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Torpedo7 to become online-only
21 Oct 2025Two stores closed earlier this year, 10 others were converted to discount shops.
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Thousands of bank accounts closed, transferred to Inland Revenue
21 Oct 2025Every year, thousands of New Zealand bank accounts are closed and the money is transferred to Inland Revenue. Audio
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Police probe construction company boss accused of taking thousands
21 Oct 2025The company's director Hemi Arapeta Tiopira has not responded to RNZ's multiple requests for comment.
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Dodgy air conditioner labels spark warning
21 Oct 2025After testing, the air conditioner units showed they did not meet requirements.
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How even non-striking workers might not be paid in a strike
21 Oct 2025Industrial action such as this week's 'mega strike' can cause significant issues for employers, one employment law expert says.
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The internet just had another major global outage - Why does this keep happening?
21 Oct 2025"It's as if if large portions of the internet suffered temporary amnesia" one expert said.
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Jobseekers ignoring 'buffet' of roles in pricy tourist towns, employers say
21 Oct 2025Despite demand for jobs running red-hot, some Queenstown and Wānaka employers say it's never been harder to find staff. Audio
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Climate reporting rules for large businesses to be eased
22 Oct 2025Banks, credit unions, building societies and insurers would still be required to report.
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Mega strike keeps growing as ACC workers join
22 Oct 2025The PSA union says more than 1200 workers from across ACC are planning to join about 100,000 workers from other sectors.
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Ikea owner buys up Northland forestry
21 Oct 2025Ingka Investments, the parent company of furniture giant Ikea, has bought 10,000 hectares of production forestry in Northland.
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Alliance farmers vote yes on $270m deal with Irish meat company
21 Oct 2025Under the agreement, Dawn Meats will acquire a 65 percent stake in Alliance Group.
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Amazon cloud service back to normal after major outage
21 Oct 2025The internet outage that caused global turmoil among thousands of sites has been largely resolved, says Amazon.
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Is R360 a rugby revolution or a career-ender?
21 Oct 2025A new rebel rugby competition is making a bold play for Kiwi stars, but is it rugby reimagined, or something straight "out of a McDonald's Happy Meal"?
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SkyCity trading below book value, Forsyth Barr says
21 Oct 2025The casino operator's share price is trading at an estimated 50 percent discount to the book value of its assets.
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Local job ads increase as more NZers apply for work in Australia
21 Oct 2025An employment report indicates the volume of ads rose 1 percent in September, which was the fourth consecutive monthly increase, or 6 percent up on the year earlier.
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Multi-million dollar Upper Hutt film studio up for sale
20 Oct 2025The film studio is looking for a new owner, despite housing several large scale productions.
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Another bank cuts interest rates
20 Oct 2025ASB has cut a number of its fixed-term home loan rates.
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Inland Revenue says tax crackdown paying off
20 Oct 2025Tax department details arrest warrants, bank account deductions that have pulled in almost $12 per $1 spent.
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Why is inflation still hurting so much?
The price rises might feel a lot sharper than that headline number suggests.
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Inflation rises to highest level in a year
The annual inflation rate is up to 3% amid rising food and housing costs.
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Is the South Island really 'crying out' for young workers?
20 Oct 2025Some South Island employers say few jobs opportunities exist in the south and they are concentrated in certain sectors. Audio
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Where have all the children gone? The dropping numbers of kids in cities
The number of children living in central Auckland and Wellington has dropped sharply - is the housing market to blame?
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'The flying cars are very close': The South Island aerospace centre with overseas customers
20 Oct 2025Tāwhaki said their ability to offer tests in their special-use air space zone was attracting operators with busier skies.
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'Size of a ping-pong ball': World's largest blueberry to be grown in NZ
20 Oct 2025The Eterna blueberry, which can grow 'up to the size of a ping-pong ball', is being planted in Kerikeri and Waikato.
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