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The Water Cooler Is Back. It Just Has a Comment Section

The Water Cooler Is Back. It Just Has a Comment Section

YouTube Gave Every Niche Its Own Crowd

There used to be a phrase you heard constantly in media: water-cooler television. It meant the programme everyone would be talking about around the office water cooler…

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2 September 13, 2026

Toothpaste Giant Colgate Weighs a Billion-Dollar Brand Clean-Out Softsoap, Irish Spring And Speed Stick Could Fetch Over US$1 Billion

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0 September 13, 2026

The Bond Market Is Making Washington Pay

The Bond Market Is Making Washington Pay The 10-Year Treasury Is Knocking On 5%

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1 September 11, 2026

NATO Allies Disrupted Russian Undersea Cable Exercise

NATO Allies Disrupted Russian Undersea Cable Exercise Allies Tracked Russian Submarines Near Svalbard

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1 September 11, 2026

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Christchurch Rents Keep Rising

Christchurch Rents Keep Rising It’s Not a Boom for Renters

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7 September 10, 2026

U.S. Escalates Strikes on Iran’s Oil Fleet

U.S. Escalates Strikes on Iran’s Oil Fleet Five More Tankers Hit

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0 September 9, 2026

From Hormuz to Your Mortgage

From Hormuz to Your Mortgage Oil Shock Adds to New Zealand Inflation

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1 September 9, 2026

The Kiwi Exodus Isn’t Over

The Kiwi Exodus Isn’t Over 37,700 More Citizens Left Than Arrived in the Year to June

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0 September 8, 2026

Syria Really Was Building a Secret Nuclear Reactor

Syria Really Was Building a Secret Nuclear Reactor New Evidence Closes Syria’s 19-Year Nuclear Mystery

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0 September 8, 2026

Germany’s AfD Win Simply Explained

Germany’s AfD Win Simply Explained Why the Saxony-Anhalt State Election Win Matters

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0 September 8, 2026

US Targets Iran’s Oil Lifeline

US Targets Iran’s Oil Lifeline Three Tankers Hit as Pressure Builds

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0 September 7, 2026

Moroccan Christians Press for Legal Recognition

Moroccan Christians Press for Legal Recognition Conversion Is Legal, Religious Limits Remain

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0 September 7, 2026

Money & Markets

Christchurch Rents Keep Rising

Christchurch Rents Keep Rising

It’s Not a Boom for Renters

Trade Me's July figures put Canterbury's median advertised rent at $595 a week. At the smaller end of the Christchurch market, one- and two-bedroom properties…

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7 September 10, 2026

The Kiwi Exodus Isn’t Over

The Kiwi Exodus Isn’t Over 37,700 More Citizens Left Than Arrived in the Year to June

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0 September 8, 2026

Nike’s Wall Street Demotion

Nike’s Wall Street Demotion Falling Market Value Pushes Sports Giant Out of the S&P 100

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2 September 6, 2026

Three US Defence Stocks With Firepower for Growth

Three US Defence Stocks With Firepower for Growth Kratos, AeroVironment and L3Harris Are Positioned Where America Is Spending Next

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0 September 3, 2026