• BizDojo bought by UK-listed company
• NZME and Fairfax Media Group will appeal a High Court decision upholding their blocked merger and will focus on the issue of plurality
• NZ’s driverless future is finally here at Christchurch Airport
• Simon Draper: Big hopes for Asian trade deal
• New Zealand’s relationship with China was on show at China Construction Bank’s opening of a local branch, the first overseas lender approved under the Reserve Bank’s dual-registration rules
• Massey research medal winners announced
• Application to buy closed mine refused
• TAIC seeks safety improvements at Wellington train station
• Marama Davidson announces candidacy for Green Party Co-leader

• Arrival of the new oil tanker 'MT Kokako' on the NZ coast
• Clean meat' cultivated in fermentation tanks to share shopping aisles with traditional meat
• Faulty loos force u-turn on plane full with plumbers
• Xero says global connections can fill hole left by market exit
• UK singles out NZ as top priority for trade deals
• Allbirds shoe business growing as it highlights connection to NZ merino farmers
• 60 years ago America launched its first satellite into orbit
• Labour's 100 Day Plan completeLabour's 100 Day Plan complete 
• $150.8 million windfall for Kiwi probiotic developer
• Pacific Edge signs deal in Singapore

• Green light for China opens up new export opportunities for leading supply group
• Pretty bloody dumb': Minister on Montana ditching Kiwi grapes
• NZ out of step with trading partners in signing up for Double Tax Agreements, submitters say
• Stuff's journey from newspaper pioneer to website to 'portfolio' business
• Porirua's Vega Industries closing months after purchase by Canadian firm
• Councillor calls all-male Port Otago board sexist
• Size of NZ trade surplus surprise
• Crews tackle flare-up at wood chip mill in Invercargill

• Lewis Road investor Southern Pastures ties up with Westland Milk
• Grant Robertson to deliver first Budget on May 17
• Facebook bans all cryptocurrency ads
• The right time is now for the Government to undertake some scenario planning for New Zealand's economic development
• Tying poverty measures to the median income is simply a target for socialism
• Christchurch-based liquor distributor Brandhouse has bought Renaissance Brewing for an undisclosed sum, beating three other offers on the table
• French tyre manufacturer Michelin has taken a quarter-stake in Hamilton-based wholesaler Tyreline Distributors and retailer Beaurepaires at a time when New Zealand's new car sales have been at record highs

• North Aucklanders get behind soft plastics recycling initiative
• UK 'worse off after Brexit whatever the deal', Government analysis finds
• New Zealand's exports to China jump by a quarter, total exports hit record
• New Zealand exports and imports hit new highs last year as the country earned more from agricultural products and bought more cars and computers
• Oil and gas users may face shortages
• Calls to regulate 'recycling, compostable, biodegradable' labels

• Airbus A350-1000 to visit Auckland and Sydney on global demonstration tour
• Jacinda Ardern's modest rating for first 100 days as Prime Minister
• Australian Government unveils plan to make Australia a major arms exporter
• Kiwis perceive high political trust but low influence
• Trump's high-risk reversal of 70 years of trade progress
• NZ: Fresh Food Collective appealing to smaller food growers
• Strong sales show venison, velvet booming
• Burgeoning tech industry has ambitious plans for Dunedin
• Ruatoria firm eyes medical cannabis market
• New Zealand dairy aid in Myanmar hoping to foster a love for milk

• Record timber prices will not impact NZ sawmills, Pan Pac manager says
• US may rejoin TPP talks - Trump
• Labour set to reveal plan to help unemployed youth
• Workers call for end to all 90-day trials: 'It's going to impact the most vulnerable'
• NZ wood processors lobby govt for help against subsidised foreign rivals

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• Living Cell Technologies sells stake in Otsuka Pharma joint venture for A$3 mln
• Winston Peters defends TPP flip
• Truck drivers leaving the industry over fear of crashes, haulage company says
• Open Country's 7th milk plant rises as export demand grows
• Tradies nationwide reminded to relicense
• 'A star for humanity' revealed as the secret object launched into space on Rocket Lab's rocket
• Govt needs National support to get TPP over line

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• A view from the summits
• Capital Express ended, with Singapore Airlines now linking Wellington to Melbourne
• Commission lays charges over steel mesh claims
• NZ dollar hits 4-month high as Trump announces US tariffs, raising spectre of protectionism
• Unilever wants more action on plastic packaging waste
• Pan Pac to keep watch on log prices
• Facebook should pay for news: Murdoch
• Revised TPP to be signed in March - Trade Minister
• Ardern expected to speak at Waitangi

• Truly Amazing………………….. Fly+Cruise+Hotel deal

• Juken NZ looks to halve Gisborne mill staff in bid to drive profitability
• Trump hits solar panels, washing machines with tariffs
• Auckland Council is on the hunt for a consortium capable of delivering an infrastructure redevelopment north of $300 million that would meet the city's plans to host the 36th America's Cup and APEC leaders' week in 2021
• NZ services sector activity outshines manufacturing in December slowdown
• China to put foreign buyers ban to the test - Bill English
• Southland blaze put smelter in 'very serious' danger
• Fuel companies to pay out over sulphuric petrol