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1564                         alt="Paying through the nozzle slows fuel demand" />
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1567
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1569                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/energy" style="color:#EC7016">
1570                                Energy
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1578                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/energy/sharper-drop-in-fuel-demand-as-high-prices-persist-z-energy">
1579                            Paying through the nozzle slows fuel demand
1580                        </a>
1581                    </h1>
1582
1583                                            <p class="card-text">
1584                            Z says recent demand reduction is significantly stronger.
1585                        </p>
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1588                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/ian-llewellyn" class="author">
1589                                    <strong>Ian Llewellyn</strong>
1590                                </a>
1591                                                                                                                                            <sp
1591an class="news-date px-2">
1592                                1:50pm
1593                            </span>
1594                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
1595                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/energy/sharper-drop-in-fuel-demand-as-high-prices-persist-z-energy"></span>
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1606             alt="Breaking up gentailers&#039; awkward economics"/>
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1619                       class="text-new-red">
1620                        Stock &amp; Trade:
1621                    </a>
1622                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/stock-trade/the-awkward-economics-of-breaking-up-the-gentailers">
1623                    Breaking up gentailers&#039; awkward economics
1624                </a>
1625            </h4>
1626                            <p class="card-text ">
1627                    The retail arms of the gentailers all lost money.
1628                </p>
1629            
1630            <div class="news-author mt-2">
1631                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/stock-trade" class="author">
1632                            <strong>Stock &amp; Trade</strong>
1633                        </a>
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1635                                5:00am
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1637                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
1638                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/stock-trade/the-awkward-economics-of-breaking-up-the-gentailers"></span>
1639                
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1650             alt="Kiwibank splits National, Labour at BusinessDesk-MYOB debate"/>
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1654                        Politics
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1662                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/politics/kiwibank-splits-national-labour-at-businessdesk-myob-debate">
1663                    Kiwibank splits National, Labour at BusinessDesk-MYOB debate
1664                </a>
1665            </h4>
1666                            <p class="card-text ">
1667                    National wants to grow Kiwibank with private capital, Labour fears foreign ownership.
1668                </p>
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1671                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/rebecca-howard" class="author">
1672                            <strong>Rebecca Howard</strong>
1673                        </a>
1674                                                                                                <sp
1674an class="news-date px-2">
1675                                1:00pm
1676                            </span>
1677                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
1678                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/politics/kiwibank-splits-national-labour-at-businessdesk-myob-debate"></span>
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1698                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/retail" style="color:#EC7016">
1699                                Retail
1700                            </a>
1701
1702                            
1703                                                    </strong>
1704                    
1705                                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2   mobile-long-title ">
1706                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/retail/stronger-retail-hospitality-spending-doesnt-guarantee-business-survival-experian">
1707                            Retail and hospitality spending up but so are business closures
1708                        </a>
1709                    </h4>
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1711                            Rising spending doesn’t guarantee business survival, Experian data analyst says.
1712                        </p>
1713                    
1714                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
1715                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/sapeer-mayron" class="author">
1716                                    <strong>Sapeer Mayron</strong>
1717                                </a>
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1719                                1:35pm
1720                            </span>
1721                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
1722                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/retail/stronger-retail-hospitality-spending-doesnt-guarantee-business-survival-experian"></span>
1723                    </div>
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1728                             alt="Retail and hospitality spending up but so are business closures"/>
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1740                                Law &amp; Regulation
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1742
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1745                    
1746                                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2  ">
1747                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/teak-directors-reported-over-retentions-owed-to-subbies">
1748                            Teak directors reported over retentions
1749                        </a>
1750                    </h4>
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1752                            The failed construction firm’s liquidators have complained to the Companies Registrar.
1753                        </p>
1754                    
1755                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
1756                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/maria-slade" class="author">
1757                                    <strong>Maria Slade</strong>
1758                                </a>
1759                                                                                                                                            <sp
1759an class="news-date px-2">
1760                                5:00am
1761                            </span>
1762                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
1763                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/teak-directors-reported-over-retentions-owed-to-subbies"></span>
1764                    </div>
1765                </div>
1766
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1768                        <img class="img-fluid" src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_393,w_700,q_100/Teak-workers-on-Beachcroft-site-A-200422SPLBEACHCROFT01-3.webp" loading="lazy"
1769                             alt="Teak directors reported over retentions"/>
1770                    </div>
1771                            </div>
1772        </div>
1773    </div>
1774                            <div class="card news-card news-small">
1775        <div class="card-body">
1776            <div class="row no-gutters">
1777                <div class="col card-content">
1778
1779                                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
1780                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/energy" style="color:#EC7016">
1781                                Energy
1782                            </a>
1783
1784                            
1785                                                    </strong>
1786                    
1787                                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2   mobile-long-title ">
1788                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/energy/liquidators-file-high-court-action-against-four-former-solarzero-directors">
1789                            Liquidators file action against former solarZero directors
1790                        </a>
1791                    </h4>
1792                                            <p class="card-text   mobile-d-none ">
1793                            They allege breaches include reckless trading.
1794                        </p>
1795                    
1796                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
1797                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/ian-llewellyn" class="author">
1798                                    <strong>Ian Llewellyn</strong>
1799                                </a>
1800                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
1801                                01 Oct 2026
1802                            </span>
1803                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
1804                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/energy/liquidators-file-high-court-action-against-four-former-solarzero-directors"></span>
1805                    </div>
1806                </div>
1807
1808                                    <div class="col-4 d-block d-md-none px-2 mt-4">
1809                        <img class="img-fluid" src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_393,w_700,q_100/solar-rooftop-solarzero-M.webp" loading="lazy"
1810                             alt="Liquidators file action against former solarZero directors"/>
1811                    </div>
1812                            </div>
1813        </div>
1814    </div>
1815                            <div class="card news-card news-small">
1816        <div class="card-body">
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1819
1820                                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
1821                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/politics" style="color:#445DD4">
1822                                Politics
1823                            </a>
1824
1825                            
1826                                                            <span class="text-new-red ml-2">SME election poll</span>
1827                                                    </strong>
1828                    
1829                                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2   mobile-long-title ">
1830                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/politics/sme-election-
1830poll-national-still-leads-but-labour-support-nearly-doubles">
1831                            National still leads, but Labour support nearly doubles
1832                        </a>
1833                    </h4>
1834                                            <p class="card-text   mobile-d-none ">
1835                            Results are in from a new MYOB survey of more than 500 SME owners and decision-makers.
1836                        </p>
1837                    
1838                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
1839                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/staff-reporters" class="author">
1840                                    <strong>Staff reporters</strong>
1841                                </a>
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1843                                5:00am
1844                            </span>
1845                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
1846                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/politics/sme-election-poll-national-still-leads-but-labour-support-nearly-doubles"></span>
1847                    </div>
1848                </div>
1849
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1851                        <img class="img-fluid" src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_393,w_700,q_100/MYOB-CEO-Paul-Robson.webp" loading="lazy"
1852                             alt="National still leads, but Labour support nearly doubles"/>
1853                    </div>
1854                            </div>
1855        </div>
1856    </div>
1857                    </div>
1858
1859        <div class="col-md-4">
1860                            <div class="card news-card news-small">
1861        <div class="card-body">
1862            <div class="row no-gutters">
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1864
1865                                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
1866                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/infrastructure" style="color:#EC7016">
1867                                Infrastructure
1868                            </a>
1869
1870                            
1871                                                    </strong>
1872                    
1873                                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2  ">
1874                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/infrastructure/southland-council-sells-32m-south-port-stake-amid-record-growth">
1875                            South Port rides Southland growth
1876                        </a>
1877                    </h4>
1878                                            <p class="card-text  ">
1879                            Environment Southland sells $32m stake after record year for southern port.
1880                        </p>
1881                    
1882                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
1883                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/oliver-lewis" class="author">
1884                                    <strong>Oliver Lewis</strong>
1885                                </a>
1886                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
1887                                5:00am
1888                            </span>
1889                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
1890                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/infrastructure/southland-council-sells-32m-south-port-stake-amid-record-growth"></span>
1891                    </div>
1892                </div>
1893
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1895                        <img class="img-fluid" src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_393,w_700,q_100/South-Port.webp" loading="lazy"
1896                             alt="South Port rides Southland growth"/>
1897                    </div>
1898                            </div>
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1900    </div>
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1905
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1907                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/law-regulation" style="color:#EC7016">
1908                                Law &amp; Regulation
1909                            </a>
1910
1911                            
1912                                                    </strong>
1913                    
1914                                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2   mobile-long-title ">
1915                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/terra-group-liquidation-hearing-adjourned-after-directors-reported-medical-emergency">
1916                            &#039;Extremely sceptical&#039;: Judge gives Terra Group one last chance
1917                        </a>
1918                    </h4>
1919                                            <p class="card-text   mobile-d-none ">
1920                            Terra Group debt exceeds $530,000 as judge warns liquidation could proceed.
1921                        </p>
1922                    
1923                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
1924                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/jaime-lyth" class="author">
1925                                    <strong>Jaime Lyth</strong>
1926                                </a>
1927                                                                                                                                            <sp
1927an class="news-date px-2">
1928                                5:00am
1929                            </span>
1930                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
1931                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/terra-group-liquidation-hearing-adjourned-after-directors-reported-medical-emergency"></span>
1932                    </div>
1933                </div>
1934
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1936                        <img class="img-fluid" src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_393,w_700,q_100/businessdesk-portrait-smo25t-1-z.webp" loading="lazy"
1937                             alt="&#039;Extremely sceptical&#039;: Judge gives Terra Group one last chance"/>
1938                    </div>
1939                            </div>
1940        </div>
1941    </div>
1942                            <div class="card news-card news-small">
1943        <div class="card-body">
1944            <div class="row no-gutters">
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1946
1947                                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
1948                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/working-well" style="color:#DBDF00">
1949                                Working Well
1950                            </a>
1951
1952                                                            <span class="text-new-red ml-2">Free</span>
1953                            
1954                                                    </strong>
1955                    
1956                                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2   mobile-long-title ">
1957                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/working-well/spotting-workplace-hazards-before-they-hit">
1958                            Spotting workplace hazards before they hit
1959                        </a>
1960                    </h4>
1961                                            <p class="card-text   mobile-d-none ">
1962                            Seeo is turning CCTV into an early-warning system for workplace injuries.
1963                        </p>
1964                    
1965                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
1966                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/peter-griffin" class="author">
1967                                    <strong>Peter Griffin</strong>
1968                                </a>
1969                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
1970                                5:00am
1971                            </span>
1972                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
1973                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/working-well/spotting-workplace-hazards-before-they-hit"></span>
1974                    </div>
1975                </div>
1976
1977                                    <div class="col-4 d-block d-md-none px-2 mt-4">
1978                        <img class="img-fluid" src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_393,w_700,q_100/WORKING-WELL-Craig-Marris.webp" loading="lazy"
1979                             alt="Spotting workplace hazards before they hit"/>
1980                    </div>
1981                            </div>
1982        </div>
1983    </div>
1984                            <div class="card news-card news-small">
1985        <div class="card-body">
1986            <div class="row no-gutters">
1987                <div class="col card-content">
1988
1989                                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
1990                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/opinion" style="color:#D20000">
1991                                Opinion
1992                            </a>
1993
1994                            
1995                                                    </strong>
1996                    
1997                                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2   mobile-long-title ">
1998                                                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/rachael-judge"
1999                               class="text-new-red">
2000                                Rachael Judge:
2001                            </a>
2002                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/technically-compliant-morally-suspect-when-employees-play-the-letter-against-the-spirit">
2003                            When employees play the letter against the spirit
2004                        </a>
2005                    </h4>
2006                                            <p class="card-text   mobile-d-none ">
