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Blast off: Rocket Lab shares jump 34%, adding $28 billion to its market value

8 May 2026 at 22:13
The Kiwi-American firm scores wins from the Pentagon to the Red Planet.

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth with Rocket Lab founder Sir Peter Beck during the US cabinet member's visit to Rocket Lab's Long Beach, California headquarters on January 9.

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth with Rocket Lab founder Sir Peter Beck during the US cabinet member's visit to Rocket Lab's Long Beach, California headquarters on January 9.

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth with Rocket Lab founder Sir Peter Beck during the US cabinet member's visit to Rocket Lab's Long Beach, California headquarters on January 9.

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth with Rocket Lab founder Sir Peter Beck during the US cabinet member's visit to Rocket Lab's Long Beach, California headquarters on January 9.

Rocket Lab clocks record quarterly revenue, reveals new US military contracts

8 May 2026 at 00:53
The only fly in the ointment is continuing delays to its Neutron rocket.

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth with Rocket Lab founder Sir Peter Beck at the Kiwi-American firm's headquarters in Long Beach, California, in January. Photo / Getty Images

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth with Rocket Lab founder Sir Peter Beck at the Kiwi-American firm's headquarters in Long Beach, California, in January. Photo / Getty Images

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth with Rocket Lab founder Sir Peter Beck at the Kiwi-American firm's headquarters in Long Beach, California, in January. Photo / Getty Images

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth with Rocket Lab founder Sir Peter Beck at the Kiwi-American firm's headquarters in Long Beach, California, in January. Photo / Getty Images
Received — 4 May 2026 New Zealand Herald
Received — 3 May 2026 New Zealand Herald

Amazon’s NZ revenue surges, but it takes a $45m impairment on its abandoned data centre build

3 May 2026 at 17:00
AWS spent about $350m last year renting space in other data centres.

The abandoned Amazon site in northwest Auckland. Photo / Chris Keall

The abandoned Amazon site in northwest Auckland. Photo / Chris Keall

The abandoned Amazon site in northwest Auckland. Photo / Chris Keall

The abandoned Amazon site in northwest Auckland. Photo / Chris Keall
Received — 20 April 2026 New Zealand Herald

Microsoft dangles $102 billion AI boost to New Zealand’s economy by 2038 as its CEO hits Auckland

20 April 2026 at 17:00
As its CEO comes to town, Microsoft NZ says it supports close to 50,000 jobs.

Microsoft Australia and New Zealand president Jane Livesey. Photo / Michael Craig

Microsoft Australia and New Zealand president Jane Livesey. Photo / Michael Craig

Microsoft Australia and New Zealand president Jane Livesey. Photo / Michael Craig

Microsoft Australia and New Zealand president Jane Livesey. Photo / Michael Craig
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