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Anzac Day trading restrictions: What happens to businesses?
24 Apr 2024Some will lose out on thousands of dollars, while others say the staff costs are too high to justify opening on the public holiday.
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Future of regional tourism 'dire' if council funding cut
24 Apr 2024Hawke's Bay could lose out on $250 million a year in visitor spend if its tourism body is forced to close, chair says. Audio
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Reading Cinemas disappointed by failed $32m deal with Wellington council
24 Apr 2024The company says it learnt the deal was not going ahead just prior to a meeting they thought was to sign off the plan.
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Could an indoor stadium replace Wellington's Reading Cinema?
24 Apr 2024The site of the shuttered cinema complex could be "perfect", a business owner says after a potential deal with the council fell through.
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Three's Ryan Bridge joining Newstalk ZB?
25 Apr 2024He is first in line to be the new host of Newstalk ZB's Early Edition morning show, according to a report.
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Inside NZ Post's huge new processing centre
23 Apr 2024The state-of-the-art facility opens this week, and it'll make it faster to deliver and track your online shopping.
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Port of Auckland plans to sell two wharf sites to council
23 Apr 2024It also wants seek fast-track approval for two projects. Audio
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RBNZ shuns ComCom idea of reviewing banks' capital needs
24 Apr 2024Instead it is pushing for open banking and "disruption through innovation" to improve competition.
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Small retailers can have the edge by focusing on personal touch
24 Apr 2024Technology can provide more efficient customer service and lower costs but customers still prefer dealing with people, an e-commerce firm says.
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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