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Council sends compliance officers to 'closed' cafe
7 Aug 2025Rupa's Café in Freeman's Bay had its food registration cancelled in June and the café announced on social media it would permanently close from July 4.
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Geographic price gap for shopping 'unacceptable' - Grocery Action Group
7 Aug 2025Fair prices for groceries should not depend on a shopper's postcode, a consumer advocacy group says Audio
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'Come and Say G'day': Is Tourism Australia's advertising stuck in 1984?
Tourism Australia's latest global A$130m campaign offers a nostalgic view of a quirky, sunny, laid-back Australia. Video
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Does getting NCEA mean you earn more?
7 Aug 2025NCEA may be on the way out - but has it been delivering better jobs and income for the students who've completed it? Audio
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Entrepreneur visa changes looking likely
7 Aug 2025The immigration industry is pushing for more attractive ways to tempt overseas entrepreneurs to come to New Zealand.
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'Step into change': Kiwis told to embrace renewable energy boom
7 Aug 2025Contact Energy is ramping up its renewable supplies, saying investment is critical. Audio
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Dunedin students face rising rents despite more properties on offer
7 Aug 2025The number of rental available has seen rents stable or falling for most of the country - apart from Dunedin. Audio
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Ngāi Tahu, Mint Renewables join forces on renewable energy projects
7 Aug 2025The partnership will have $100 million to invest.
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Insider trader's bid for appeal dismissed by Supreme Court
7 Aug 2025The Supreme Court has dismissed an application for leave to appeal by a businessman found guilty of insider trading.
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Pilots lose employment battle with Jetstar
6 Aug 2025Jetstar doesn't have to offer pilots an alternative day off if they are on call on a public holiday but do not have to work, the ERA says.
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'Beacon of light': Takapuna an exception amid retail gloom
6 Aug 2025Businesses on Auckland's North Shore say they're bucking the hard trading conditions faced by many.
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NZ businesses owe more than $1.4 billion in unpaid tax
6 Aug 2025There is still almost $48 million unpaid from 2018 - and $1.471 billion from the most recent year.
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What rising unemployment means for your home loan
6 Aug 2025More official cash rate cuts could now be on the cards in a further bid to try and revive the economy, experts say. Audio
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Could Marsden Point be NZ's first 'Special Economic Zone'?
6 Aug 2025Regional Development Minister Shane Jones and New Zealand First leader Winston Peters have visited Northland to inspect a jet fuel storage project on the site of the old oil refinery.
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Canterbury firm keeps craft wool processing in New Zealand
The country's last operational woollen dye house and spinning mill has been saved from the scrap heap.
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Unemployment rate for Pacific people more than double national average at 12.1%
6 Aug 2025That's according to the just-released Stats NZ quarterly labour market figures.
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Is this where house prices will start to rise first?
Stronger conditions for farmers may be helping regional property markets.
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NZ grocery prices higher than OECD average
6 Aug 2025This is despite grocery prices stabilising last year.
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Quarter of tenant applications to tribunal relate to Healthy Homes standards
6 Aug 2025In its latest annual report, the Tenancy Tribunal said there were 29,309 applications made to it in 2024, up 14 percent compared to 2023 and up 43 percent compared to 2022.
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'May get worse': Unemployment rate rises to highest level since 2020
6 Aug 2025The rate has been steadily going up as businesses either sack staff or stop hiring. Audio
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The people quietly preserving a place for cash
5 Aug 2025Kiwis' cash use has come under scrutiny. Audio
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How our tax bills stack up compared to other countries
5 Aug 2025Inland Revenue says taxes will have to rise to cope with an ageing population. How do our taxes already compare? Audio
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Taking a sickie? Here are your rights
5 Aug 2025Do you have to call in sick? Can your boss ask for a doctor's certificate? Will a RAT test suffice?
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Businesses urged to bypass free government employment mediation service
5 Aug 2025The service currently has a seven-week waiting list and an employment lawyer says it's worth using private services given the risks associated with leaving a dispute to fester.
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