief)
      11 Jan: Microsoft office 2024 home & business drops to $99.97 (PC World)
      10 Jan: Replace cloud-only tools with a lifetime version of microsoft office 2021 for $35 (PC World)
      10 Jan: Smarter displays, faster mini pcs, ai everywhere: msi is redefining professional performance at ces 2026 (PC World)
      9 Jan: More businesses call to be included in pub rates backtrack (BBCWorld)
      9 Jan: 'pub tax u-turn' and 'caring catherine' (BBCWorld)
      9 Jan: Large fire engulfs building in auckland's pakuranga (RadioNZ)
      9 Jan: Business rate rises for pubs to be watered down after pressure from landlords (BBCWorld)
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