2007                            Employees cannot treat every policy gap as an opportunity. 
2008                        </p>
2009                    
2010                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
2011                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/rachael-judge" class="author">
2012                                    <strong>Rachael Judge</strong>
2013                                </a>
2014                                                                                                                                            <sp
2014an class="news-date px-2">
2015                                5:00am
2016                            </span>
2017                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
2018                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/technically-compliant-morally-suspect-when-employees-play-the-letter-against-the-spirit"></span>
2019                    </div>
2020                </div>
2021
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2023                        <img class="img-fluid" src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_393,w_700,q_100/employee-business-staff-policy-getty.webp" loading="lazy"
2024                             alt="When employees play the letter against the spirit"/>
2025                    </div>
2026                            </div>
2027        </div>
2028    </div>
2029                    </div>
2030    </div>
2031
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2052                                    <a class="link text-brand-black" href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/michael-stiassny-buys-over-245000-winton-shares">
2053                        Michael Stiassny buys over 245,000 Winton shares
2054                    </a>
2055                    <div class="author">
2056                                                    Staff reporters
2057                        
2058                        <span class="time pl-2">
2059                            02 Oct 15:00
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2064                                    <a class="link text-brand-black" href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/markets/announcements-generated-by-ai/tauranga-ports-stella-passage-consent-appealed">
2065                        Tauranga port&#039;s Stella Passage consent appealed
2066                    </a>
2067                    <div class="author">
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2069                            Port of Tauranga
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2073                            02 Oct 11:08
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2079                        TruScreen CEO Martin Dillon resigns, Tony Ho steps in
2080                    </a>
2081                    <div class="author">
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2083                            TruScreen
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2087                            02 Oct 09:40
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2092                                    <a class="link text-brand-black" href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/markets/announcements-generated-by-ai/southland-dairy-farm-values-rise-by-403m">
2093                        Southland dairy farm values rise by $4.03m
2094                    </a>
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2097                            Private Land and Property Fund
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2101                            01 Oct 17:28
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2106                                    <a class="link text-brand-black" href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/news-in-brief/labour-unveils-fair-go-law-policy-to-combat-hidden-fees">
2107                        Labour unveils ‘Fair Go Law’ policy to combat hidden fees
2108                    </a>
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2110                                                    Generated by BD AI
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2113                            01 Oct 13:40
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2118                                    <a class="link text-brand-black" href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/news-in-brief/national-party-proposes-seamless-trans-tasman-travel">
2119                        National Party proposes seamless trans-Tasman travel
2120                    </a>
2121                    <div class="author">
2122                                                    Generated by BD AI
2123                        
2124                        <span class="time pl-2">
2125                            01 Oct 13:39
2126                        </span>
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2130                                    <a class="link text-brand-black" href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/markets/announcements-generated-by-ai/iperion-shareholders-unanimously-back-board-decisions">
2131                        Iperion shareholders unanimously back board decisions
2132                    </a>
2133                    <div class="author">
2134                        <!--a href="/company/iperion-limited" class="inter-regular text-black font-bold">
2135                            Iperion Limited
2136                        </a-->
2137                        Generated by BD AI
2138                        <span class="time pl-2">
2139                            01 Oct 13:26
2140                        </span>
2141                    </div>
2142                            </div>
2143                    <div class="list-item">
2144                                    <a class="link text-brand-black" href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/retail/the-store-and-ortolana-to-close-as-britomart-redevelopment-begins">
2145                        The Store and Ortolana to close as Britomart redevelopment begins
2146                    </a>
2147                    <div class="author">
2148                                                    Staff reporters
2149                        
2150                        <span class="time pl-2">
2151                            01 Oct 12:53
2152                        </span>
2153                    </div>
2154                            </div>
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2194    <h4 class="section-title mb-4"><a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/opinion">Opinion</a>
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2209                         alt="When employees play the letter against the spirit" />
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2212
2213                                            <strong class="news-category mb-2 mx-1">
2214                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/opinion" style="color:#D20000">
2215                                Opinion
2216                            </a>
2217
2218                            
2219                            
2220                                                    </strong>
2221                    
2222                                        <h2 class="card-title mb-2">
2223                                                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/rachael-judge"
2224                               class="text-new-red">
2225                                Rachael Judge:
2226                            </a>
2227                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/technically-compliant-morally-suspect-when-employees-play-the-letter-against-the-spirit">
2228                            When employees play the letter against the spirit
2229                        </a>
2230                    </h2>
2231
2232                                            <p class="card-text">
2233                            Employees cannot treat every policy gap as an opportunity. 
2234                        </p>
2235                    
2236                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
2237                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/rachael-judge" class="author">
2238                                    <strong>Rachael Judge</strong>
2239                                </a>
2240                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
2241                                5:00am
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2243                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
2244                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/technically-compliant-morally-suspect-when-employees-play-the-letter-against-the-spirit"></span>
2245                    </div>
2246                </div>
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2254             alt="Breaking up gentailers&#039; awkward economics"/>
2255        <div class="card-body card-content">
2256                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
2257                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/opinion" style="color:#D20000">
2258                        Opinion
2259                    </a>
2260
2261                    
2262                    
2263                                    </strong>
2264            
2265                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
2266                                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/stock-trade"
2267                       class="text-new-red">
2268                        Stock &amp; Trade:
2269                    </a>
2270                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/stock-trade/the-awkward-economics-of-breaking-up-the-gentailers">
2271                    Breaking up gentailers&#039; awkward economics
2272                </a>
2273            </h4>
2274                            <p class="card-text ">
2275                    The retail arms of the gentailers all lost money.
2276                </p>
2277            
2278            <div class="news-author mt-2">
2279                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/stock-trade" class="author">
2280                            <strong>Stock &amp; Trade</strong>
2281                        </a>
2282                                                                                                <sp
2282an class="news-date px-2">
2283                                5:00am
2284                            </span>
2285                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
2286                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/stock-trade/the-awkward-economics-of-breaking-up-the-gentailers"></span>
2287                
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2299        <img src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/cartoon-back-on-track.webp" class="card-img-top mb-3" loading="lazy"
2300             alt="Getting back on track isn’t what it used to be"/>
2301        <div class="card-body card-content">
2302                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
2303                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/opinion" style="color:#D20000">
2304                        Opinion
2305                    </a>
2306
2307                    
2308                    
2309                                    </strong>
2310            
2311                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
2312                                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/dileepa-fonseka"
2313                       class="text-new-red">
2314                        Dileepa Fonseka:
2315                    </a>
2316                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/getting-back-on-track-isnt-what-it-used-to-be">
2317                    Getting back on track isn’t what it used to be
2318                </a>
2319            </h4>
2320                            <p class="card-text ">
2321                    The old economic normal is fading.
2322                </p>
2323            
2324            <div class="news-author mt-2">
2325                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/dileepa-fonseka" class="author">
2326                            <strong>Dileepa Fonseka</strong>
2327                        </a>
2328                                                                                                <span class="news-date px-2">
2329                                01 Oct 2026
2330                            </span>
2331                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
2332                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/getting-back-on-track-isnt-what-it-used-to-be"></span>
2333                
2334                
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2338                
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2340        </div>
2341    </div>
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2344            <div class="card news-card">
2345        <img src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/Cricket-NZME-g-a.webp" class="card-img-top mb-3" loading="lazy"
2346             alt="Keeping score in business and sport"/>
2347        <div class="card-body card-content">
2348                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
2349                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/opinion" style="color:#D20000">
2350                        Opinion
2351                    </a>
2352
2353                    
2354                    
2355                                    </strong>
2356            
2357                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
2358                                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/scott-weenink"
2359                       class="text-new-red">
2360                        Scott Weenink:
2361                    </a>
2362                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/keeping-score-in-business-and-sport">
2363                    Keeping score in business and sport
2364                </a>
2365            </h4>
2366                            <p class="card-text ">
2367                    Corporate NZ can learn many lessons about leadership and high performance from sports.
2368                </p>
2369            
2370            <div class="news-author mt-2">
2371                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/scott-weenink" class="author">
2372                            <strong>Scott Weenink</strong>
2373                        </a>
2374                                                                                                <sp
2374an class="news-date px-2">
2375                                01 Oct 2026
2376                            </span>
2377                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
2378                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/keeping-score-in-business-and-sport"></span>
2379                
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2387    </div>
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2389    </div>
2390
2391                    
2392                    
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2394    <h4 class="section-title mb-4">
2395        <a href="/world">
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2405                    <img class="card-img" src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/mortgage-free-getty-B.webp" loading="lazy"
2406                         alt="Mortgage rates surge"/>
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2409
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2411                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/the-wall-street-journal" style="color:#058BD7">
2412                                The Wall Street Journal
2413                            </a>
2414
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2417                                                    </strong>
2418                    
2419                    <h2 class="card-title mb-2">
2420                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/world/mortgage-rates-surge-notching-largest-weekly-gain-in-four-years">
2421                            Mortgage rates surge
2422                        </a>
2423                    </h2>
2424
2425                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
2426                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/the-wall-street-journal" class="author">
2427                                    <strong>The Wall Street Journal</strong>
2428                                </a>
2429                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
2430                                10:00am
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2432                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
2433                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/world/mortgage-rates-surge-notching-largest-weekly-gain-in-four-years"></span>
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2444                         alt="The gap between rich and the very rich is getting wider"/>
2445                </div>
2446                <div class="col-sm-8 card-content">
2447
2448                                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
2449                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/the-wall-street-journal" style="color:#058BD7">
2450                                The Wall Street Journal
2451                            </a>
2452
2453                            
2454                            
2455                                                    </strong>
2456                    
2457                    <h2 class="card-title mb-2">
2458                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/world/the-gap-between-the-rich-and-the-very-very-rich-is-getting-wider">
2459                            The gap between rich and the very rich is getting wider
2460                        </a>
2461                    </h2>
2462
2463                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
2464                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/the-wall-street-journal" class="author">
2465                                    <strong>The Wall Street Journal</strong>
2466                                </a>
2467                                                                                                                                            <sp
2467an class="news-date px-2">
2468                                01 Oct 2026
2469                            </span>
2470                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
2471                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/world/the-gap-between-the-rich-and-the-very-very-rich-is-getting-wider"></span>
2472                    </div>
2473                </div>
2474            </div>
2475        </div>
2476    </div>
2477                            <div class="card news-card news-wide">
2478        <div class="card-body">
2479            <div class="row">
2480                <div class="col-sm-4 mb-3 mb-md-0">
2481                    <img class="card-img" src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/ai-leptop-tech-wsj.webp" loading="lazy"
2482                         alt="The doomers who shaped the AI safety freakout"/>
2483                </div>
2484                <div class="col-sm-8 card-content">
2485
2486                                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
2487                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/the-wall-street-journal" style="color:#058BD7">
2488                                The Wall Street Journal
2489                            </a>
2490
2491                            
2492                            
2493                                                    </strong>
2494                    
2495                    <h2 class="card-title mb-2">
2496                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/technology/things-will-never-be-chill-cgain-the-doomers-who-shaped-the-ai-safety-freakout">
2497                            The doomers who shaped the AI safety freakout
2498                        </a>
2499                    </h2>
2500
2501                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
2502                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/the-wall-street-journal" class="author">
2503                                    <strong>The Wall Street Journal</strong>
2504                                </a>
2505                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
2506                                28 Sep 2026
2507                            </span>
2508                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
2509                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/technology/things-will-never-be-chill-cgain-the-doomers-who-shaped-the-ai-safety-freakout"></span>
2510                    </div>
2511                </div>
2512            </div>
2513        </div>
2514    </div>
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2516
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2518            <div class="card news-card">
2519        <img src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/GettyImages-1409734996.webp" class="card-img-top mb-3" loading="lazy"
2520             alt="The new ways to thrive at work now, according to Adam Grant"/>
2521        <div class="card-body card-content">
2522                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
2523                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/the-wall-street-journal" style="color:#058BD7">
2524                        The Wall Street Journal
2525                    </a>
2526
2527                    
2528                    
2529                                    </strong>
2530            
2531                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
2532                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/the-wall-street-journal/the-new-ways-to-thrive-at-work-now-according-to-adam-grant">
