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Synlait Milk slumps to large loss after asset write down
Troubled dairy company Synlait Milk has slumped to a large loss after a large asset write down, as it struggled with huge debt, money losing operations, and business disputes.
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Southern Cross posts $88 million deficit for year ended June
30 Sep 2024The country's biggest health insurer and private healthcare provider Southern Cross has posted a large deficit on the back of rising costs and claims, and an accounting change.
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Is there any truth to 'go woke, go broke'?
29 Sep 2024A study has found brands with more inclusive advertising practices had more sales and higher customer loyalty.
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Fonterra releases new strategy to get higher return on capital
30 Sep 2024The company's revised business strategy aims to focus on its high performing ingredients and food service businesses to grow value.
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Is it safe to sit on the sidelines of the property market?
28 Sep 2024RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions.
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ANZ backs CGT - what about the other bank bosses?
After Antonia Watson expressed support for a capital gains tax, RNZ asked the other banks what they thought.
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Hundreds of jobs could go under proposed meatworks closure
27 Sep 2024Declining sheep processing numbers are blamed for proposed closure. The plant employs more than 600.
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It will take almost 100 years to close gender pay gap at current rate
27 Sep 2024The Equal Pay Act was passed in 1972. Based on current trends, the gender pay gap won't close until 2068.
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Consumers more optimistic following interest rate cuts
Consumers are feeling more confident about the future but are still frustrated with the current economic conditions.
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Anxious wait for meatworkers ahead of surprise meeting
27 Sep 2024Hundreds of Canterbury meatworkers are waiting to find out if their jobs are safe.
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Charities struggling to find volunteers amid financial crisis
29 Sep 2024Many are prioritising paid employment, cutting their volunteering hours.
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What provocative pizza ads reveal about shifting religious attitudes
22 Sep 2024Where do lines of acceptability or offensiveness get drawn?
