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A2 Milk shares surge after declaring first dividend
17 Feb 2025Infant formula maker A2 Milk's share price surged after its results beat market expectations and declared its maiden dividend.
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Last big cut? Economists expect RBNZ to slow the pace of rate cuts
17 Feb 2025As the country's top monetary policy officials meet this week to review the Reserve Bank's benchmark interest rate, the decision appears to be a foregone conclusion.
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Green shoots of recovery emerge in services sector
17 Feb 2025The sector has moved back into expansion for first time in 10 months.
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Freightways revenue increases despite economic hardship
17 Feb 2025Despite the increase, the company, which owns New Zealand Couriers, Post Haste and Big Chill Distribution, says it remains wary.
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Female-dominated professions struggle to catch up in cumulative earnings
17 Feb 2025Long training and unpaid placements means it could take decades for New Zealand teachers, nurses, social workers and midwives to catch up in cumulative earnings with minimum wage workers, a new study…
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Contact Energy reports drop in first half profit to December 2024
17 Feb 2025Contact Energy has reported a drop in first half net profit while making progress on its renewable energy developments.
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Try-A-Trade courses help rangitahi into further training
17 Feb 2025A new trades programme in Wellington, aimed at getting rangatahi off the benefit and into training is about to celebrate its first anniversary. Audio
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Pensioners ask: Why can't I get US Social Security and NZ Super?
16 Feb 2025Pensioners who have moved from the United States say they are getting a raw deal when it comes to NZ Superannuation.
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'Significant demand' leads to 10-week employment mediation delay
16 Feb 2025The country's employment dispute resolution service is facing "significant demand", leading to long wait times.
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Right to Repair Bill reading a big win - consumer advocate
16 Feb 2025Kiwis consumers are one step closer to the guaranteed right to repair the products they own with the Consumer Guarantees (Right to Repair) Amendment Bill set for its first reading in Parliament on… Audio
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Why best-performing KiwiSaver funds might not be right for everyone
15 Feb 2025Aggressive funds can be more volatile, but should deliver more returns over time.
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Zuckerberg wants business to 'man up', but what it really needs is more women
6 Feb 2025Analysis - Encouraging women to develop entrepreneurial mindsets could help address stagnating productivity.
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Sweet treats and sin taxes raise inflation flags
14 Feb 2025Increases in prices are widespread, with about two-thirds of the goods in the food basket more expensive than a year ago.
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Valentines Day is here, so what are the benefits?
14 Feb 2025Valentines Day can bump-up spending in the economy by as much as 10 percent, Hospitality NZ's CEO says. Audio
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'First and last Tinder experience': Bank warns against romance scams
14 Feb 2025Kiwis lost $194.2 million in romance scams over the past year.
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These were our Covid mistakes, according to economists
The government and the Reserve Bank came to a major realisation too late, experts say.
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Wood mill revival 'best news' for NZ, marks 'new chapter' - new GM
11 Feb 2025The Tai Rāwhiti mill that ran for 30 years before it was shut down in late 2023 is set to re-open in the coming months, with new Australian owners.
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Can I get the pension if I'm convicted of a crime? - Ask Susan
15 Feb 2025RNZ's money correspondent answers your questions.
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Heartbreak for staff and town as 230 jobs to go at mill
14 Feb 2025Staff says it's "a sad and upsetting" day for workers and the town.
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Why developers are offering to pay your mortgage or give you a car
14 Feb 2025It's a struggle to sell homes off the plans, so developers are sweeting the deal.
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Agribusiness told to pay nearly $450,000 after worker crushed to death
14 Feb 2025WorkSafe is urging farmers to ensure tractors and farm vehicles move around indoor barns safely.
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'Don't want to muck this up': Willis rules nothing out in supermarket reform
14 Feb 2025Even if it means forcing the current duopoly or rolling out the red carpet to an international player with some tweaks to the law. Audio
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Manufacturing sector back in expansion mode
14 Feb 2025The seasonally adjusted PMI for January was 51.4 points, the highest level of expansion since September 2022.
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Prominent economists call for superannuation overhaul
13 Feb 2025'We spend more on pensions than we do on education.'
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