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Wellington job market 'pretty Hunger Games'
Two job-hunters have started an informal support network for people to get together and share tips and information about the employment market.
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Commerce Commission wants more rules for big supermarket players
5:00 am todayOne suggestion is to require retailers who buy cheap groceries during a sale to pay suppliers more if they then sell the product at a higher price.
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Global alarms rise as China's critical mineral export curbs take hold
4 Jun 2025It has upended global supply chains central to automakers, aerospace manufacturers, semiconductor companies and military contractors .
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Trump tariffs worse than pandemic, NZ businesses say
4 Jun 2025Exporters are the most concerned about their severe global impact, a survey indicates.
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Two banks cut rates, how much further could they go?
4 Jun 2025ANZ and ASB have cut some of their mortgage interest rates.
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Call to rethink tax on KiwiSaver
Members could be significantly better off if New Zealand adopted a tax model similar to Australia's, an economist says.
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Advocacy group calls for removal of funeral directors as cremation middleman
4 Jun 2025Death Without Debt wants to see funeral directors removed as the middleman in cremations, saying it's costing people money.
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No changes to news with Trade Me sale - Stuff boss
4 Jun 2025The new ownership structure is about expanding and diversifying the business, Sinead Boucher says. Audio
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Households boosted by falling interest rates
Credit bureau Centrix says households are starting to feel the benefit of lower interest rates and weaker inflation - but some people are still feeling the pinch.
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Biggest bank cuts home loan rates
It will cut its 18-month fixed rate by 10 basis points to 4.89 percent, which the bank said was the lowest since April 2022.
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Supermarket facial recognition tech's benefits outweigh concerns - privacy commissioner
4 Jun 2025An inquiry has found safeguards reduced the intrusion to an acceptable level. Audio
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Property pays the bills for news media
3 Jun 2025Stuff's half-and-half deal with Trade Me for its digital wing is a full circle moment for the publisher. The outfit that's attracted ads so successfully is now a co-owner. And Stuff's main rival is…
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NZME board shake-up: 'An opportunity to debate editorial policy'
3 Jun 2025NZME has rubber stamped a compromise deal allowing an activist shareholder onto its board, while appointing a former National government minister as its chair.
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'Nightmare' job market for struggling IT workers
3 Jun 2025Workers appear to be under growing pressure, with signs of continued job losses.
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Two months, no offers: Is Wellington's real estate market improving?
3 Jun 2025"Mine is currently listed for what I paid for it last year, despite all the improvements that I made to it..."
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Trade Me to buy 50% of Stuff Digital
3 Jun 2025Under the agreement, Stuff's property section will become Trade Me Property branded. Audio
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The disruptor that's sent diamond prices tumbling
3 Jun 2025Lab-grown diamonds, indistinguishable from the mined kind, are flooding onto the market at a tenth of the price .
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Tiwai Point smelter to ramp up production
3 Jun 2025Power restrictions on the aluminium smelter are being eased as hydro lakes levels have risen enough to ease fears of stretched power supplies this winter.
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Australian Mining company gets lucrative Marlborough Sounds exploration permit
2 Jun 2025The five-year exploration permit covers almost 12,000 hectares of land around Endeavour Inlet, Te Anamāhanga / Port Gore and Titirangi Bay.
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Shares and dollar tumble as tariff tensions flare
2 Jun 2025Shares in Asian and European steelmakers dropped in reaction to Trump's latest tariff threats.
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Money in transaction accounts costing New Zealanders billions
1 Jun 2025New Zealanders could be leaving their share of more than $1b a year on the table by keeping their cash in transaction accounts.
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Countdown on for 2025 ski season
31 May 2025A North Island ski field is opting for a soft launch this weekend, while snow guns are blazing down south.
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How do I know what to offer for a house - Ask Susan
31 May 2025RNZ's money correspondent answers your questions. Send them to susan.edmunds@rnz.co.nz
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Aquaculture animal welfare code 'anti-Kiwi' - Oceans and Fisheries Minister
1 Jun 2025Shane Jones has ruled out the idea of a code to protect farmed fish, following SPCA calls for one.
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NZ King Salmon reduce harvest due to small, 'stressed' fish
30 May 2025It also cut its full year underlying profit guidance by about half .
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'No fault of our own': Couple left with $20,000 WFF debt
1 Jun 2025"Now they're taking $350 a fortnight out of our bank account .. we actually can't afford that," says Phoenix Ruka.
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ACC chair Tracey Batten resigns
ACC Minister Scott Simpson said the organisation is confronting challenging issues and expects to announce a turnaround plan in the next few months.
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Rocket Lab signs $460 million deal with US missile tracking tech company
30 May 2025Geost develops electro-optical and infrared technology used in missile warning and tracking, surveillance and reconnaissance.
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