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Tourism industry eyes India as next big market
20 Mar 2025Tourism New Zealand has unveiled a winter marketing campaign targeting Indian visitors.
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Fonterra's half-year profit jumps to $729 million
The latest results show the dairy co-op is in great shape, its chief executive says.
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Another major bank cuts home loan rates
The drops take effect immediately.
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Sharing 'information' or 'gossip'? It depends who's doing it
17 Mar 2025What counts as gossip is much more slippery than we might think, writes academic researcher James Greenslade-Yeats.
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Advertised salary growth rate falls further - SEEK
There was a notable decline in advertising, arts and media, according to the major recruitment website.
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Borrowers finding certainty in home loan 'rate war'
20 Mar 2025Home loan borrowers are probably deciding now is the time to make the jump and fix for longer, says Corelogic. Audio
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International conflicts see prices at petrol pump fall
20 Mar 2025Fuel prices are down 5 percent, despite earlier predictions they could top $3 a litre. Audio
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Here's what your credit score might stop you doing
20 Mar 2025Credit scores get better when you repay debt on time, or pay your bills, but there are a few ways that your credit score could affect your life.
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More applicants, job ads remain flat - employment report
20 Mar 2025A rise in the number of applications for advertised jobs continues to outpace the number available.
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Real estate agency cancels agreement over rebrand
19 Mar 2025A battle over rebranding a string of high-profile real estate agencies is being played out in court.
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Are you allowed to talk about salaries with your workmates?
19 Mar 2025New Zealand is woefully behind other developed countries in 'pay transparency', experts say.
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New PO box numbers cause headaches
19 Mar 2025One company said its regularly missing infringement notices which could land them in court. Video
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What the law says about companies using Māori names
19 Mar 2025New Zealand's law means brands get more scrutiny if they want to trademark a Māori word.
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'You're on mute': Five years on from Zoom
19 Mar 2025Video calling has given us a glimpse into our colleagues' lives like never before - but is that a good thing?
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Debt collectors still putting pressure on, mentors say
Hundreds of cases of concerns over debt collection activities have been reported over the past year - including stories of intimidation and coercion.
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What is going on with the price of butter?
19 Mar 2025If you have bought butter recently you might have noticed something - it is a lot more expensive.
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Don't wait to increase KiwiSaver contributions to 10 percent, providers say
19 Mar 2025If the government is making changes to KiwiSaver contribution rates, the amount we are putting aside for retirement should be pushed up to 10 percent of incomes, providers say.
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Consumer confidence tumbles amid global chaos
19 Mar 2025Confidence was low across the country but no region was lower than Wellington, according to the Westpac-McDermott Miller index.
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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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