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Kiwi startup raises $37m, expands business with social media giant
Legal tech takes Manhattan.

Ubco raises another US$10m, secures key production deal
New CEO says Rocket Lab and Allbrids have blazed a trail for a possible Nasdaq listing.

NZ pet food maker Ziwi sold offshore in deal said to top $1b
Maker freeze-dries cat and dog food that sells for up to $200 a bag offshore.

Billion-dollar bidding war for NZ firm that sells $200 bags of pet food
Mount Maunganui-founded pet-food maker attracts offshore suitors.

Cyber attacks against banks, MetService - experts see lockdown link, explain why your data is not at risk
What can be done to stop the repeated attacks?

Tauranga startup LawVu raises $17m for US push
Americans and Aussies buy-in to Kiwi start-up.

Tauranga startup inks deal with US social media giant
Startup with staff in Tauranga and Invercargill raises $2m, with $14m round in offiing.

Study reveals level of NZ worker burnout - the symptoms and the cure
Pandemic put extra heat on already smoldering white-collar workers, AUT academic says.

Tauranga brothers' software company sells for more than $100m
US giant Intuit swoops.

Vodafone warns contractors as central North Island service restored
Widespread outage not our fault, says telco.

More Vodafone broadband problems as Chorus clocks record daytime data use
Connectivity convulsions as New Zealand adjusts to the lockdown.

Kiwi electric motorbike maker Ubco unveils new models, $5m raise
Tauranga startup buys out its US partner.

60,000 streamed RWC opener on Spark Sport: how that stacks up
Telco nudges ahead of Sky, but tougher test tonight.

Revealed: What you'll pay to watch the Rugby World Cup live on Spark
Telco tries to lure subscribers with early bird offer.

Kiwi workers sacked for watching gunman's video
Some Kiwis have paid a big price for sharing the objectionable content.

Yamaha invests $12m in NZ's Robotics Plus
Robots could be the answer to the shortage of human Apple pickers.

21,000 Spark customers' details for sale on dark web
List for sale on the dark web.