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News in Brief
JB Hi-Fi sees strong NZ 1Q sales growth
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JB Hi-Fi sees strong NZ 1Q sales growth

The 25 JB Hi-Fi home entertainment stores in New Zealand have experienced strong sales growth in the three months ending September.In a trading update provided to the Australian Stock Exchange, the company said total sales growth for JB Hi-Fi New Zealand was 39.3%. Growth in the...

Graham Skellern 30 Oct 2025
Zespri harvests record NZ crop
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Zespri harvests record NZ crop

Kiwifruit marketing company Zespri said this season’s New Zealand crop of around 215 million trays, or more than 770,000 tonnes, has been the largest yet.“Even with a significant increase in volume, from more than 195 million trays last season to 215 million this year, our market...

Rebecca Howard 30 Oct 2025
Genesis expands solar pipeline with new Waikato project
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Genesis expands solar pipeline with new Waikato project

Genesis Energy has announced plans to acquire and develop a solar farm in Waikato from PGP, an international solar farm developer.The consented site is at Rangiriri, between Auckland and Transpower’s planned new substation at Glen Murray and close to Genesis’ 200-megawatt-hour (M...

Ian Llewellyn 30 Oct 2025
Microsoft hit with Azure, 365 outage
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Microsoft hit with Azure, 365 outage

The company said Wednesday it began experiencing issues for Azure.