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$2800 lost in a week, manager told to give back $1000
7 Mar 2025Fund managers are warning "risk isn't just a future concept - it can materialise immediately".
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Air New Zealand chief executive Greg Foran resigns
6 Mar 2025The chief executive will leave the airline in October after five years with the company.
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Union wary of Canadian billionaire's 'unsaid agendas' for NZ news media
6 Mar 2025One commentator says the plan may tie in to NZME's proposal to sell real estate business OneRoof.
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Property investors say 'multi-offer situations' unfair
6 Mar 2025One investor says he's received hundreds of responses from people who said the same thing had happened to them.
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Another two Wellington restaurants pulling the plug
6 Mar 2025Mekong Cafe - known as Wellington's original noodle house - and Daisy's have announced plans to close their doors.
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What does Orr's resignation mean for interest rates?
6 Mar 2025One economist says more information is needed from the Reserve Bank board about what has gone on. Audio
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Business confidence in Auckland remains in doldrums
6 Mar 2025However, it has improved slightly, "with fewer businesses reporting negative sentiment", the Auckland Business Chamber boss says.
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Inland Revenue will continue calls causing fears over scammers
6 Mar 2025The department started calling customers about two-step verification in January.
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Construction costs stable amid industry downturn
6 Mar 2025The cost of building a standard one-storey home in six major cities rose 0.4 percent in the three months ended February.
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Housing downturn over, Corelogic says
6 Mar 2025New data shows the New Zealand housing market has come out the other side of its downturn, Corelogic says.
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Orr's resignation as Reserve Bank head a 'personal decision' - chair
5 Mar 2025Adrian Orr's decision to step down as Reserve Bank governor was a personal one, and he felt it was the "right time" to resign, according to the bank's chair.
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Willis won't say why Reserve Bank Governor resigned
5 Mar 2025The Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr has resigned after seven years in the job, but the Finance Minister will not say why.
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Companies fined over death of Clevedon forestry worker
5 Mar 2025Misha Tremel was killed while manually felling trees in 2022.
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Trump's tariffs will be 'pretty ugly' for KiwiSavers
5 Mar 2025US President Donald Trump's tariff war is likely to be "pretty ugly" for New Zealanders' KiwiSaver balances, providers are warning - but the impact may not last.
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Bank offers 5.05 percent home loan rate for one year
5 Mar 2025ICBC is offering a 5.05 percent one-year rate and cash back up to $25,000.
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New Consumer Affairs Minister hands off supermarket decisions over conflict
5 Mar 2025Scott Simpson was given the role after Andrew Bayly quit over a discussion with a staffer that went too far.
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Number of pensioners needing rent help nears 50,000
Almost 50,000 pensioners are also receiving an accommodation supplement to help cover their housing costs, and there's a warning that bill is going to keep growing.
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Company convicted for 'thick brown sludge' in coastal waters
5 Mar 2025Taharoa Ironsands Limited was convicted and fined $105,000 for the unlawful outflow of sediment laden water into the coastal marine area.
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US stocks volatile as Trump tariffs threaten trade war
5 Mar 2025Trump made good on his threat to levy tariffs on Canada and Mexico, paving the way for a global trade war as leaders of both trading partners threatened retaliation.
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Precinct Properties sells new Auckland hotel for $180m
5 Mar 2025The hotel at One Queen St, was part of the large Commercial Bay development.
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Going back to the movies: 'We can laugh together, cry together'
5 Mar 2025Independent cinemas across the country that were hit hard by Covid are seeing audience numbers picking up - but the recovery is slow.
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Time to ditch your 3G phone
5 Mar 2025Tens of thousands of handsets and other devices are likely to become redundant by the end of the year as NZ shuts down the 3G phone network.
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Flood of small businesses expected to come up for sale
5 Mar 2025A quarter of small and medium businesses are are expected to be sold in the next decade as the baby boom generation retires.
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KiwiSaver's gender gap shrinks, but long way still to go
5 Mar 2025The KiwiSaver gender gap may be closing, but there is still more work to do, providers say.
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