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First home buyers pick up quarter of properties for sale in March
24 Apr 2024Market conditions are set to favour first home buyers for the forseeable future, according to the latest report from CoreLogic.
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Building begins on NZ's largest solar farm in Canterbury
23 Apr 2024Construction has begun on a $104 million solar farm on the Canterbury Plains, with power set to start flowing by the end of this year.
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The battle to curb fast fashion waste
23 Apr 2024Local campaigners point to Australia and Europe saying they want more done to tackle fast fashion. Audio
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Reading Cinema: Council ends negotiation on deal to reopen complex
23 Apr 2024Senior council staff have not been able to reach "the best possible outcomes for Wellingtonians" in negotiations with the company.
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Former Superannuation Fund head to chair investment firm
23 Apr 2024FirstCape Group is a local investment giant with $44 billion of funds under management.
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Scammer convicted over pyramid scheme Lion's Share
23 Apr 2024Shelly Cullen promoted the global cryptocurrency-based scheme to Māori and Pasifika communities in 2020 and 2021.
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'Our industry has to change': Homes get top climate rating
23 Apr 2024A three bedroom, two bathroom home in South Auckland has achieved the highest possible climate-friendly rating, one of the first family-sized homes to achieve that level of sustainability.
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Call for Commerce Commission probe of New Zealand air fares
22 Apr 2024The airline sector is ripe for the kind of investigation that has been carried out in the grocery and banking sectors, Consumer NZ believes. Audio
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Mice cause chaos on ship carrying 1.2 million trays of Zespri kiwifruit
24 Apr 2024The company is working out how much of the $25m shipment - its first to Europe this season - has to be dumped.
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TVNZ still has money for IT upgrade, despite job cuts
23 Apr 2024TVNZ says it must press ahead with big spending on new technology, while also cutting news jobs and programmes.
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Roadworks, construction have Tauranga businesses fighting for survival
22 Apr 2024The city centre is undergoing a major transformation and while businesses can see the good in it, they are battling to stay in the game in the meantime. Audio
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'Good and bad purposes' of new tech examined in new report
23 Apr 2024New Zealand researchers have produced an international report looking at how to maximise the benefits and minimise risks associated with rapidly developing technologies, such as AI and gene editing.
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Banks need to improve risk management, RBNZ says
22 Apr 2024It comes after RBNZ stress tested the top five banks' ability to cope with drought, floods, and risks that might emerge because of efforts to decarbonise the economy through to 2050.
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Air NZ increasing domestic fares from tomorrow
Air New Zealand has announced changes for its short-haul flights later this year, but prices increases are coming first. Audio
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Woolworths rolls out body cameras in all stores
22 Apr 2024The chain has seen a 75 percent increase in physical assaults in three years. Audio
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Ryman Healthcare CEO Richard Umbers resigns
22 Apr 2024The company's performance has been below expectations in recent times, Ryman's chairperson says.
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Tesla cuts prices around the world
22 Apr 2024Tesla is grappling with falling sales and an intensifying price war for electric vehicles, especially against Chinese EVs.
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The 'remarkably different' beer hops of Taranaki
17 Apr 2024A Taranaki brewer is excited about the distinctive flavour of beer made from hops grown in the region's hill country.
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Anzac Day: What's open, what's not and when you have to pay a surcharge
22 Apr 2024On Anzac Day, most shops need to stay shut for the first half of the day till 1pm.
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The Auckland record store pressing vinyl made out of cooking oil
20 Apr 2024It's Record Store Day, and one Auckland shop is taking the new-found interest in vinyl one step further.
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Air New Zealand drops earnings guidance by $10m
22 Apr 2024Domestic travel is weaker and corporate demand is subdued, the national carrier says.
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More optimism by busineses on economy - survey
22 Apr 2024More than half of business leaders are feeling more optimistic about economic outlook over the next 12 months.
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Profit squeeze on the cards for New Zealand's big four banks - rating agency
22 Apr 2024The country's subdued economy will be felt in the performance of ASB, ANZ, BNZ, and Westpac, Fitch Ratings says.
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'Tens of thousands' of jobs may go, warns business editor
The NZ Herald's business editor says the swingeing public sector job losses are just the beginning - and we could see up to 30,000 jobs go across Aotearoa in the next year. Audio
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