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From Oma's Spray Bottle to a Hawke's Bay Bathroom Brand
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From Oma's Spray Bottle to a Hawke's Bay Bathroom Brand

A little spray bottle by her Oma's toilet in Germany seemed unremarkable. Decades later, buried in wet wipes with her own kids, Leslie turned it into TinyBum.

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How Many Billionaires Does New Zealand Have?
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How Many Billionaires Does New Zealand Have?

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Top5.nz: The Solar Quote Spreadsheet That Became a Rankings Site
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Top5.nz: The Solar Quote Spreadsheet That Became a Rankings Site

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Wedding Vendors and the New Zealand wedding suppliers list you can trust
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Wedding Vendors and the New Zealand wedding suppliers list you can trust

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The Mowbray Family Net Worth: Inside the Zuru Fortune (2026)
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The Mowbray Family Net Worth: Inside the Zuru Fortune (2026)

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Built Here, Sold There: Inside New Zealand’s Game Studios
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Built Here, Sold There: Inside New Zealand’s Game Studios

A New Zealander made one of the biggest games of the decade, walked away from it, and came home to build a studio in Dunedin. His story is the whole country’s games industry in miniature: build something the world wants, then decide whether to keep it or sell it.

Noteworthy Staff16 Aug 2026
Charleez Chicken & Chips: The National Brand With No Stores of Its Own
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Charleez Chicken & Chips: The National Brand With No Stores of Its Own

Drive through provincial New Zealand and you will pass the Charleez sign in a dairy, a superette, a service station, a café or a bakery. None of those shops belongs to Charleez. That is the whole idea.

Noteworthy Staff11 Aug 2026
How a Volunteer Group Helped Win New Zealand's 1.5-Metre Rule
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How a Volunteer Group Helped Win New Zealand's 1.5-Metre Rule

Most road-rule changes arrive without a face attached. New Zealand's new 1.5-metre passing rule has one: an Auckland father who nearly gave up cycling for good.

Noteworthy Staff9 Aug 2026
How Graeme Hart Made His Money and Became New Zealand's Richest Man
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How Graeme Hart Made His Money and Became New Zealand's Richest Man

He left school at sixteen and became the wealthiest New Zealander who has ever lived. Graeme Hart made his fortune buying dull, essential businesses that the rest of the market had stopped paying attention to.

Noteworthy Staff4 Aug 2026
Off the Map: The Kiwi Businesses Google Barely Shows
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Off the Map: The Kiwi Businesses Google Barely Shows

The good local operators have not vanished. They are still busy, still the first name a local gives you. They have just become hard to find for anyone who is not already a local.

Noteworthy Staff30 Jul 2026
OCC Apparel: The Ethical Apparel and Merchandise Partner for New Zealand Brands
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OCC Apparel: The Ethical Apparel and Merchandise Partner for New Zealand Brands

Buying one ethical tee is easy. Buying five hundred, and proving the label holds up, is a different job. OCC Apparel has spent twenty-two years, and a careful set of brand partnerships, learning to do exactly that.

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