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Another bank lifts home loan rates
12 Dec 2025Wholesale interest rates are continuing to rise, which affects bank funding costs.
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Labour, Greens call out 'measly' minimum wage increase
12 Dec 2025Minimum wage workers will get a pay increase from 1 April, but its less than the current rate of inflation.
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News website 'bans' Inland Revenue after alleged copyright breach
12 Dec 2025The government department can no longer take out any subscriptions to the news website after the department shared articles across a number of staff.
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How to avoid buying unsafe toys for little kids
12 Dec 2025Whānau Āwhina Plunket is urging online Christmas shoppers to check out their 6-point checklist for toy safety.
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Minister bars cement company from using foreign-flagged ship
12 Dec 2025Holcim says local jobs will suffer if it cannot transport its product around New Zealand on a Swiss ship.
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Ngāi Tahu set to take 33% stake in Milford Sound Tourism
12 Dec 2025The move would help protect Piopiotahi for future generations, with talks creating a strong foundation for the future, chief executive Haylee Preston says.
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Exporters 'coping' six months into US tariffs
12 Dec 2025A new report has shown while the tariffs had been "unhelpful" the impact on exporters had been manageable.
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Why you might be on track to have more in KiwiSaver than you think
12 Dec 2025Your annual statement from your KiwiSaver provider shows you what lump sum you are on track to have saved by the time you are 65, and what that should mean per week. Audio
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Netflix is buying Warner Brothers: Is it the end of the cinema?
12 Dec 2025A potential new acquisition by the world's dominant streaming service has been criticised by film fans, creatives and the US government.
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Borrowers get refunds in $15 million student loan error
12 Dec 2025A systems error affected more than 150,000 student loan borrowers.
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Illegal gambling dens ensnaring vulnerable with predatory loans
12 Dec 2025In some cases, people were forced to give up their cars and homes, the DIA says Audio
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Rising production and employment sees manufacturing sector expand
12 Dec 2025The sector has been gradually recovering from the mid-year slump when the economy stalled.
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Report into glitch that left planes circling in air released
12 Dec 2025The head of Airways NZ is confident there were no mistakes made by his staff. Audio
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'Shop around': Lamb popular Christmas choice, but prices are up
12 Dec 2025The average retail price of roasting lamb and hogget shot up to a record high in 2025. Audio
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Public companies can expect rise in shareholder activism - report
12 Dec 2025Companies are also looking ahead to major legal reforms, as the economy continues to recover.
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Comvita progresses on recapitalisation plans after failed takeover
12 Dec 2025The honey exporter has reached an agreement with its lending syndicate, which it says will improve its capital position.
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How Trump's tariffs forced China to pivot - and actually export more
A year later, Trump has delivered on his promise. But China has pivoted - and exported more than any other country ever has.
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'Worse than Covid': Businesses bemoan shops barricaded by roadworks
11 Dec 2025Behind a sea of road cones, diggers and traffic chaos, businesses on a busy Auckland road are crying out for help. Audio
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NZX ends year ahead of where it began
11 Dec 2025A few out-performers have more than offset weakness in others.
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Jetstar ordered to stop using faulty baggage scales
11 Dec 2025After a complaint, two scales the airline used to weigh carry-on luggage have been found to be non-compliant.
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7000 people overcharged in another tax error
11 Dec 2025Some say they want assurance Inland Revenue had taken steps to stop it happening again.
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Elon Musk hints at possible SpaceX IPO in X post after media reports
11 Dec 2025It follows reports of a possible listing of the rocket maker in 2026.
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'Rock and a hard place': Inside the forced move from gas
11 Dec 2025Behind the nation's energy crisis are businesses quietly fighting to survive - many feel they have nothing but bad options. Audio
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Why not cap taxes if we're capping rates?
11 Dec 2025A leading economist says it's "galling" to see government planning a rates cap for councils when there is no cap for taxes.
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