2533                    The new ways to thrive at work now, according to Adam Grant
2534                </a>
2535            </h4>
2536                            <p class="card-text ">
2537                    Human creativity will rely more on selecting ideas than generating them.
2538                </p>
2539            
2540            <div class="news-author mt-2">
2541                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/the-wall-street-journal" class="author">
2542                            <strong>The Wall Street Journal</strong>
2543                        </a>
2544                                                                                                <sp
2544an class="news-date px-2">
2545                                26 Sep 2026
2546                            </span>
2547                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
2548                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/the-wall-street-journal/the-new-ways-to-thrive-at-work-now-according-to-adam-grant"></span>
2549                
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2560
2561                        <a href="/register" class="btn btn-red d-flex align-items-center text-center mt-4">
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2572    <h4 class="section-title mb-4"><a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/investigations">Investigations</a>
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2574    <div class="row news-row">
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2578             alt="Two lawyers allegedly witness dead man sign $5m mortgage"/>
2579        <div class="card-body card-content">
2580                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
2581                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/investigations" style="color:#636F7B">
2582                        Investigations
2583                    </a>
2584
2585                    
2586                    
2587                                            <span class="text-new-red ml-2">Exclusive</span>
2588                                    </strong>
2589            
2590                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
2591                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/auckland-lawyers-face-complaints-over-5m-mortgage-signed-off-for-dead-man">
2592                    Two lawyers allegedly witness dead man sign $5m mortgage
2593                </a>
2594            </h4>
2595                            <p class="card-text ">
2596                    The lawyers were called ‘professional enablers’ in a complaint to the SFO and Law Society.
2597                </p>
2598            
2599            <div class="news-author mt-2">
2600                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/jaime-lyth" class="author">
2601                            <strong>Jaime Lyth</strong>
2602                        </a>
2603                                                                                                <span class="news-date px-2">
2604                                29 Sep 2026
2605                            </span>
2606                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
2607                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/auckland-lawyers-face-complaints-over-5m-mortgage-signed-off-for-dead-man"></span>
2608                
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2620        <img src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/BSG-EPLP-by-John-Cairns-23.6.26-130-k.webp" class="card-img-top mb-3" loading="lazy"
2621             alt="‘Poor leadership costs money’: PSC backs exec training"/>
2622        <div class="card-body card-content">
2623                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
2624                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/investigations" style="color:#636F7B">
2625                        Investigations
2626                    </a>
2627
2628                    
2629                    
2630                                    </strong>
2631            
2632                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
2633                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/investigations/poor-leadership-costs-money-public-service-commission-backs-executive-training-spend">
2634                    ‘Poor leadership costs money’: PSC backs exec training
2635                </a>
2636            </h4>
2637                            <p class="card-text ">
2638                    Heather Baggott went on a $40,000 Oxford course and she is not sorry.
2639                </p>
2640            
2641            <div class="news-author mt-2">
2642                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/cecile-meier" class="author">
2643                            <strong>Cécile Meier</strong>
2644                        </a>
2645                                                                                                <sp
2645an class="news-date px-2">
2646                                27 Aug 2026
2647                            </span>
2648                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
2649                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/investigations/poor-leadership-costs-money-public-service-commission-backs-executive-training-spend"></span>
2650                
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2658    </div>
2659            </div>
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2661                <div class="card news-card">
2662        <img src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/businessdesk-portrait-27smp6.webp" class="card-img-top mb-3" loading="lazy"
2663             alt="Miniso-linked firm $150m in debt, assets in ‘jeopardy’"/>
2664        <div class="card-body card-content">
2665                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
2666                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/investigations" style="color:#636F7B">
2667                        Investigations
2668                    </a>
2669
2670                    
2671                    
2672                                    </strong>
2673            
2674                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
2675                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/investigations/miniso-linked-auckland-property-firm-ldw-in-150m-debt-assets-in-jeopardy">
2676                    Miniso-linked firm $150m in debt, assets in ‘jeopardy’
2677                </a>
2678            </h4>
2679                            <p class="card-text ">
2680                    LDW allegedly had $59m in undisclosed external borrowing, documents show.
2681                </p>
2682            
2683            <div class="news-author mt-2">
2684                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/jaime-lyth" class="author">
2685                            <strong>Jaime Lyth</strong>
2686                        </a>
2687                                                                                                <span class="news-date px-2">
2688                                12 Aug 2026
2689                            </span>
2690                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
2691                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/investigations/miniso-linked-auckland-property-firm-ldw-in-150m-debt-assets-in-jeopardy"></span>
2692                
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2704        <img src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/ceramicpro.webp" class="card-img-top mb-3" loading="lazy"
2705             alt="Ceramic Pro still trading after two Auckland liquidations"/>
2706        <div class="card-body card-content">
2707                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
2708                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/investigations" style="color:#636F7B">
2709                        Investigations
2710                    </a>
2711
2712                    
2713                    
2714                                            <span class="text-new-red ml-2">Exclusive</span>
2715                                    </strong>
2716            
2717                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
2718                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/investigations/twice-liquidated-car-business-ceramic-pro-owes-5m-still-appears-to-be-trading">
2719                    Ceramic Pro still trading after two Auckland liquidations
2720                </a>
2721            </h4>
2722                            <p class="card-text ">
2723                    Businesses linked to Aidan and Sofiya McDougall have accrued nearly $5m in debt.
2724                </p>
2725            
2726            <div class="news-author mt-2">
2727                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/jaime-lyth" class="author">
2728                            <strong>Jaime Lyth</strong>
2729                        </a>
2730                                                                                                <sp
2730an class="news-date px-2">
2731                                11 Aug 2026
2732                            </span>
2733                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
2734                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/investigations/twice-liquidated-car-business-ceramic-pro-owes-5m-still-appears-to-be-trading"></span>
2735                
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2748             alt="The economics of council gyms"/>
2749        <div class="card-body card-content">
2750                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
2751                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/investigations" style="color:#636F7B">
2752                        Investigations
2753                    </a>
2754
2755                    
2756                    
2757                                    </strong>
2758            
2759                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
2760                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/wellness-inc/council-gyms-flex-as-memberships-surge-in-tough-economy">
2761                    The economics of council gyms
2762                </a>
2763            </h4>
2764                            <p class="card-text ">
2765                    Auckland Council gyms grew 18% in past three years, but rate subsidy is rising faster.
2766                </p>
2767            
2768            <div class="news-author mt-2">
2769                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/cecile-meier" class="author">
2770                            <strong>Cécile Meier</strong>
2771                        </a>
2772                                                                                                <span class="news-date px-2">
2773                                28 Jul 2026
2774                            </span>
2775                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
2776                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/wellness-inc/council-gyms-flex-as-memberships-surge-in-tough-economy"></span>
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2790             alt="Filipino families say they lost KiwiSaver in property deals"/>
2791        <div class="card-body card-content">
2792                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
2793                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/investigations" style="color:#636F7B">
2794                        Investigations
2795                    </a>
2796
2797                    
2798                    
2799                                            <span class="text-new-red ml-2">Exclusive</span>
2800                                    </strong>
2801            
2802                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
2803                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/property/filipino-families-say-they-lost-kiwisaver-in-deals-with-property-group">
