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b2bnews.co.nz > news > nz-ets-71-carbon-floor-fails-as-act-vows-to-cut-it

NZ ETS $71 carbon floor fails as ACT vows to cut it

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (425+ words) The last six government carbon auctions have failed to sell a single unit, and over three years only two of 24 auctions have cleared at all. That is not a market misfiring. It is a market that no longer exists. As…...

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b2bnews.co.nz > news > botany-town-centre-450m-sale-tests-nz-retail

Botany Town Centre $450m sale tests NZ retail

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (327+ words) This is not just another listing. After years of soft consumer spending, higher funding costs and drifting valuations, a half-billion-dollar asset going under offer is a live pricing test. Whatever Botany achieves becomes the benchmark for how institutional capital is…...

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b2bnews.co.nz > news > flood-damaged-evs-expose-nz-used-car-disclosure-gap

Flood-damaged EVs expose NZ used-car disclosure gap

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (388+ words) Stuff reported this week that a written-off luxury EV, an Audi e-tron, had been listed for sale a second time without a clear damage history attached. Treat the individual case as illustrative rather than settled. But the structural problem it…...

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b2bnews.co.nz > news > jones-targets-conservation-land-for-mining-in-2026

Jones targets conservation land for mining in 2026

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (268+ words) The timing is deliberate. The Conservation Amendment Bill is still before the Environment Select Committee, and its final shape now hinges on who forms the next government. For business readers, this is not an abstract values debate. It is a…...

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b2bnews.co.nz > news > labour-cgt-hits-business-owners-on-commercial-property

Labour CGT hits business owners on commercial property

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (625+ words) Labour is selling its capital gains tax as narrow, targeted, and something nine out of ten New Zealanders will never pay. Businesses, the pitch goes, are excluded. The family home is out. Farms, KiwiSaver, shares and retirement savings are all…...

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b2bnews.co.nz > news > methanex-exit-forces-fast-track-of-nz-gas-rules

Methanex exit forces fast-track of NZ gas rules

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (172+ words) Once Methanex is gone, the primary balancing mechanism becomes the Ahuroa storage facility at up to 65 TJ per day, smaller and less nimble. Translation for anyone with a large power bill: sharper price swings and more exposure during the exact…...

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b2bnews.co.nz > news > modern-slavery-bill-hits-1000-nz-firms-no-transition

Modern Slavery Bill hits 1,000 NZ firms, no transition

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (226+ words) The target is clear. The Bill applies to every company operating in New Zealand with annual revenue over $100 million, roughly 1,000 firms. Those in scope must map their supply chains, publish annual modern slavery statements covering their structure, operations, remedial actions…...

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b2bnews.co.nz > news > nz-data-centres-a-120b-prize-bcg-report-says

NZ data centres a $120b prize, BCG report says

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (189+ words) The jobs picture is concrete. BCG estimates a 1GW construction programme would create about 3,500 jobs at peak construction, with roughly 60% in electrical and mechanical trades and 21% in civil trades. Operational sites sustain about one role per megawatt, adding roughly 1,000 ongoing jobs…...