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'It can't be worse, right?': What's next for the economy
The past year was a tough grind for many, but forecasters see hope on the horizon.
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Stuff files court injunction over Neighbourly data breach
5 Jan 2026The website Neighbourly - at the centre of a major cyber breach - has headed to court to try to stop the stolen information spreading.
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Get your finances sorted: Set a budget
5 Jan 2026So you've decided this is year you'll get your money life stored. But where do you begin?
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'Be very, very suspicious': Warning after Stuff-owned site hacked
5 Jan 2026The social media site has lost names, email address, private messages, posts and GPS locations which have been put up for sale on the dark web.
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Dunedin bottle store's plans to open earlier quashed
5 Jan 2026The application to open Bottle O Cumberland at 9am each day was opposed by a number of organisations.
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Can office culture survive the work-from-home revolution?
5 Jan 2026For jobs that allow it, hybrid work is the new normal, allowing employees to work both remotely, usually from home, and in the office, writes Barbara Plester.
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Summer jobs: Spotting fake poo at Hanmer Springs
4 Jan 2026During summer at Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa, daily patrons swell to 4000. There are 20 lifeguards who keep them all safe.
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Tesla no longer world's top EV maker
3 Jan 2026Annual sales fell for a second year, hit by rising competition, the expiry of US tax credits and brand backlash.
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$69 delivery fee for Ikea dining chair stickers
2 Jan 2026There have been a number of problems reported in recent weeks for Ikea, which opened its first New Zealand shop in early December.
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Where house prices could land in 2026
It's been a tough 12 months on the housing front, so what might we see in the next year?
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Five things to do if you're retiring in 2026
1 Jan 2026Retirement is one of the biggest financial changes that many people go through in their lives.
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Third party travel booking services 'price gouging' customers
1 Jan 2026A Dunedin woman is urging people to check they are not booking flights through a third-party agency, after her elderly mother paid far more on flights from Wellington.
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What to expect from power prices in the coming year
31 Dec 2025Consumer NZ is hopeful that electricity prices will improve in 2026, saying there are some positive signs.
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Summer jobs: Running a massive inflatable water park
2 Jan 2026One of the world's largest inflatable water parks is just outside of Queenstown and Abbey Bisset works there.
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What the man behind one of NZ's largest tech exporters is most proud of
31 Dec 2025Founder of accounting company Xero, Sir Rod Drury, has been made a Knight Companion in the New Year Honours.
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Ten businesses that didn't survive 2025
30 Dec 2025It was another tough year financially for many businesses, and some high-profile names didn't make it.
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Why Starbucks doesn't want to be everywhere anymore
30 Dec 2025The coffee chain spent years trying to become an inescapable storefront on the streets of New York, Los Angeles and other big cities in America. Now that's coming to an end.
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The money things you wanted to know about the most this year
27 Dec 2025RNZ readers sent in hundreds of questions in 2025 to our correspondent Susan Edmunds - many of them around one particular topic.
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What it's like being the only residents on a private South Auckland island
1 Jan 2026The first residents have moved in to a gated island community in Manukau Harbour.
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What to remember before your Boxing Day shopping spree
25 Dec 2025Consumer NZ is urging people to do their homework, double check gift cards and know their rights ahead of the sale frenzy Friday.
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Gull, NPD merger will drive down petrol prices, companies say
The companies have 240 sites between them, and a combined buying power of one billion litres of fuel a year.
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'Easier to get growth out of an economic hole' - Did we survive 2025?
25 Dec 2025Why has the economy so persistently underperformed this year? Experts reveal what held things back.
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IKEA refund frustrates customer after botched furniture delivery
24 Dec 2025A customer who had his IKEA order refunded on Christmas Eve says there are problems with the way the retailer is handling orders.
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Gull, NPD merger should bring fuel prices down - AA
28 Dec 2025The Automobile Association believes a proposed merger between two fuel companies should drive down pump prices.
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Woolworths customer care workers on strike till midnight
24 Dec 2025It's the third strike by Workers First Union members in the past fortnight following four rounds of negotiations.
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Busy Christmas Eve for retailers: More than 9,000 sales per minute
24 Dec 2025Payments company Worldline says noon to 1pm saw 563,303 sales recorded on its network.
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The rules if you're working, or running a business, over the Christmas break
24 Dec 2025It's the time of year when it can be easy to forget which day it is, but for retailers - and the staff working in them - keeping track of the rules is important through the holidays.
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Commerce Commission concerned about Bremworth takeover
24 Dec 2025The Commerce Commission has competition concerns about a takeover that would bring the country's two biggest carpet manufacturers a single owner.
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