2804                    Filipino families say they lost KiwiSaver in property deals
2805                </a>
2806            </h4>
2807                            <p class="card-text ">
2808                    The seller claims agreements were unconditional, and deposits were forfeited.
2809                </p>
2810            
2811            <div class="news-author mt-2">
2812                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/maria-slade" class="author">
2813                            <strong>Maria Slade</strong>
2814                        </a>
2815                                                                                                <sp
2815an class="news-date px-2">
2816                                28 Jul 2026
2817                            </span>
2818                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
2819                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/property/filipino-families-say-they-lost-kiwisaver-in-deals-with-property-group"></span>
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2831
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2835                    
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2840                    <div class="row">
2841                        <div class="col-md-6 col-lg-12">
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2866    <div class="tab-content" id="marketTab-content">
2867        <div class="tab-pane fade show active" id="nzx-tab" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nzx-tab-button">
2868            <h4 class="mt-4">Top Gainers</h4>
2869            <hr class="border-soft"/>
2870            <table class="market-table">
2871                                    <tr class="market-line">
2872                        <td class="name"><a class="inter-regular text-black" href="/company/steel-tube-holdings">Steel &amp; Tube Holdings</a></td>
2873                        <td class="price">$0.330</td>
2874                        <td class="diff text-new-green">
2875                            11.86%
2876                        </td>
2877                    </tr>
2878                                    <tr class="market-line">
2879                        <td class="name"><a class="inter-regular text-black" href="/company/move-logistics">Move Logistics</a></td>
2880                        <td class="price">$0.180</td>
2881                        <td class="diff text-new-green">
2882                            5.26%
2883                        </td>
2884                    </tr>
2885                                    <tr class="market-line">
2886                        <td class="name"><a class="inter-regular text-black" href="/company/marlin-global">Marlin Global</a></td>
2887                        <td class="price">$0.712</td>
2888                        <td class="diff text-new-green">
2889                            5.01%
2890                        </td>
2891                    </tr>
2892                                    <tr class="market-line">
2893                        <td class="name"><a class="inter-regular text-black" href="/company/third-age-health">Third Age Health</a></td>
2894                        <td class="price">$4.570</td>
2895                        <td class="diff text-new-green">
2896                            3.16%
2897                        </td>
2898                    </tr>
2899                                    <tr class="market-line">
2900                        <td class="name"><a class="inter-regular text-black" href="/company/kingfish">Kingfish</a></td>
2901                        <td class="price">$1.095</td>
2902                        <td class="diff text-new-green">
2903                            2.82%
2904                        </td>
2905                    </tr>
2906                            </table>
2907            <h4 class="mt-4">Top Decliners</h4>
2908            <hr class="border-soft"/>
2909            <table class="market-table">
2910                                    <tr class="market-line">
2911                        <td class="name"><a class="inter-regular text-black" href="/company/general-capital">General Capital</a></td>
2912                        <td class="price">$0.255</td>
2913                        <td class="diff text-new-red">
2914                            -5.56%
2915                        </td>
2916                    </tr>
2917                                    <tr class="market-line">
2918                        <td class="name"><a class="inter-regular text-black" href="/company/pacific-edge">Pacific Edge</a></td>
2919                        <td class="price">$0.245</td>
2920                        <td class="diff text-new-red">
2921                            -3.92%
2922                        </td>
2923                    </tr>
2924                                    <tr class="market-line">
2925                        <td class="name"><a class="inter-regular text-black" href="/company/port-of-tauranga">Port of Tauranga</a></td>
2926                        <td class="price">$8.130</td>
2927                        <td class="diff text-new-red">
2928                            -3.44%
2929                        </td>
2930                    </tr>
2931                                    <tr class="market-line">
2932                        <td class="name"><a class="inter-regular text-black" href="/company/summerset-group">Summerset Group</a></td>
2933                        <td class="price">$7.160</td>
2934                        <td class="diff text-new-red">
2935                            -3.24%
2936                        </td>
2937                    </tr>
2938                                    <tr class="market-line">
2939                        <td class="name"><a class="inter-regular text-black" href="/company/serko">Serko</a></td>
2940                        <td class="price">$1.260</td>
2941                        <td class="diff text-new-red">
2942                            -3.08%
2943                        </td>
2944                    </tr>
2945                            </table>
2946        </div>
2947        <div class="tab-pane fade" id="asx-tab" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="asx-tab-button">
2948            <h4 class="mt-4">Top Gainers</h4>
2949            <hr class="border-soft"/>
2950            <table class="market-table">
2951                                    <tr class="market-line">
2952                        <td class="name"><a class="inter-regular text-black" href="/company/new-zealand-king-salmon-investments-1">New Zealand King Salmon Investments</a></td>
2953                        <td class="price">$0.195</td>
2954                        <td class="diff text-new-green">
2955                            2.56%
2956                        </td>
2957                    </tr>
2958                                    <tr class="market-line">
2959                        <td class="name"><a class="inter-regular text-black" href="/company/xero-limited">XERO LIMITED</a></td>
2960                        <td class="price">$56.620</td>
2961                        <td class="diff text-new-green">
2962                            2.33%
2963                        </td>
2964                    </tr>
2965                                    <tr class="market-line">
2966                        <td class="name"><a class="inter-regular text-black" href="/company/genesis">Genesis</a></td>
2967                        <td class="price">$2.030</td>
2968                        <td class="diff text-new-green">
2969                            1.50%
2970                        </td>
2971                    </tr>
2972                                    <tr class="market-line">
2973                        <td class="name"><a class="inter-regular text-black" href="/company/harmoney-ordinary-shares">Harmoney Ordinary Shares</a></td>
2974                        <td class="price">$0.745</td>
2975                        <td class="diff text-new-green">
2976                            1.37%
2977                        </td>
2978                    </tr>
2979                                    <tr class="market-line">
2980                        <td class="name"><a class="inter-regular text-black" href="/company/gentrack-group">Gentrack Group</a></td>
2981                        <td class="price">$2.970</td>
2982                        <td class="diff text-new-green">
2983                            1.37%
2984                        </td>
2985                    </tr>
2986                            </table>
2987            <h4 class="mt-4">Top Decliners</h4>
2988            <hr class="border-soft"/>
2989            <table class="market-table">
2990                                    <tr class="market-line">
2991                        <td class="name"><a class="inter-regular text-black" href="/company/pacific-edge-limited">Pacific Edge Limited</a></td>
2992                        <td class="price">$0.200</td>
2993                        <td class="diff text-new-red">
2994                            -11.63%
2995                        </td>
2996                    </tr>
2997                                    <tr class="market-line">
2998                        <td class="name"><a class="inter-regular text-black" href="/company/vista-group-international">Vista Group International</a></td>
2999                        <td class="price">$2.410</td>
3000                        <td class="diff text-new-red">
3001                            -4.20%
3002                        </td>
3003                    </tr>
3004                                    <tr class="market-line">
3005                        <td class="name"><a class="inter-regular text-black" href="/company/powerhouse-ventures-limited">POWERHOUSE VENTURES LIMITED</a></td>
3006                        <td class="price">$0.120</td>
3007                        <td class="diff text-new-red">
3008                            -4.17%
3009                        </td>
3010                    </tr>
3011                                    <tr class="market-line">
3012                        <td class="name"><a class="inter-regular text-black" href="/company/dgl-group">DGL Group</a></td>
3013                        <td class="price">$0.290</td>
3014                        <td class="diff text-new-red">
3015                            -3.45%
3016                        </td>
3017                    </tr>
3018                                    <tr class="market-line">
3019                        <td class="name"><a class="inter-regular text-black" href="/company/ikegps-group">ikeGPS Group</a></td>
3020                        <td class="price">$0.895</td>
3021                        <td class="diff text-new-red">
3022                            -3.33%
3023                        </td>
3024                    </tr>
3025                            </table>
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3076        <img src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/cash-is-king-deposit-phot-g.webp" class="card-img-top mb-3" loading="lazy"
3077             alt="RBNZ begins work with banks on cash access"/>
3078        <div class="card-body card-content">
3079                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
3080                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/finance" style="color:#079C54">
3081                        Finance
3082                    </a>
3083
3084                    
3085                    
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3087            
3088                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
3089                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/finance/rbnz-begins-work-with-banks-on-cash-access">
3090                    RBNZ begins work with banks on cash access
3091                </a>
3092            </h4>
3093                            <p class="card-text ">
3094                    The regulator’s next steps follow a mixed response to its contested consultation.
3095                </p>
3096            
3097            <div class="news-author mt-2">
3098                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/andy-macdonald" class="author">
3099                            <strong>Andy Macdonald</strong>
3100                        </a>
3101                                                                                                <sp
3101an class="news-date px-2">
3102                                01 Oct 2026
3103                            </span>
3104                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
3105                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/finance/rbnz-begins-work-with-banks-on-cash-access"></span>
3106                
3107                
3108                
3109                
3110                
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3121
3122                                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
3123                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/finance" style="color:#079C54">
3124                                Finance
3125                            </a>
3126
3127                            
3128                                                    </strong>
3129                    
3130                                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2   mobile-long-title ">
3131                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/finance/heartland-shareholders-approve-620m-buy-of-tsb-bank">
3132                            Heartland shareholders approve $620m buy of TSB Bank
3133                        </a>
3134                    </h4>
3135                                            <p class="card-text   mobile-d-none ">
3136                            The acquisition of TSB Bank moves closer to completion.
3137                        </p>
3138                    
3139                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
3140                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/andy-macdonald" class="author">
3141                                    <strong>Andy Macdonald</strong>
3142                                </a>
3143                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
3144                                01 Oct 2026
3145                            </span>
3146                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
3147                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/finance/heartland-shareholders-approve-620m-buy-of-tsb-bank"></span>
3148                    </div>
3149                </div>
3150
3151                                    <div class="col-4 d-block d-md-none px-2 mt-4">
3152                        <img class="img-fluid" src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_393,w_700,q_100/Andrew-Dixson-ceo-heartland-group-supplied-f.webp" loading="lazy"
3153                             alt="Heartland shareholders approve $620m buy of TSB Bank"/>
3154                    </div>
3155                            </div>
3156        </div>
3157    </div>
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3159        <div class="card-body">
3160            <div class="row no-gutters">
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3162
3163                                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
3164                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/finance" style="color:#079C54">
3165                                Finance
3166                            </a>
3167
3168                            
3169                                                    </strong>
3170                    
3171                                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2   mobile-long-title ">
3172                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/kiwisaver/milford-links-10-year-performance-to-diversification-covid-recovery">
3173                            Milford links 10-year performance to covid recovery
3174                        </a>
3175                    </h4>
3176                                            <p class="card-text   mobile-d-none ">
3177                            Milford&#39;s KiwiSaver Active Growth Fund tops rivals with 10-year returns of 10.2%.
3178                        </p>
3179                    
3180                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
3181                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/andy-macdonald" class="author">
3182                                    <strong>Andy Macdonald</strong>
3183                                </a>
3184                                                                                                                                            <sp
3184an class="news-date px-2">
3185                                30 Sep 2026
3186                            </span>
3187                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
3188                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/kiwisaver/milford-links-10-year-performance-to-diversification-covid-recovery"></span>
3189                    </div>
3190                </div>
3191
3192                                    <div class="col-4 d-block d-md-none px-2 mt-4">
3193                        <img class="img-fluid" src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_393,w_700,q_100/Wayne-Gentle-Stocks-supplied-and-Getty.webp" loading="lazy"
3194                             alt="Milford links 10-year performance to covid recovery"/>
3195                    </div>
3196                            </div>
3197        </div>
3198    </div>
3199                    </div>
3200
3201        <div class="col-md-4">
3202                            <div class="card news-card news-small">
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3206
3207                                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
3208                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/finance" style="color:#079C54">
3209                                Finance
3210                            </a>
3211
3212                            
3213                                                    </strong>
3214                    
3215                                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2   mobile-long-title ">
3216                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/infrastructure/canadian-pension-fund-reportedly-exits-straitnz-sale-process">
3217                            Canadian pension fund exits Bluebridge sale
3218                        </a>
3219                    </h4>
3220                                            <p class="card-text   mobile-d-none ">
3221                            Aussie media report suggests potential buyer pool could be down to one. 
3222                        </p>
3223                    
3224                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
3225                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/oliver-lewis" class="author">
3226                                    <strong>Oliver Lewis</strong>
3227                                </a>
3228                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
3229                                28 Sep 2026
3230                            </span>
3231                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
3232                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/infrastructure/canadian-pension-fund-reportedly-exits-straitnz-sale-process"></span>
3233                    </div>
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3235
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3237                        <img class="img-fluid" src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_393,w_700,q_100/The-Kaiarahi-Interislander-ferry-and-The-Straitsman-of-Bluebridge-Cook-Strait-Ferries-dock-in-Picton-Harbour-on-July-14-2020-in-Picton-New-Zealand-R.webp" loading="lazy"
3238                             alt="Canadian pension fund exits Bluebridge sale"/>
3239                    </div>
3240                            </div>
3241        </div>
3242    </div>
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3244        <div class="card-body">
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3247
3248                                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
3249                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/finance" style="color:#079C54">
3250                                Finance
3251                            </a>
3252
3253                            
3254                                                    </strong>
3255                    
3256                                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2   mobile-long-title ">
3257                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/finance/anz-bank-poised-to-slice-100-plus-it-roles">
3258                            ANZ Bank poised to slice 100-plus IT roles
3259                        </a>
3260                    </h4>
3261                                            <p class="card-text   mobile-d-none ">
