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Big cities drive up consumer confidence in latest survey
30 Jan 2026Aucklanders were much more positive, but Wellingtonians the most upbeat.
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Insurance giant fined over failure to apply multi-policy discounts for Kiwi customers
30 Jan 2026The oversight led to more than 5000 customers being overcharged almost $700,000, the Financial Markets Authority says.
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Musk lays out plan to move Tesla from cars to robots
30 Jan 2026Tesla plans to discontinue the Model S and Model X in favor of making more of its Optimus robots.
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Year-long prescriptions not the cure for ailing health system - pharmacist
30 Jan 2026A Te Awamutu pharmacist is concerned changes to prescriptions happening this week will burden pharmacists. Audio
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Oil prices surge on worries US could attack Iran
30 Jan 2026Iran was the third-biggest crude producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
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Could this be the year NZX stops being left behind?
For the decade until 2020, the NZX was one of the best performing share markets globally. But since 2020, it has lagged.
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Hundreds of pensions affected by IT error
29 Jan 2026About 200 pensioners have had the amount they receive in NZ Super affected this week because of a problem with the Ministry of Social Development's IT system.
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Landlord told to pay $60k in damages over 'cockroaches' and 'sewage'
29 Jan 2026There were breaches across 34 different tenancies.
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New player takes top Kiwisaver spot
29 Jan 2026Warnings of impending share market doom didn't play out in 2025, and the year ended with solid returns.
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Insurer halts new policies for town due to flood risk
29 Jan 2026The decision will be the first of many as the full force of climate change arrives, a researcher says.
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Business confidence retreats from 30-year high
29 Jan 2026But it's still considered to be extremely strong.
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'It's gone now': Businesses fear for future after Mount Maunganui landslide
29 Jan 2026Locals are glad they can go back to supporting small businesses but the recovery effort weighs heavily. Audio
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Biggest bank downgrades house price forecast
But new research shows not everyone is feeling the same way.
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Amazon to cut 16,000 jobs as it focuses on AI
29 Jan 2026The job cuts follow already flagged plans to cut the US online retail and cloud computing giant's workforce by 14,000 posts.
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Concern business costs may spiral in wake of competition law reforms
29 Jan 2026Changes could add unnecessary cost to mergers and acquisitions, while undermining investor confidence, a prominent law firm says.
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$35k lost in online car sale scam
Consumer NZ is calling for scam protection to apply to online marketplaces, after a man lost $35,000 buying a car that turned out to be stolen.
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Small businesses not exempt from cyber-attacks - internet watchdog
29 Jan 2026It comes after a Napier law firm was targeted in January, with the attack affecting internal information about the firm as well as client documents.
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Ikea hikes staff pay to minimum $29 as other retailers told to 'step up'
28 Jan 2026Ikea says it's hiring an extra 85 staff for logistics and food services, and adding evening shifts for stock replenishment.
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Air NZ flight attendants plan trio of strikes next month
Their union says problems with Air New Zealand's planes and services are creating extra headaches for staff at 38,000 feet.
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Telecommunications Bill raises questions about encryption
28 Jan 2026Free Speech Union says the proposed changes will open the back door to encrypted communications channels, but the tech industry says the horse has already bolted.
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Business owner mystified by NZ Post closure decision
28 Jan 2026Te Kauwhata is set to lose its well supported postal service at the end of the year. Audio
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Insurer expecting $50m in payouts from October storm
It's the second-most claims for an event in FMG's 120-year history.
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Interest rate hikes 'could happen as soon as May'
28 Jan 2026Inflation data for the December quarter came in stronger than expected, prompting questions about whether interest rates might have to start to rise again earlier than expected.
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Why single people are feeling the financial crunch
28 Jan 2026Single older people are bearing the brunt of rising prices, and women may be particularly hard hit.
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