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NZ's biggest crypto exchange to merge with Australian firm
19 Mar 2025Easy Crypto, with more than 350,000 users globally, has been acquired by Brisbane-based crypto exchange Swyftx for an undisclosed sum.
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Here's how much more renters are paying since Covid
19 Mar 2025"The pandemic disrupted the housing market significantly from the minute the first lockdown was announced."
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Google makes its biggest-ever acquisition
19 Mar 2025The all-cash $55 billion takeover represents a big bet by the tech giant on cloud security and cybersecurity.
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Minecraft recreates NZ's most popular tourism destinations
19 Mar 2025Gamers will soon be able to explore some of NZ's most popular tourism destinations - walk part of the Abel Tasman and gaze at the night sky from Lake Tekapo - in the cube-shaped world of Minecraft.
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TVNZ job cuts expected to save broadcaster $8.9m
19 Mar 2025TVNZ expects to save $5.6 million from the 48.5 full time jobs slashed late last year - and another $3.3 million by not replacing vacant roles -according to data released under the Official…
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Hey big spenders: What foreign investors will really want from the infrastructure summit
12 Mar 2025Analysis - To attract crucial infrastructure investment from overseas, the government are looking at public-private partnerships, but what do investors want?
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Department of Internal Affairs proposes cutting 64 jobs
18 Mar 2025Internal affairs secretary Paul James said the department had been in the process of change for some time in an effort to improve efficiency and cut costs while delivering for communities and…
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Criminal charges filed against former investment advisor David McEwen
18 Mar 2025Criminal charges have been filed against a former Auckland investment advisor for failing to comply with a banning order by the financial regulator.
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Stuff owner changes shareholding
18 Mar 2025CEO and owner Sinead Boucher has changed her shareholding in Stuff Digital from being the owner of the one and only share to being the sole holder of one million shares.
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Why we're getting poorer, according to an expert
Economic volatility, austerity and crises became the norm well before the Donald Trump's return to office. Audio
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Threat of job cuts at Shortland Street
18 Mar 2025TVNZ says consultation is under way with some Shortland Street staff.
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Billionaire's NZME takeover bid draws watchdog's attention
18 Mar 2025The government's takeovers regulator is eyeing up a shake-up at the media company after private equity tycoon Jim Grenon bought a 9.3% stake.
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Grocery vouchers and free week's rent: Landlords fight to lure in tenants
18 Mar 2025Auckland landlords are offering $500 grocery vouchers or a free week's rent but would-be tenants are being told to hold off for more. Audio
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Even 'middle class' struggling to pay rent
A new housing development with homes at 80 percent of market rent highlights that even relatively well-off people are having problems pay bills. Audio
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Rebel Bremworth shareholders force out directors
18 Mar 2025They claimed the directors had failed to grow the company or deliver value.
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Stop waiting for a foreign supermarket hero
18 Mar 2025New Zealanders hoping for a foreign hero to break up the current supermarket concentration will be waiting a long time.
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The café offering subscribers cheap coffee
18 Mar 2025A new Wellington café is hoping its subscription coffee offer will be key to finding its feet in a tough hospitality environment.
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Hidden good news for term deposits
Term deposit rates might have fallen, but people with money in the bank may still be getting a better return, in real terms, than they have in recent years.
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'Errant' businesses warned: The Labour Inspectorate is coming for you
18 Mar 2025The Labour Inspectorate could soon be knocking on the door of hundreds of businesses nation-wide, as it launches a major crackdown on those not abiding by the law.
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No, Trade Me isn't offering you $2000 a day
17 Mar 2025The company is warning people to be wary of scam texts.
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Key economic driver stumbles
17 Mar 2025The spark that emerged in the services sector at the start of the year has faded, signalling that economic recovery will be slow and uneven.
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What KiwiSaver balances are at your age - and why it's a worry
17 Mar 2025New data shows some troubling signs for some.
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'Classic greenwashing': Gas company removes ad after complaints
17 Mar 2025Clarus has pulled an ad which said renewable gas was flowing in its pipelines.
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$180m retirement village approved under fast-track consent
17 Mar 2025The village - complete with bar, cafe and theatre - has been green lit.
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