3262                            The proposed cuts are led by the bank&#39;s Australian parent chasing efficiency.  
3263                        </p>
3264                    
3265                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
3266                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/andy-macdonald" class="author">
3267                                    <strong>Andy Macdonald</strong>
3268                                </a>
3269                                                                                                                                            <sp
3269an class="news-date px-2">
3270                                25 Sep 2026
3271                            </span>
3272                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
3273                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/finance/anz-bank-poised-to-slice-100-plus-it-roles"></span>
3274                    </div>
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3276
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3278                        <img class="img-fluid" src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_393,w_700,q_100/anz-bank-getty-a.webp" loading="lazy"
3279                             alt="ANZ Bank poised to slice 100-plus IT roles"/>
3280                    </div>
3281                            </div>
3282        </div>
3283    </div>
3284                    </div>
3285    </div>
3286
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3289    <h4 class="section-title mb-4"><a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/technology">Technology</a>
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3314                                                            <span class="text-new-red ml-2">Free</span>
3315                            
3316                                                            <span class="text-new-red ml-2">The Business of Tech Podcast</span>
3317                                                    </strong>
3318                    
3319                    <h2 class="card-title mb-2">
3320                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/technology/business-of-tech-inside-auckland-university-the-innovation-engine">
3321                            Business of Tech: Inside Auckland’s innovation engine
3322                        </a>
3323                    </h2>
3324
3325                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
3326                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/peter-griffin" class="author">
3327                                    <strong>Peter Griffin</strong>
3328                                </a>
3329                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
3330                                01 Oct 2026
3331                            </span>
3332                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
3333                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/technology/business-of-tech-inside-auckland-university-the-innovation-engine"></span>
3334                    </div>
3335                </div>
3336            </div>
3337        </div>
3338    </div>
3339                            <div class="card news-card news-wide">
3340        <div class="card-body">
3341            <div class="row">
3342                <div class="col-sm-4 mb-3 mb-md-0">
3343                    <img class="card-img" src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/Shane-Legg-and-Demis-Hassabis-GETTY.webp" loading="lazy"
3344                         alt="The AI bots need independent testing"/>
3345                </div>
3346                <div class="col-sm-8 card-content">
3347
3348                                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
3349                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/opinion" style="color:#D20000">
3350                                Opinion
3351                            </a>
3352
3353                            
3354                            
3355                                                    </strong>
3356                    
3357                    <h2 class="card-title mb-2">
3358                                                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/peter-griffin"
3359                               class="text-new-red">
3360                                Peter Griffin:
3361                            </a>
3362                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/the-ai-bots-need-independent-testing">
3363                            The AI bots need independent testing
3364                        </a>
3365                    </h2>
3366
3367                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
3368                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/peter-griffin" class="author">
3369                                    <strong>Peter Griffin</strong>
3370                                </a>
3371                                                                                                                                            <sp
3371an class="news-date px-2">
3372                                30 Sep 2026
3373                            </span>
3374                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
3375                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/the-ai-bots-need-independent-testing"></span>
3376                    </div>
3377                </div>
3378            </div>
3379        </div>
3380    </div>
3381                            <div class="card news-card news-wide">
3382        <div class="card-body">
3383            <div class="row">
3384                <div class="col-sm-4 mb-3 mb-md-0">
3385                    <img class="card-img" src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/ai-leptop-tech-wsj.webp" loading="lazy"
3386                         alt="The doomers who shaped the AI safety freakout"/>
3387                </div>
3388                <div class="col-sm-8 card-content">
3389
3390                                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
3391                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/technology" style="color:#794BDA">
3392                                Technology
3393                            </a>
3394
3395                            
3396                            
3397                                                    </strong>
3398                    
3399                    <h2 class="card-title mb-2">
3400                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/technology/things-will-never-be-chill-cgain-the-doomers-who-shaped-the-ai-safety-freakout">
3401                            The doomers who shaped the AI safety freakout
3402                        </a>
3403                    </h2>
3404
3405                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
3406                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/the-wall-street-journal" class="author">
3407                                    <strong>The Wall Street Journal</strong>
3408                                </a>
3409                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
3410                                28 Sep 2026
3411                            </span>
3412                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
3413                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/technology/things-will-never-be-chill-cgain-the-doomers-who-shaped-the-ai-safety-freakout"></span>
3414                    </div>
3415                </div>
3416            </div>
3417        </div>
3418    </div>
3419                    </div>
3420
3421        <div class="col-md-4 col-border-left">
3422            <div class="card news-card">
3423        <img src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/SA7-UAV-Image-1-L.webp" class="card-img-top mb-3" loading="lazy"
3424             alt="Counter-drone acquisition frustrates local industry"/>
3425        <div class="card-body card-content">
3426                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
3427                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/technology" style="color:#794BDA">
3428                        Technology
3429                    </a>
3430
3431                    
3432                    
3433                                    </strong>
3434            
3435                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
3436                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/technology/nzdf-counter-drone-acquisition-frustrates-local-industry">
3437                    Counter-drone acquisition frustrates local industry
3438                </a>
3439            </h4>
3440                            <p class="card-text ">
3441                    NZDF&#39;s acquisition through Australia of Danish system seen as disappointing signal.
3442                </p>
3443            
3444            <div class="news-author mt-2">
3445                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/thomas-manch" class="author">
3446                            <strong>Thomas Manch</strong>
3447                        </a>
3448                                                                                                <sp
3448an class="news-date px-2">
3449                                28 Sep 2026
3450                            </span>
3451                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
3452                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/technology/nzdf-counter-drone-acquisition-frustrates-local-industry"></span>
3453                
3454                
3455                
3456                
3457                
3458                
3459            </div>
3460        </div>
3461    </div>
3462        </div>
3463    </div>
3464
3465                    
3466                                            <hr class="border-hard"/>
3467    <h4 class="section-title mb-4"><a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/investments">Investments</a>
3468            </h4>
3469    <div class="row news-row">
3470                    <div class="col-md-4 col-border-right">
3471                <div class="card news-card">
3472        <img src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/Skycity-NZME-g.webp" class="card-img-top mb-3" loading="lazy"
3473             alt="ForBarr: SkyCity Adelaide could fetch up to $200m"/>
3474        <div class="card-body card-content">
3475                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
3476                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/investments" style="color:#EC9C01">
3477                        Investments
3478                    </a>
3479
3480                    
3481                    
3482                                    </strong>
3483            
3484                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
3485                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/skycity-puts-adelaide-up-for-sale-as-forsyth-barr-values-casino-at-up-to-200m">
3486                    ForBarr: SkyCity Adelaide could fetch up to $200m
3487                </a>
3488            </h4>
3489                            <p class="card-text ">
3490                    SkyCity is putting its Adelaide operations up for sale. How much could it go for?
3491                </p>
3492            
3493            <div class="news-author mt-2">
3494                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/dileepa-fonseka" class="author">
3495                            <strong>Dileepa Fonseka</strong>
3496                        </a>
3497                                                                                                <span class="news-date px-2">
3498                                30 Sep 2026
3499                            </span>
3500                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
3501                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/skycity-puts-adelaide-up-for-sale-as-forsyth-barr-values-casino-at-up-to-200m"></span>
3502                
3503                
3504                
3505                
3506                
3507                
3508            </div>
3509        </div>
3510    </div>
3511            </div>
3512                <div class="col-md-4 col-border-right">
3513                            <div class="card news-card news-small">
3514        <div class="card-body">
3515            <div class="row no-gutters">
3516                <div class="col card-content">
3517
3518                                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
3519                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/opinion" style="color:#D20000">
3520                                Opinion
3521                            </a>
3522
3523                            
3524                                                    </strong>
3525                    
3526                                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2   mobile-long-title ">
3527                                                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/david-chaplin"
3528                               class="text-new-red">
3529                                David Chaplin:
3530                            </a>
3531                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/sustainable-progress-everything-comes-out-in-the-esg-wash">
3532                            Why everything comes out in the ESG wash
3533                        </a>
3534                    </h4>
3535                                            <p class="card-text   mobile-d-none ">
3536                            The regulatory focus on greenwashing seems to have diluted somewhat. 
3537                        </p>
3538                    
3539                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
3540                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/david-chaplin" class="author">
3541                                    <strong>David Chaplin</strong>
3542                                </a>
3543                                                                                                                                            <sp
3543an class="news-date px-2">
3544                                29 Sep 2026
3545                            </span>
3546                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
3547                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/sustainable-progress-everything-comes-out-in-the-esg-wash"></span>
3548                    </div>
3549                </div>
3550
3551                                    <div class="col-4 d-block d-md-none px-2 mt-4">
3552                        <img class="img-fluid" src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_393,w_700,q_100/ESG-getty-0.webp" loading="lazy"
3553                             alt="Why everything comes out in the ESG wash"/>
3554                    </div>
3555                            </div>
3556        </div>
3557    </div>
3558                            <div class="card news-card news-small">
3559        <div class="card-body">
3560            <div class="row no-gutters">
3561                <div class="col card-content">
3562
3563                                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
3564                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/investments" style="color:#EC9C01">
3565                                Investments
3566                            </a>
3567
3568                            
3569                                                    </strong>
3570                    
3571                                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2  ">
3572                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/comvita-chair-bridget-coates-faces-shareholder-revolt-as-board-battle-deepens">
3573                            Coates on chopping block at Comvita
3574                        </a>
3575                    </h4>
3576                                            <p class="card-text  ">
3577                            Comvita&#39;s shareholder revolt has widened to include Bridget Coates.
3578                        </p>
3579                    
3580                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
3581                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/rebecca-stevenson" class="author">
3582                                    <strong>Rebecca Stevenson</strong>
3583                                </a>
3584                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
3585                                28 Sep 2026
3586                            </span>
3587                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
3588                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/comvita-chair-bridget-coates-faces-shareholder-revolt-as-board-battle-deepens"></span>
3589                    </div>
3590                </div>
3591
3592                                    <div class="col-4 d-block d-md-none px-2 mt-4">
3593                        <img class="img-fluid" src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_393,w_700,q_100/bridget-coates.webp" loading="lazy"
3594                             alt="Coates on chopping block at Comvita"/>
3595                    </div>
3596                            </div>
3597        </div>
3598    </div>
3599                    </div>
3600
3601        <div class="col-md-4">
3602                            <div class="card news-card news-small">
3603        <div class="card-body">
3604            <div class="row no-gutters">
3605                <div class="col card-content">
3606
3607                                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
3608                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/opinion" style="color:#D20000">
3609                                Opinion
3610                            </a>
3611
3612                            
3613                                                    </strong>
3614                    
3615                                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2   mobile-long-title ">
3616                                                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/eden-bradfield"
3617                               class="text-new-red">
3618                                Eden Bradfield:
3619                            </a>
3620                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/the-problem-with-directors-pay">
3621                            The problem with directors’ pay
3622                        </a>
3623                    </h4>
3624                                            <p class="card-text   mobile-d-none ">
3625                            Is the Institute of Directors actually useful?
3626                        </p>
3627                    
3628                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
3629                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/eden-bradfield" class="author">
3630                                    <strong>Eden Bradfield</strong>
3631                                </a>
3632                                                                                                                                            <sp
3632an class="news-date px-2">
3633                                28 Sep 2026
3634                            </span>
3635                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
3636                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/the-problem-with-directors-pay"></span>
3637                    </div>
3638                </div>
3639
3640                                    <div class="col-4 d-block d-md-none px-2 mt-4">
3641                        <img class="img-fluid" src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_393,w_700,q_100/IoDPortaitsKirsten1-Q.webp" loading="lazy"
3642                             alt="The problem with directors’ pay"/>
3643                    </div>
3644                            </div>
3645        </div>
3646    </div>
3647                            <div class="card news-card news-small">
3648        <div class="card-body">
3649            <div class="row no-gutters">
3650                <div class="col card-content">
3651
3652                                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
3653                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/opinion" style="color:#D20000">
3654                                Opinion
3655                            </a>
3656
3657                            
3658                                                    </strong>
3659                    
3660                                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2   mobile-long-title ">
3661                                                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/simon-robertson"
3662                               class="text-new-red">
3663                                Simon Robertson:
3664                            </a>
3665                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/how-metas-muse-will-affect-transtasman-stocks">
3666                            Meta Muse&#039;s impact on transtasman stocks
3667                        </a>
3668                    </h4>
3669                                            <p class="card-text   mobile-d-none ">
