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Rio Tinto still in talks to save Tiwai Point smelter
3 Apr 2024The owner of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter in Southland says its working as quickly as it can on a power deal.
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Dairy prices rise for first time since February
The average dairy price rose 2.8 percent in the latest auction overnight.
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Debt arrears down 4.8 percent in February - report
3 Apr 2024Most New Zealand households and businesses are managing their debt repayments, despite the economic downturn, according to a new report.
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Woman claims she was forced into life-coaching programme
2 Apr 2024The life coach charged the woman just $2600 - a $7000 discount - but she only paid him $200, saying she never wanted to do the course.
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Older owners limiting potential of small businesses to grow, exploit technology - expert
2 Apr 2024The country needs to find a way to encourage young Kiwis to start businesses, an accounting body says.
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Small, medium businesses plan to increase prices
2 Apr 2024Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) are feeling more upbeat about their own and the economy's outlook.
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Property listings hit near-decade high
2 Apr 2024House prices went up 2.9 percent over the past two months, a new report says. Audio
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Kiwis take advantage of record gold prices, cash in investments
2 Apr 2024Gold has historically held up well in times of high inflation, market volatility and geopolitical uncertainty.
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Dairy company Synlait makes $96m first-half loss
2 Apr 2024Dairy company Synlait has made a $96 million first half loss, and announced a review of its North Island assets.
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Silver Fern Farms reports $24m loss
The country's largest meat processor and marketer Silver Fern Farms has reported a $24.4 million loss due to suppressed consumer demand in key markets.
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Former crisis negotiator's top tips for securing a deal
1 Apr 2024Lance Burdett knows how to talk criminals down - and says when asking for a raise or buying a house, many of the same principles can be applied.
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Synlait investors crossing fingers before first-half results released
1 Apr 2024Investors will be looking for a resolution to Synlait's debt situation when it releases its first-half result Tuesday morning.
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Interest deductibility to restart on 1 April
31 Mar 2024From 1 April, landlords will be again be able to claim tax deductions for interest on residential investment properties from, but will that mean lower rents?
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Champion brewery 8 Wired up for sale
29 Mar 2024Owner and head brewer, Søren Eriksen, said the decision to put the brewery up for sale was not an easy one.
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Laundromat owner ordered to pay ex-best friend over sacking
31 Mar 2024The Queenstown laundromat owner has been ordered to pay a former employee and best friend almost $60,000 after the Employment Relations Authority found the worker was unjustifiably dismissed.
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Reserve Bank appoints two new members to interest rate-setting body
28 Mar 2024The pair have "business experience at a high level and research expertise on macroeconomics and monetary policy".
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Medical cannabis company goes into voluntary administration
28 Mar 2024The company earlier reported a full-year loss of $8.8 million.
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Wānaka supermarkets deliberately breaching Easter trading rules
30 Mar 2024Foodstuffs says its Wānaka New World stores have decided to stay open across Easter Weekend in breach of the holiday's trading laws.
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Business confidence falls again, but retail expected to turn around
28 Mar 2024The latest ANZ Business Outlook survey showed headline confidence fell 12 points to a net 23 percent.
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Lower interest rates near, Reserve Bank hints
28 Mar 2024The tide is turning on inflation, and RBNZ governor Adrian Orr says "we're now in a much happier space". Audio
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Breathing devices recalled by Fisher and Paykel Healthcare
28 Mar 2024The company said alarms on its Airvo-2 and myAirvo-2 humidifiers made before 14 August 2017 may not work properly in alerting a user to falling oxygen levels.
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Solar power producer raises $6m for new solar farms
28 Mar 2024The community-scale farms will produce 18 megawatts of energy, enough to power nearly 4000 homes.
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Consumer confidence slides with confirmation of recession - ANZ survey
28 Mar 2024Consumer confidence has been knocked down putting an end to a steady improvement in sentiment over recent months.
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Advertised salaries rising at 'decent pace', quicker than in Australia
28 Mar 2024Salaries on offer are rising faster than the annual rate of inflation at 5 percent, and faster than what's seen in Australia.
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