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Boutique dairy company saved by last-minute buyer
11 Jul 2025After 15 years, the business announced it was closing down in May.
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More people are learning to eat out on their own
Once an activity for the lonely or stood-up, dining solo is picking up in popularity in New Zealand.
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100 years of wealth, jobs and money
11 Jul 2025Got cash to splash?: RNZ's 100 Years podcast looks at how Kiwis have made, lost, spent and burnt their money over the past century.
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New Zealand's manufacturing slump continues
11 Jul 2025Manufacturers are continuing to do it tough BNZ senior economist Doug Steel says.
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'Bad apples' exploiting workers gives brand bad name, labour inspectorate says
Australia have recently revealed widespread exploitation of primary industries workers, but New Zealand may be facing the same crisis.
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Rise of the underemployed: Kiwis struggle to find full-time work
10 Jul 2025People are settling for any job to keep money coming in, says economist. Audio
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Watercare admits fault over Auckland woman's $800 bill from faulty meter
10 Jul 2025The water provider has apologised via RNZ's Checkpoint, while also revealing the number of known faulty meters has risen from 13,000 to 16,000. Audio
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Smith & Caughey's auction off Santa's sleigh, store fittings and stock
10 Jul 2025From golden mannequins to a wooden ice cream stand Smith & Caughey's are auctioning off shop fittings and surplus stock.
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New government 'alliance' formed to combat online scammers
The new task force consists of police, major banks, telcos and digital platforms, and will roll out early next year.
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Aussie mining company buys Otago land for $25m
10 Jul 2025The company is promising to employ hundreds of people.
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Australian regulator not opposed to sale of Fonterra's Mainland Group
10 Jul 2025The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says it has not received contact from any other potential bidders.
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Liquefied natural gas imports feasible within 3-4 years
10 Jul 2025But LNG would be costly, might be needed only occasionally, and would likely need backing from the government for fast track consent.
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Magazines Listener, NZ Woman's Weekly put up for sale by owner
10 Jul 2025Are Media operates a number of well-known magazine titles in New Zealand.
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Will we ever lure big music acts to New Zealand?
Venue operators and promoters say attracting the biggest artists is difficult. Now there are calls now for the government to step in.
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Minister commits to anti-money laundering changes before next election
10 Jul 2025The changes include a ban on cryptocurrency ATMs, a risk-based approach to family trusts and children's bank accounts, and greater powers for police to freeze bank accounts.
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Wellington leads way as rents track downwards
10 Jul 2025Residential rents are falling in most parts of the country apart from Otago and Southland.
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A Kiwi company succeeding in Australia but battling Pharmac
10 Jul 2025There is a second life in single-use medical devices, but getting Pharmac on board with the money-saving venture has been a battle.
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Nvidia becomes world's first $US4 trillion company
It is the first public company in the world to reach that milestone.
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Are the days of brunching over? Popular Auckland cafe closes amidst economic pressures
9 Jul 2025"The model of a full service cafe, I think that season is gone," the owner says. Audio
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Reserve Bank leaves interest rates untouched
9 Jul 2025The central bank said it was appropriate to pause as it waited for more data on inflation, the local jobs market, and the impact of US tariffs.
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180 roles to go at fire-destroyed New World in Auckland
9 Jul 2025First Union says employees will now be paid up until 4 August - which is longer than they expected.
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Why KFC went after a teen's business logo
9 Jul 2025Explainer: Why does a giant global corporation care so much about the logo being used by a young Christchurch entrepreneur?
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Uber court case: 'What we want is minimum entitlements'
9 Jul 2025Uber driver's contracts were "repressive" and could be altered "at the stroke of a pen", the Supreme Court has heard.
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Country's largest orange roughy fishery 'past the brink' of collapse, conservation group says
9 Jul 2025The group wants the Chatham Rise fishery closed to return the species to healthy stock levels. Audio