3670                            Watch out for utilities, telecoms and subscription services.
3671                        </p>
3672                    
3673                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
3674                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/simon-robertson" class="author">
3675                                    <strong>Simon Robertson</strong>
3676                                </a>
3677                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
3678                                26 Sep 2026
3679                            </span>
3680                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
3681                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/how-metas-muse-will-affect-transtasman-stocks"></span>
3682                    </div>
3683                </div>
3684
3685                                    <div class="col-4 d-block d-md-none px-2 mt-4">
3686                        <img class="img-fluid" src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_393,w_700,q_100/Meta-Muse-AI.webp" loading="lazy"
3687                             alt="Meta Muse&#039;s impact on transtasman stocks"/>
3688                    </div>
3689                            </div>
3690        </div>
3691    </div>
3692                    </div>
3693    </div>
3694
3695                    
3696                                            <hr class="border-hard"/>
3697    <h4 class="section-title mb-4"><a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/the-life">The Life</a>
3698            </h4>
3699    <div class="row news-row">
3700        <div class="col-12">
3701            <div class="card news-card news-first line-bottom">
3702        <div class="card-body">
3703            <div class="row">
3704                <div class="col-xl-8 order-xl-2">
3705                    <img class="card-img" src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_393,w_700,q_100/jbl-boombox.webp" loading="eager"
3706                         alt="A euphony of JBL’s evolving audio devices" />
3707                </div>
3708                <div class="col-xl-4 card-content mt-3">
3709
3710                                            <strong class="news-category mb-2 mx-1">
3711                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/the-life" style="color:#11B1BB">
3712                                The Life
3713                            </a>
3714
3715                            
3716                                                            <span class="text-new-red ml-2">Free</span>
3717                            
3718                                                    </strong>
3719                    
3720                                        <h2 class="card-title mb-2">
3721                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/gadgets/a-euphony-of-jbls-evolving-audio-devices">
3722                            A euphony of JBL’s evolving audio devices
3723                        </a>
3724                    </h2>
3725
3726                                            <p class="card-text">
3727                            From JBL’s range of audio devices, to Sony&#39;s 1000X The Collexion, and more.
3728                        </p>
3729                    
3730                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
3731                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/jacques-steenkamp" class="author">
3732                                    <strong>Jacques Steenkamp</strong>
3733                                </a>
3734                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
3735                                26 Sep 2026
3736                            </span>
3737                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
3738                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/gadgets/a-euphony-of-jbls-evolving-audio-devices"></span>
3739                    </div>
3740                </div>
3741            </div>
3742        </div>
3743    </div>
3744        </div>
3745        <div class="col-md-4 col-border-right">
3746            <div class="card news-card">
3747        <img src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/ARDBEG-AFP.webp" class="card-img-top mb-3" loading="lazy"
3748             alt="Whisky blues: Our peat vs their peat"/>
3749        <div class="card-body card-content">
3750                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
3751                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/the-life" style="color:#11B1BB">
3752                        The Life
3753                    </a>
3754
3755                    
3756                                            <span class="text-new-red ml-2">Free</span>
3757                    
3758                                    </strong>
3759            
3760                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
3761                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/table-glass/whisky-blues-our-peat-vs-their-peat">
3762                    Whisky blues: Our peat vs their peat
3763                </a>
3764            </h4>
3765                            <p class="card-text ">
3766                    From whisky to wine, #ComeOverOctoberNZ and more.
3767                </p>
3768            
3769            <div class="news-author mt-2">
3770                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/matt-martel" class="author">
3771                            <strong>Matt Martel</strong>
3772                        </a>
3773                                                                                                <span class="news-date px-2">
3774                                26 Sep 2026
3775                            </span>
3776                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
3777                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/table-glass/whisky-blues-our-peat-vs-their-peat"></span>
3778                
3779                
3780                
3781                
3782                
3783                
3784            </div>
3785        </div>
3786    </div>
3787        </div>
3788        <div class="col-md-4 col-border-right">
3789            <div class="card news-card">
3790        <img src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/philgibson.webp" class="card-img-top mb-3" loading="lazy"
3791             alt="The life of … Phil Gibson, CEO IAG NZ"/>
3792        <div class="card-body card-content">
3793                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
3794                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/the-life" style="color:#11B1BB">
3795                        The Life
3796                    </a>
3797
3798                    
3799                                            <span class="text-new-red ml-2">Free</span>
3800                    
3801                                    </strong>
3802            
3803                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
3804                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/the-life-of/the-life-of-phil-gibson-ceo-iag-nz">
3805                    The life of … Phil Gibson, CEO IAG NZ
3806                </a>
3807            </h4>
3808                            <p class="card-text ">
3809                    Growing up in the Deep South ... there’s not a lot of positive gay messages. 
3810                </p>
3811            
3812            <div class="news-author mt-2">
3813                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/victoria-young" class="author">
3814                            <strong>Victoria Young</strong>
3815                        </a>
3816                                                                                                <span class="news-date px-2">
3817                                26 Sep 2026
3818                            </span>
3819                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
3820                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/the-life-of/the-life-of-phil-gibson-ceo-iag-nz"></span>
3821                
3822                
3823                
3824                
3825                
3826                
3827            </div>
3828        </div>
3829    </div>
3830        </div>
3831        <div class="col-md-4">
3832            <div class="card news-card">
3833        <img src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/rita-and-ana.webp" class="card-img-top mb-3" loading="lazy"
3834             alt="Longevity has officially joined the beauty chat"/>
3835        <div class="card-body card-content">
3836                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
3837                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/the-life" style="color:#11B1BB">
3838                        The Life
3839                    </a>
3840
3841                    
3842                                            <span class="text-new-red ml-2">Free</span>
3843                    
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3845            
3846                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
3847                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/vitality/longevity-has-officially-joined-the-beauty-chat">
3848                    Longevity has officially joined the beauty chat
3849                </a>
3850            </h4>
3851                            <p class="card-text ">
3852                    The symbol of living better for longer is moving from the clinic to the bathroom shelf.
3853                </p>
3854            
3855            <div class="news-author mt-2">
3856                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/helene-ravlich" class="author">
3857                            <strong>Hélène Ravlich</strong>
3858                        </a>
3859                                                                                                <span class="news-date px-2">
3860                                26 Sep 2026
3861                            </span>
3862                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
3863                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/vitality/longevity-has-officially-joined-the-beauty-chat"></span>
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3875
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3884             alt="Fail File: Collin Tukuitonga, KNZM, associate dean"/>
3885        <div class="card-body card-content">
3886                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
3887                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/business-advice" style="color:#2A939A">
3888                        Business Advice
3889                    </a>
3890
3891                    
3892                    
3893                                    </strong>
3894            
3895                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
3896                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/fail-file/fail-file-collin-tukuitonga-knzm-associate-dean-pacific-at-university-of-auckland">
3897                    Fail File: Collin Tukuitonga, KNZM, associate dean
3898                </a>
3899            </h4>
3900                            <p class="card-text ">
3901                    ‘Don’t take yourself too seriously.’
3902                </p>
3903            
3904            <div class="news-author mt-2">
3905                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/victoria-carter" class="author">
3906                            <strong>Victoria Carter</strong>
3907                        </a>
3908                                                                                                <sp
3908an class="news-date px-2">
3909                                08 Aug 2026
3910                            </span>
3911                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
3912                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/fail-file/fail-file-collin-tukuitonga-knzm-associate-dean-pacific-at-university-of-auckland"></span>
3913                
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3921    </div>
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3924                <div class="card news-card">
3925        <img src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/Maggie-Eyre-1-SUPPLIED.webp" class="card-img-top mb-3" loading="lazy"
3926             alt="Fail File: Maggie Eyre, MNZM, business coach"/>
3927        <div class="card-body card-content">
3928                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
3929                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/business-advice" style="color:#2A939A">
3930                        Business Advice
3931                    </a>
3932
3933                    
3934                    
3935                                    </strong>
3936            
3937                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
3938                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/fail-file/fail-file-maggie-eyre-mnzm-business-coach">
3939                    Fail File: Maggie Eyre, MNZM, business coach
3940                </a>
3941            </h4>
3942                            <p class="card-text ">
3943                    "Disappointment may sometimes leave a bruise, but it also leaves a lesson."
3944                </p>
3945            
3946            <div class="news-author mt-2">
3947                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/victoria-carter" class="author">
3948                            <strong>Victoria Carter</strong>
3949                        </a>
3950                                                                                                <span class="news-date px-2">
3951                                25 Jul 2026
3952                            </span>
3953                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
3954                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/fail-file/fail-file-maggie-eyre-mnzm-business-coach"></span>
3955                
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3966                <div class="card news-card">
3967        <img src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/Dick-Frizzel-V.webp" class="card-img-top mb-3" loading="lazy"
3968             alt="Fail File: Dick Frizzell, artist and author"/>
3969        <div class="card-body card-content">
3970                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
3971                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/business-advice" style="color:#2A939A">
3972                        Business Advice
3973                    </a>
3974
3975                    
3976                    
3977                                    </strong>
3978            
3979                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
3980                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/fail-file/fail-file-dick-frizzell-artist-and-author">
3981                    Fail File: Dick Frizzell, artist and author
3982                </a>
3983            </h4>
3984                            <p class="card-text ">
3985                    Mastering the art of being unpredictable is key to survival in New Zealand. 
3986                </p>
3987            
3988            <div class="news-author mt-2">
3989                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/victoria-carter" class="author">
3990                            <strong>Victoria Carter</strong>
3991                        </a>
3992                                                                                                <sp
3992an class="news-date px-2">
3993                                11 Jul 2026
3994                            </span>
3995                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
3996                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/fail-file/fail-file-dick-frizzell-artist-and-author"></span>
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4022                                            <p class="card-text">
4023                            Artificial intelligence is already changing the cybersecurity equation for New Zealand organisations.
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4026                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
4027                                                    <span class="author">
4028                                <strong>Fortinet</strong>
4029                            </span>
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4048                            How Kiwibank&#039;s StartUp+ gives early-stage founders access to funding – without needing personal assets as security.
4049                        </p>
4050                    
4051                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
4052                                                    <span class="author">
4053                                <strong>Kiwibank</strong>
4054                            </span>
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4071                    </h4>
4072                                            <p class="card-text">
4073                            From war zones to wildfires, the risks to travellers are increasing – and the organisations coping best are the ones with contingency planning built in, not bolted on when something goes wrong.
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4077                                                    <span class="author">
4078                                <strong>Tandem Travel</strong>
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4108
4109                                            <div class="row news-row">
4110                                                <div class="col-md-4 col-line-right mb-0">
4111                    <hr class="border-hard mt-0"/>
4112                    <h4 class="section-title mb-4"><a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/markets">Markets</a></h4>
4113
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4115        <img src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/Michael-Stiassny-getty-g.webp" class="card-img-top mb-3" loading="lazy"
4116             alt="Michael Stiassny buys over 245,000 Winton shares"/>
4117        <div class="card-body card-content">
4118                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
4119                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/markets" style="color:#EF496F">
4120                        Markets
4121                    </a>
4122
4123                    
4124                    
4125                                    </strong>
4126            
4127                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
4128                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/michael-stiassny-buys-over-245000-winton-shares">
4129                    Michael Stiassny buys over 245,000 Winton shares
4130                </a>
4131            </h4>
4132                            <p class="card-text ">
4133                    Winton Land independent chair Michael Stiassny has bought 245,232 ordinary shares in the company, according to a notice to the NZX on Friday afternoon.Stiassny, a director with over 40 years of experience in financial advisory, governance, and capital markets, was appointed as in...
