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Inflation expected to hit 15-month high
Strong food prices, rates, and power and transport costs continue to squeeze household budgets.
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'Be inspirational': South Waikato regroups after horror year of business closures
9:02 am todayThose with businesses in the district say it is still ripe for growth and employment.
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North Island tourism taking combined approach to foreign visitors
9:02 am todayThe industry signed a memorandum of understanding at a conference in May.
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Do I need health insurance - Ask Susan
18 Oct 2025RNZ money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions.
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Gold miner buys part of famed Central Otago station
17 Oct 2025Santana Minerals has signed an agreement to buy parcels of land just under nine square kilometres at Bendigo Station - the former home of Shrek the sheep.
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How much is a house in a desirable school zone worth?
Want to live close to a popular high school? Expect to pay a lot more for it.
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TradeMe statistics show recent surge in job listings
17 Oct 2025The South Island is leading the rise in job vacancies, with Southland up 25 percent for the quarter.
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Social development benefits continue to increase in September
18 Oct 2025Northland has the highest proportion of job hunters on a benefit.
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Retailers back 'flexible' surcharge plan
17 Oct 2025ACT Commerce and Consumer Affairs spokesperson proposed an amendment to the Retail Payment System Amendment Bill.
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'Covid killed the magazine: Reader's Digest moves solely online
17 Oct 2025After 75 years on New Zealand shelves Reader's Digest has stopped publishing a print edition and moved on to the digital world. Audio
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Regretting your fixed mortgage rate? Here's what you can do
17 Oct 2025If you've fixed, then watched rates fall, you might be wondering what your options are.
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Tāwhaki aerospace centre pivots from rocket launches to flying cars
17 Oct 2025It has laid out how a four-person taxi drone flying at up to 250km/h could travel 60-80 percent faster than driving as well as cut down on traffic jams.
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Falling interest rates expected to be shortlived
17 Oct 2025One expert says consumers might want to consider fixing their mortgages while interest rates remain low.
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Why rising house prices are a bad thing
17 Oct 2025New research shows that renters' wellbeing has fallen as property prices have risen.
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It must be easier to unsubscribe, Commerce Commission says
Meal kit service Hello Fresh has been fined $845,000 for misleading customers and reactivating their accounts, which were then very difficult to cancel.
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Heavy rain, snow gives hydro lakes winter boost
17 Oct 2025After fears of a dry winter, the country's hydro lakes have had a much-needed boost, with wholesale electricity prices easing.
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Road transport software firm to prioritise NZ investment
17 Oct 2025EROAD says the North America remained an important market, but had not been delivering to expectations.
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HelloFresh fined $845,000 over misleading cold calls
16 Oct 2025The Commerce Commission said it received 424 complaints about the meal box delivery service and its sign-up, re-activation, and cancellations process.
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Red Cross teams up with Uber to help people ditch their unworn clothes
17 Oct 2025Red Cross says new research shows many people have around $1000 worth of clothes in their wardrobe that they are not wearing. Audio
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Small relief for food prices - if you don't like cabbage
16 Oct 2025Vegetables and chocolate had the biggest monthly decrease.
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Mother outraged as IRD takes $1000 a week from account
16 Oct 2025How much is it reasonable for Inland Revenue to take to recover debt?
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GrabOne goes into liquidation, questions linger for voucher-holders
16 Oct 2025Business has ceased trading and the liquidators are immediately commencing a sales process.
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Contact Energy scales back controversial Lake Hāwea plan
16 Oct 2025Locals are worried a big drop in the lake's level could affect their water supplies and cause dust storms.
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Consumer inflation set to break 3% level
New data shows higher food, transport, and energy prices during September.
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PGW chair and deputy ousting to 'refresh the board'
16 Oct 2025The two largest foreign shareholders joined forces to drop independent chair Garry Moore and independent deputy chair Sarah Brown.
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Insurer rejects $31,000 claim after couple has suitcases left in car stolen
16 Oct 2025The Ombudsman found the insurer was right to reject the claim.
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The Warehouse direct shipping halt a 'blow' for Great Barrier Island
16 Oct 2025The Warehouse says rising costs made the direct shipping to Great Barrier Island and Chatham Islands unsustainable, and it was making a loss. Audio
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Six common credit card mistakes
New Zealanders have millions of them, but are you wasting money on yours? Audio
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