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Northland power outage: Transpower defends not compensating businesses
9 Jul 2024The region's Chamber of Commerce is accusing the grid operator of doing a U-turn on compensation.
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Home detention for false Covid-19 loan claim
9 Jul 2024The woman applied for almost $60,000 she was not entitled to.
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KiwiRail to cut health and safety roles - union
9 Jul 2024A transport union says KiwiRail plans to downsize the team by more than a quarter.
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Jobs could go at KiwiRail as beleaguered company begins consultation
8 Jul 2024The state-owned enterprise has been under fire after one of its ferries lost power and another ran aground.
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Power cut probe ramps up as businesses cry out for compo
8 Jul 2024Some businesses lost tens of thousands in income - but there's also "ongoing brand damage to Northland", Chamber of Commerce says. Audio
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Thinking outside the shoebox: How small is too small for an apartment?
7 Jul 2024Analysis - The housing minister wants to "flood" the market with smaller dwellings. What does that look like in other countries? Phil Pennington investigates.
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Mortgagee sales on the rise as homeowners 'let it all go too long'
7 Jul 2024While people generally get ample warning before the bank forces them to sell their home, some are in deep denial, expert says.
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'I worry what future is going to look like' - student on journalism career
7 Jul 2024Students are thinking twice about a career in the news industry due to the uncertainties facing it.
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Support for Northland businesses hit by power cut, State Highway 1 closures
The government fund aims to boost business resilience in case another unexpected event occurs.
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Ask Susan: Can't the govt give 2% home loans?
7 Jul 2024RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your burning questions.
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What's ailing New Zealand's craft brewers?
5 Jul 2024There has been no shortage of well-known breweries hitting trouble in recent years. What's going on?
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100 years of a Kiwi icon: Visiting all 225 Four Squares
4 Jul 2024It's taken Louise Wynn three years, and travel as far as Stewart Island, but today, she ticked off the last one - in Fairlie. Audio
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'Sooner rather than later': Expectations rise for a rate cut
4 Jul 2024Predictions are increasing that a cut is coming soon.
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IRD targets cryptocurrency users not declaring it in taxable income
4 Jul 2024IRD had identified 227,000 cryptocurrency users in NZ who made about 7 million transactions with a value of $7.8b in the last tax year.
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Ikea's owner buying up New Zealand forests
4 Jul 2024The Overseas Investment Office will allow Ingka Investments to buy 23,495 hectares.
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Retail slump worse than GFC, nears '80s sharemarket crash
4 Jul 2024The current spending plunge is the worst in decades, data shows.
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Antarctica: Lower cost plan to develop Scott Base released
4 Jul 2024Antarctica New Zealand is downgrading its plans for the redevelopment of Scott Base and seeking to extend the life of its current buildings where possible to curb escalating costs.
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What a plan to 'flood the market' could mean for house prices
5 Jul 2024Here's what the Housing Minister is planning - and how it might work.
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Tax revenue surges in 11 months to May
4 Jul 2024Tax revenue was $1.6b above expectations, which Treasury said had likely continued through to the end of the financial year in June.
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ASB brings Reserve Bank rate cut prediction forward to November
4 Jul 2024ASB is the latest local bank to bring forward its forecast of a Reserve Bank rate cut, picking it could come as soon as November.
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Bluff oyster season ends early for some as bad weather and virus bite
4 Jul 2024Challenging conditions for Bluff oyster harvesters have seen some operators pull up anchor early for the season. Audio
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New Zealand wool and wood exporters will benefit through new trade deal
3 Jul 2024Trade and Agriculture Minister Todd McClay calls the deal "ground breaking".
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One New Zealand gets naming rights for new $683m Christchurch stadium
4 Jul 2024Construction of the 30,000-seat roofed arena is continuing ahead of its planned opening in April 2026.
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House prices have largest monthly drop in a year
4 Jul 2024Property prices are down in most parts of the country, with Corelogic's index down 0.5% percent in June.