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Food price hikes stall, thanks to lowered cost of fruit and veges
12 Apr 2024Tumbling fresh food prices are helping to keep the brakes on consumer inflation.
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Sharesies acquires equity management service Orchestra
12 Apr 2024Orchestra offers employee share ownership plans and share registry services to private companies in New Zealand and Australia.
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Is it the right time to change careers? A consultant answers common questions
12 Apr 2024A careers coach and consultant is advising people not to give up hope as government agencies plan to cut hundreds of jobs. Audio
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'Devil in the details' when considering biofuels - Victoria University lecturer
12 Apr 2024The energy return on the energy invested must be weighed up, Dr Mike Joy says. Audio
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Tech industry plans for lower-emissions future
12 Apr 2024NZ Tech has come up with a plan to help businesses use tech to cut emissions and potentially save the economy billions of dollars.
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Mining firm sees share boost after making fast-track consents claim
12 Apr 2024it is second company in less than a week which the Infrastructure Minister has accused of being "misleading".
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Wellington's Te Ngākau Civic Square to get new commercial space
11 Apr 2024A new commercial space has been announced for Wellington's Te Ngākau Civic Square.
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Kate Sylvester closure: 'Really difficult' time for retailers
11 Apr 2024A retail industry group predicts luxury fashion label Kate Sylvester will not be the last to come under pressure from a tough economy.
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'Sign of the times': Iconic Arrowtown fashion stores closing
11 Apr 2024Buckingham St fashion stores Wallace & Gibbs and IKON are closing after 30 and 18 years respectively.
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Reserve Bank holds OCR at 5.5 percent
10 Apr 2024The Reserve Bank has left the official cash rate unchanged for a sixth consecutive meeting.
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Wellington workforce reeling from job cuts
10 Apr 2024The job market in Wellington is dire, with plenty of candidates but no work, a public sector recruitment agency says.
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Auckland: The air's fresh but infrastructure, graduate exodus among failings
10 Apr 2024Alongside happiness and air quality, a new report also investigated how friendly Auckland was towards start-ups and entrepreneurs. Audio
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Plea for KiwiSaver, major investors to back more 'green' projects
10 Apr 2024KiwiSaver and other investment fund managers should be doing more to support impact projects, an investor says.
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$200m development opens with hopes to transform CBD
The major development is part of a push to get residents back into the heart of the city.
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Up to 200 fewer visits from cruise ships expected next season
11 Apr 2024Cruise ships brought about 350,000 to New Zealand this season but Red Sea shipping disruptions is expected to contribute to a lull for the next.
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Companies trim salary rises in tighter economic times
10 Apr 2024Businesses are being more selective over who they give salary increases to, favouring top-performing talent, a survey found.
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Small businesses suffering as productivity lags
10 Apr 2024The decline in productivity over the past 12 months has likely added pressure to the bottom lines, Xero says.
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IRD targeting 40,000 businesses over taxes
9 Apr 2024Inland Revenue is giving those in the construction industry a last chance warning to pay their taxes or it will identify them and take action. Audio
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Is there a rescue in sight for Newshub?
9 Apr 2024Speculation is mounting that another media company may step in to save Newshub - or at least part of it.
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Whisky and a view? Distillery advertises 'best job in the world'
9 Apr 2024Scapegrace Distilling Company is looking for a master blender to work on the shores of Lake Dunstan.
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Slowdown in sales, high interest rates hit business confidence
9 Apr 2024More businesses believe economic conditions will get worse in the coming year.
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Federated Farmers welcomes probe into rural banking interest rates
The Primary Production Select Committee has started an investigation into rural banking.
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Fashion designer Kate Sylvester to close business
10 Apr 2024The fashion label will sell its final summer collection and wind up the business in mid 2025. Audio
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Closure of town's only bank leaves elderly residents 'very upset'
10 Apr 2024The closure of the Kiwibank counter has left elderly residents without vital services and business owners facing long trips by car to do their banking.
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