4134                </p>
4135            
4136            <div class="news-author mt-2">
4137                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/staff-reporters" class="author">
4138                            <strong>Staff reporters</strong>
4139                        </a>
4140                                                                                                <span class="news-date px-2">
4141                                3:00pm
4142                            </span>
4143                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
4144                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/michael-stiassny-buys-over-245000-winton-shares"></span>
4145                
4146                
4147                
4148                
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4153    </div>
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4158                    <h4 class="card-title mb-2">
4159                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/infrastructure/southland-council-sells-32m-south-port-stake-amid-record-growth">
4160                            South Port rides Southland growth
4161                        </a>
4162                    </h4>
4163
4164                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
4165                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/oliver-lewis" class="author">
4166                                    <strong>Oliver Lewis</strong>
4167                                </a>
4168                                                                                                                                            <sp
4168an class="news-date px-2">
4169                                5:00am
4170                            </span>
4171                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
4172                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/infrastructure/southland-council-sells-32m-south-port-stake-amid-record-growth"></span>
4173                    </div>
4174                </div>
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4177    </div>
4178                                            <div class="card news-card news-smaller">
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4182                    <h4 class="card-title mb-2">
4183                                                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/stock-trade"
4184                               class="text-new-red">
4185                                Stock &amp; Trade:
4186                            </a>
4187                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/stock-trade/the-awkward-economics-of-breaking-up-the-gentailers">
4188                            Breaking up gentailers&#039; awkward economics
4189                        </a>
4190                    </h4>
4191
4192                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
4193                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/stock-trade" class="author">
4194                                    <strong>Stock &amp; Trade</strong>
4195                                </a>
4196                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
4197                                5:00am
4198                            </span>
4199                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
4200                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/stock-trade/the-awkward-economics-of-breaking-up-the-gentailers"></span>
4201                    </div>
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4204        </div>
4205    </div>
4206                                    </div>
4207                                                            <div class="col-md-4 col-line-right mb-0">
4208                    <hr class="border-hard mt-0"/>
4209                    <h4 class="section-title mb-4"><a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/property">Property</a></h4>
4210
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4212        <img src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/businessdesk-portrait-smo25t-1-z.webp" class="card-img-top mb-3" loading="lazy"
4213             alt="&#039;Extremely sceptical&#039;: Judge gives Terra Group one last chance"/>
4214        <div class="card-body card-content">
4215                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
4216                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/property" style="color:#EF496F">
4217                        Property
4218                    </a>
4219
4220                    
4221                    
4222                                    </strong>
4223            
4224                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
4225                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/terra-group-liquidation-hearing-adjourned-after-directors-reported-medical-emergency">
4226                    &#039;Extremely sceptical&#039;: Judge gives Terra Group one last chance
4227                </a>
4228            </h4>
4229                            <p class="card-text ">
4230                    Terra Group debt exceeds $530,000 as judge warns liquidation could proceed.
4231                </p>
4232            
4233            <div class="news-author mt-2">
4234                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/jaime-lyth" class="author">
4235                            <strong>Jaime Lyth</strong>
4236                        </a>
4237                                                                                                <sp
4237an class="news-date px-2">
4238                                5:00am
4239                            </span>
4240                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
4241                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/terra-group-liquidation-hearing-adjourned-after-directors-reported-medical-emergency"></span>
4242                
4243                
4244                
4245                
4246                
4247                
4248            </div>
4249        </div>
4250    </div>
4251                                            <div class="card news-card news-smaller">
4252        <div class="card-body">
4253            <div class="row no-gutters">
4254                <div class="col card-content">
4255                    <h4 class="card-title mb-2">
4256                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/teak-directors-reported-over-retentions-owed-to-subbies">
4257                            Teak directors reported over retentions
4258                        </a>
4259                    </h4>
4260
4261                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
4262                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/maria-slade" class="author">
4263                                    <strong>Maria Slade</strong>
4264                                </a>
4265                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
4266                                5:00am
4267                            </span>
4268                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
4269                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/teak-directors-reported-over-retentions-owed-to-subbies"></span>
4270                    </div>
4271                </div>
4272            </div>
4273        </div>
4274    </div>
4275                                            <div class="card news-card news-smaller">
4276        <div class="card-body">
4277            <div class="row no-gutters">
4278                <div class="col card-content">
4279                    <h4 class="card-title mb-2">
4280                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/qin-ding-faces-38m-court-order-in-miniso-linked-auckland-property-companies-judgment">
4281                            ‘No arguable defence’: Qin Ding faces $38m court order
4282                        </a>
4283                    </h4>
4284
4285                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
4286                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/jaime-lyth" class="author">
4287                                    <strong>Jaime Lyth</strong>
4288                                </a>
4289                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
4290                                30 Sep 2026
4291                            </span>
4292                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
4293                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/qin-ding-faces-38m-court-order-in-miniso-linked-auckland-property-companies-judgment"></span>
4294                    </div>
4295                </div>
4296            </div>
4297        </div>
4298    </div>
4299                                    </div>
4300                                                            <div class="col-md-4 col-line-right mb-0">
4301                    <hr class="border-hard mt-0"/>
4302                    <h4 class="section-title mb-4"><a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/law-regulation">Law &amp; Regulation</a></h4>
4303
4304                                            <div class="card news-card">
4305        <img src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/employee-business-staff-policy-getty.webp" class="card-img-top mb-3" loading="lazy"
4306             alt="When employees play the letter against the spirit"/>
4307        <div class="card-body card-content">
4308                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
4309                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/opinion" style="color:#D20000">
4310                        Opinion
4311                    </a>
4312
4313                    
4314                    
4315                                    </strong>
4316            
4317                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
4318                                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/rachael-judge"
4319                       class="text-new-red">
4320                        Rachael Judge:
4321                    </a>
4322                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/technically-compliant-morally-suspect-when-employees-play-the-letter-against-the-spirit">
4323                    When employees play the letter against the spirit
4324                </a>
4325            </h4>
4326                            <p class="card-text ">
4327                    Employees cannot treat every policy gap as an opportunity. 
4328                </p>
4329            
4330            <div class="news-author mt-2">
4331                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/rachael-judge" class="author">
4332                            <strong>Rachael Judge</strong>
4333                        </a>
4334                                                                                                <sp
4334an class="news-date px-2">
4335                                5:00am
4336                            </span>
4337                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
4338                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/technically-compliant-morally-suspect-when-employees-play-the-letter-against-the-spirit"></span>
4339                
4340                
4341                
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4348                                            <div class="card news-card news-smaller">
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4353                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/terra-group-liquidation-hearing-adjourned-after-directors-reported-medical-emergency">
4354                            &#039;Extremely sceptical&#039;: Judge gives Terra Group one last chance
4355                        </a>
4356                    </h4>
4357
4358                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
4359                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/jaime-lyth" class="author">
4360                                    <strong>Jaime Lyth</strong>
4361                                </a>
4362                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
4363                                5:00am
4364                            </span>
4365                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
4366                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/terra-group-liquidation-hearing-adjourned-after-directors-reported-medical-emergency"></span>
4367                    </div>
4368                </div>
4369            </div>
4370        </div>
4371    </div>
4372                                            <div class="card news-card news-smaller">
4373        <div class="card-body">
4374            <div class="row no-gutters">
4375                <div class="col card-content">
4376                    <h4 class="card-title mb-2">
4377                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/teak-directors-reported-over-retentions-owed-to-subbies">
4378                            Teak directors reported over retentions
4379                        </a>
4380                    </h4>
4381
4382                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
4383                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/maria-slade" class="author">
4384                                    <strong>Maria Slade</strong>
4385                                </a>
4386                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
4387                                5:00am
4388                            </span>
4389                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
4390                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/teak-directors-reported-over-retentions-owed-to-subbies"></span>
4391                    </div>
4392                </div>
4393            </div>
4394        </div>
4395    </div>
4396                                    </div>
4397                                                            <div class="col-md-4 col-line-right mb-0">
4398                    <hr class="border-hard mt-0"/>
4399                    <h4 class="section-title mb-4"><a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/energy">Energy</a></h4>
4400
4401                                            <div class="card news-card">
4402        <img src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/Z-Energy-1-o5.webp" class="card-img-top mb-3" loading="lazy"
4403             alt="Paying through the nozzle slows fuel demand"/>
4404        <div class="card-body card-content">
4405                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
4406                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/energy" style="color:#EC7016">
4407                        Energy
4408                    </a>
4409
4410                    
4411                    
4412                                    </strong>
4413            
4414                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
4415                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/energy/sharper-drop-in-fuel-demand-as-high-prices-persist-z-energy">
4416                    Paying through the nozzle slows fuel demand
4417                </a>
4418            </h4>
4419                            <p class="card-text ">
4420                    Z says recent demand reduction is significantly stronger.
4421                </p>
4422            
4423            <div class="news-author mt-2">
4424                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/ian-llewellyn" class="author">
4425                            <strong>Ian Llewellyn</strong>
4426                        </a>
4427                                                                                                <span class="news-date px-2">
4428                                1:50pm
4429                            </span>
4430                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
4431                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/energy/sharper-drop-in-fuel-demand-as-high-prices-persist-z-energy"></span>
4432                
4433                
4434                
4435                
4436                
4437                
4438            </div>
4439        </div>
4440    </div>
4441                                            <div class="card news-card news-smaller">
4442        <div class="card-body">
4443            <div class="row no-gutters">
4444                <div class="col card-content">
4445                    <h4 class="card-title mb-2">
4446                                                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/stock-trade"
4447                               class="text-new-red">
4448                                Stock &amp; Trade:
4449                            </a>
4450                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/stock-trade/the-awkward-economics-of-breaking-up-the-gentailers">
4451                            Breaking up gentailers&#039; awkward economics
4452                        </a>
4453                    </h4>
4454
4455                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
4456                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/stock-trade" class="author">
4457                                    <strong>Stock &amp; Trade</strong>
4458                                </a>
4459                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
4460                                5:00am
4461                            </span>
4462                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
4463                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/stock-trade/the-awkward-economics-of-breaking-up-the-gentailers"></span>
4464                    </div>
4465                </div>
4466            </div>
4467        </div>
4468    </div>
4469                                            <div class="card news-card news-smaller">
4470        <div class="card-body">
4471            <div class="row no-gutters">
4472                <div class="col card-content">
4473                    <h4 class="card-title mb-2">
4474                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/energy/liquidators-file-high-court-action-against-four-former-solarzero-directors">
4475                            Liquidators file action against former solarZero directors
4476                        </a>
4477                    </h4>
4478
4479                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
4480                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/ian-llewellyn" class="author">
4481                                    <strong>Ian Llewellyn</strong>
4482                                </a>
4483                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
4484                                01 Oct 2026
4485                            </span>
4486                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
4487                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/energy/liquidators-file-high-court-action-against-four-former-solarzero-directors"></span>
4488                    </div>
4489                </div>
4490            </div>
4491        </div>
4492    </div>
4493                                    </div>
4494                                                            <div class="col-md-4 col-line-right mb-0">
4495                    <hr class="border-hard mt-0"/>
4496                    <h4 class="section-title mb-4"><a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/primary-sector">Primary Sector</a></h4>
4497
4498                                            <div class="card news-card">
4499        <img src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/South-Port.webp" class="card-img-top mb-3" loading="lazy"
4500             alt="South Port rides Southland growth"/>
4501        <div class="card-body card-content">
4502                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
4503                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/primary-sector" style="color:#EC7016">
4504                        Primary Sector
4505                    </a>
4506
4507                    
4508                    
4509                                    </strong>
4510            
4511                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
4512                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/infrastru
