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Renters face record pressure
13 Mar 2025Housing affordability has improved - unless you're a tenant
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Possible tax break for migrants
12 Mar 2025Some had faced paying tax on capital gains they had not yet made.
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Briscoe Group makes near record full year sales
12 Mar 2025The group made $791.5m in revenue for the 12 months ended January, compared to $792.0m the same time a year ago.
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Bank profits soar to record $7.2b amid litany of concerns
12 Mar 2025They've come through the recession and edged to a record high despite rising costs, flat margins, and regulatory pressures.
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Trump shows off Tesla at White House in display of support of Musk
12 Mar 2025The unprecedented product endorsement by a sitting president for a company founded by his top donor comes after Tesla shares cratered.
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Worried investors switch KiwiSaver funds - it may be a mistake
12 Mar 2025Members spooked by market movements have been moving to more conservative funds.
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What kind of touching is appropriate at work?
12 Mar 2025The acceptable level of touching in the workplace can be different for different people, but many of those people have a story of a physical touch that made them feel a little awkward.
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Trump prompts surge of Americans to NZ real estate
12 Mar 2025The number of Americans checking out homes for sale in New Zealand has surged since US President Donald Trump returned to office. Audio
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'Women are better investors than they think they are'
12 Mar 2025Women are proving more financially literate than men, but often underestimate their own abilities, according to a new report.
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'Short and sharp': Feijoa season in full swing
While volumes are down slightly, the quality of fruit is good, a grower says.
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Calculated risk: Will the next Reserve Bank governor relax capital requirements for banks?
11 Mar 2025Since 2022, banks have been required to hold enough equity to be able to survive a one-in-200-year event.
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School lunch provider financially struggling for months, liquidator says
11 Mar 2025Liquidators taking financial control of the failed school lunch programme say it owes money to multiple suppliers and to its 500 staff - but wages will be paid in the interim. Audio
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School lunches provider goes into liquidation
11 Mar 2025Libelle Group was contracted by Compass Group to provide 125,000 meals daily, but David Seymour says the "disruption will be minimised".
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New NZ Olympics uniforms will likely be manufactured overseas
11 Mar 2025New Zealand's new Olympic and Commonwealth Games uniforms will likely be made overseas.
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Five things to do if you're worried about your KiwiSaver balance
11 Mar 2025Markets are wobbly, here's what you need to know.
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Charges against HelloFresh spark subscription warning
11 Mar 2025It might be a "holy grail" for retailers, but there's a warning subscription can be fraught with problems for consumers.
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Criminal charges filed against HelloFresh
11 Mar 2025The Commerce Commission has filed criminal charges against meal delivery company HelloFresh NZ for alleged misleading behaviour.
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NZX opens down amid sharp falls in US stocks
11 Mar 2025World financial markets have been volatile after Donald Trump did not rule out the chance of a recession. Audio
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New Zealand's top executives expect economy to rebound
11 Mar 2025Global economic factors do remain a top concern however, a PwC survey found.
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More listings than sales: How to sell your house
11 Mar 2025"You need to feed the buyers' greed", a commentator says. Audio
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ANZ defends $2.1b profit: 'Making a fair return for our shareholders'
10 Mar 2025The country's biggest bank is again defending its massive profits in the face of parliamentary scrutiny, saying it reflects the size of the business.
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Here's how much interest rates have fallen
10 Mar 2025The extent of interest rate falls can be seen in new data from the Reserve Bank.
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Cyber attacks: 'It's going to happen, be prepared and prepare now'
11 Mar 2025A cyber attack is a "matter of when, not if", with a global average of between 100 and 250 attacks per second, a new report says.
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What will happen to house prices this year?
10 Mar 2025House prices are forecast to rise this year, but banks differ on how much this will be.
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