4512cture/southland-council-sells-32m-south-port-stake-amid-record-growth">
4513                    South Port rides Southland growth
4514                </a>
4515            </h4>
4516                            <p class="card-text ">
4517                    Environment Southland sells $32m stake after record year for southern port.
4518                </p>
4519            
4520            <div class="news-author mt-2">
4521                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/oliver-lewis" class="author">
4522                            <strong>Oliver Lewis</strong>
4523                        </a>
4524                                                                                                <span class="news-date px-2">
4525                                5:00am
4526                            </span>
4527                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
4528                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/infrastructure/southland-council-sells-32m-south-port-stake-amid-record-growth"></span>
4529                
4530                
4531                
4532                
4533                
4534                
4535            </div>
4536        </div>
4537    </div>
4538                                            <div class="card news-card news-smaller">
4539        <div class="card-body">
4540            <div class="row no-gutters">
4541                <div class="col card-content">
4542                    <h4 class="card-title mb-2">
4543                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/primary-sector/bbq-beers-and-politics-a-night-out-at-mystery-creek">
4544                            BBQ, beers and politics: A night out at Mystery Creek
4545                        </a>
4546                    </h4>
4547
4548                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
4549                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/riley-kennedy" class="author">
4550                                    <strong>Riley Kennedy</strong>
4551                                </a>
4552                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
4553                                01 Oct 2026
4554                            </span>
4555                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
4556                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/primary-sector/bbq-beers-and-politics-a-night-out-at-mystery-creek"></span>
4557                    </div>
4558                </div>
4559            </div>
4560        </div>
4561    </div>
4562                                            <div class="card news-card news-smaller">
4563        <div class="card-body">
4564            <div class="row no-gutters">
4565                <div class="col card-content">
4566                    <h4 class="card-title mb-2">
4567                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/primary-sector/dairy-goat-co-op-secures-us-investment-stays-100-farmer-owned">
4568                            Dairy Goat Co-op secures US investment
4569                        </a>
4570                    </h4>
4571
4572                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
4573                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/riley-kennedy" class="author">
4574                                    <strong>Riley Kennedy</strong>
4575                                </a>
4576                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
4577                                01 Oct 2026
4578                            </span>
4579                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
4580                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/primary-sector/dairy-goat-co-op-secures-us-investment-stays-100-farmer-owned"></span>
4581                    </div>
4582                </div>
4583            </div>
4584        </div>
4585    </div>
4586                                    </div>
4587                                                            <div class="col-md-4 col-line-right mb-0">
4588                    <hr class="border-hard mt-0"/>
4589                    <h4 class="section-title mb-4"><a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/sustainable-finance">Sustainable Finance</a></h4>
4590
4591                                            <div class="card news-card">
4592        <img src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/Hikuwai-No-1-Bridge-Cyclone-Gabrielle-NZME.webp" class="card-img-top mb-3" loading="lazy"
4593             alt="NZ businesses are getting a crash course in geopolitical chaos"/>
4594        <div class="card-body card-content">
4595                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
4596                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/sustainable-finance" style="color:#1e1e1e">
4597                        Sustainable Finance
4598                    </a>
4599
4600                    
4601                    
4602                                    </strong>
4603            
4604                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
4605                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/climate-policy/nz-businesses-are-getting-a-crash-course-in-geopolitical-chaos">
4606                    NZ businesses are getting a crash course in geopolitical chaos
4607                </a>
4608            </h4>
4609                            <p class="card-text ">
4610                    ‘Black swan’ political events have become a material matter for companies.
4611                </p>
4612            
4613            <div class="news-author mt-2">
4614                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/greg-hurrell" class="author">
4615                            <strong>Greg Hurrell</strong>
4616                        </a>
4617                                                                                                <sp
4617an class="news-date px-2">
4618                                5:00am
4619                            </span>
4620                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
4621                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/climate-policy/nz-businesses-are-getting-a-crash-course-in-geopolitical-chaos"></span>
4622                
4623                
4624                
4625                
4626                
4627                
4628            </div>
4629        </div>
4630    </div>
4631                                            <div class="card news-card news-smaller">
4632        <div class="card-body">
4633            <div class="row no-gutters">
4634                <div class="col card-content">
4635                    <h4 class="card-title mb-2">
4636                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/news-in-brief/neocrete-raises-59m-in-pre-series-a-raise-for-global-scale-up">
4637                            Neocrete raises $5.9m in pre-series A raise for global scale-up
4638                        </a>
4639                    </h4>
4640
4641                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
4642                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/greg-hurrell" class="author">
4643                                    <strong>Greg Hurrell</strong>
4644                                </a>
4645                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
4646                                21 Aug 2026
4647                            </span>
4648                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
4649                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/news-in-brief/neocrete-raises-59m-in-pre-series-a-raise-for-global-scale-up"></span>
4650                    </div>
4651                </div>
4652            </div>
4653        </div>
4654    </div>
4655                                            <div class="card news-card news-smaller">
4656        <div class="card-body">
4657            <div class="row no-gutters">
4658                <div class="col card-content">
4659                    <h4 class="card-title mb-2">
4660                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/startups/electric-hydrofoil-startup-vessev-buoyant-after-326m-fundraise">
4661                            Vessev buoyant after $32.6m fundraise
4662                        </a>
4663                    </h4>
4664
4665                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
4666                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/greg-hurrell" class="author">
4667                                    <strong>Greg Hurrell</strong>
4668                                </a>
4669                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
4670                                21 Aug 2026
4671                            </span>
4672                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
4673                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/startups/electric-hydrofoil-startup-vessev-buoyant-after-326m-fundraise"></span>
4674                    </div>
4675                </div>
4676            </div>
4677        </div>
4678    </div>
4679                                    </div>
4680                                                            <div class="col-md-4 col-line-right mb-0">
4681                    <hr class="border-hard mt-0"/>
4682                    <h4 class="section-title mb-4"><a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/public-sector">Public sector</a></h4>
4683
4684                                            <div class="card news-card">
4685        <img src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/BIZGOVT-4.webp" class="card-img-top mb-3" loading="lazy"
4686             alt="IT woes, OIA reforms and more"/>
4687        <div class="card-body card-content">
4688                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
4689                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/public-sector" style="color:#B6744F">
4690                        Public sector
4691                    </a>
4692
4693                    
4694                    
4695                                    </strong>
4696            
4697                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
4698                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/business-of-government/business-of-government-it-woes-oia-reforms-and-more">
4699                    IT woes, OIA reforms and more
4700                </a>
4701            </h4>
4702                            <p class="card-text ">
4703                    Our fortnightly round-up for public sector news and reckons.
4704                </p>
4705            
4706            <div class="news-author mt-2">
4707                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/ian-llewellyn" class="author">
4708                            <strong>Ian Llewellyn</strong>
4709                        </a>
4710                                                                                                <sp
4710an class="news-date px-2">
4711                                23 Sep 2026
4712                            </span>
4713                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
4714                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/business-of-government/business-of-government-it-woes-oia-reforms-and-more"></span>
4715                
4716                
4717                
4718                
4719                
4720                
4721            </div>
4722        </div>
4723    </div>
4724                                            <div class="card news-card news-smaller">
4725        <div class="card-body">
4726            <div class="row no-gutters">
4727                <div class="col card-content">
4728                    <h4 class="card-title mb-2">
4729                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/technology/govtnz-apps-secure-messaging-feature-delayed">
4730                            Messages not delivered: Govt.nz app feature delayed
4731                        </a>
4732                    </h4>
4733
4734                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
4735                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/oscar-francis" class="author">
4736                                    <strong>Oscar Francis</strong>
4737                                </a>
4738                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
4739                                22 Sep 2026
4740                            </span>
4741                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
4742                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/technology/govtnz-apps-secure-messaging-feature-delayed"></span>
4743                    </div>
4744                </div>
4745            </div>
4746        </div>
4747    </div>
4748                                            <div class="card news-card news-smaller">
4749        <div class="card-body">
4750            <div class="row no-gutters">
4751                <div class="col card-content">
4752                    <h4 class="card-title mb-2">
4753                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/public-sector/van-velden-loses-confidence-in-fire-and-emergency-ceo-over-withheld-information">
4754                            Van Velden loses confidence in Fire and Emergency CEO
4755                        </a>
4756                    </h4>
4757
4758                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
4759                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/staff-reporters" class="author">
4760                                    <strong>Staff reporters</strong>
4761                                </a>
4762                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
4763                                17 Sep 2026
4764                            </span>
4765                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
4766                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/public-sector/van-velden-loses-confidence-in-fire-and-emergency-ceo-over-withheld-information"></span>
4767                    </div>
4768                </div>
4769            </div>
4770        </div>
4771    </div>
4772                                    </div>
4773                                                            <div class="col-md-4 col-line-right mb-0">
4774                    <hr class="border-hard mt-0"/>
4775                    <h4 class="section-title mb-4"><a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/media">Media</a></h4>
4776
4777                                            <div class="card news-card">
4778        <img src="https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/google-getty-i.webp" class="card-img-top mb-3" loading="lazy"
4779             alt="Google avoids breakup of dominant ad business"/>
4780        <div class="card-body card-content">
4781                            <strong class="news-category mb-2">
4782                    <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/media" style="color:#EC7016">
4783                        Media
4784                    </a>
4785
4786                    
4787                    
4788                                    </strong>
4789            
4790                        <h4 class="card-title mb-2 ">
4791                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/technology/google-avoids-breakup-of-dominant-ad-business">
4792                    Google avoids breakup of dominant ad business
4793                </a>
4794            </h4>
4795                            <p class="card-text ">
4796                    Federal judge orders end to practices that depress ad rates for web publishers.
4797                </p>
4798            
4799            <div class="news-author mt-2">
4800                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/the-wall-street-journal" class="author">
4801                            <strong>The Wall Street Journal</strong>
4802                        </a>
4803                                                                                                <sp
4803an class="news-date px-2">
4804                                03 Sep 2026
4805                            </span>
4806                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
4807                      data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/technology/google-avoids-breakup-of-dominant-ad-business"></span>
4808                
4809                
4810                
4811                
4812                
4813                
4814            </div>
4815        </div>
4816    </div>
4817                                            <div class="card news-card news-smaller">
4818        <div class="card-body">
4819            <div class="row no-gutters">
4820                <div class="col card-content">
4821                    <h4 class="card-title mb-2">
4822                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/media/nzme-ceo-michael-boggs-targets-big-tech-firms-for-new-ai-content-deals">
4823                            NZME CEO targets big tech firms for new AI content deals
4824                        </a>
4825                    </h4>
4826
4827                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
4828                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/staff-reporters" class="author">
4829                                    <strong>Staff reporters</strong>
4830                                </a>
4831                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
4832                                25 Aug 2026
4833                            </span>
4834                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
4835                              data-coral-url="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/media/nzme-ceo-michael-boggs-targets-big-tech-firms-for-new-ai-content-deals"></span>
4836                    </div>
4837                </div>
4838            </div>
4839        </div>
4840    </div>
4841                                            <div class="card news-card news-smaller">
4842        <div class="card-body">
4843            <div class="row no-gutters">
4844                <div class="col card-content">
4845                    <h4 class="card-title mb-2">
4846                                                <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/nzme-profit-rebounds-while-consumer-confidence-remains-soft">
4847                            NZME reports $6.6m net profit, buoyed by audio
4848                        </a>
4849                    </h4>
4850
4851                    <div class="news-author mt-2">
4852                                                                                                            <a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/journalist/rachel-pannett" class="author">
4853                                    <strong>Rachel Pannett</strong>
4854                                </a>
4855                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
4856                                25 Aug 2026
4857                            </span>
4858                                                <span class="comment-count coral-count" data-coral-notext="true"
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4916                            NZ Steel plans ‘regionally significant’ industrial hub
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4924                                                                                                                                            <span class="news-date px-2">
4925                                30 Sep 2026
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