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Horse and cattle cloning now commercialised in Australia
Cloning a mammal from an adult cell sample was first achieved in 1996 with the birth of Dolly the sheep in Scotland.
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ChatGPT to get parental controls after teen's death
Parental controls to be added to ChatGPT after United States couple claim the system encouraged their teenager to take his own life.
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NZ 'appealing' as global private equity firms eye new pastures
3 Sep 2025The firms are rebalancing their portfolios in light of geopolitical changes, which could bring more investment to New Zealand.
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Slow-motion energy crisis: Call for govt to redistribute gas supply
2 Sep 2025About 45 percent of New Zealand's gas is consumed by one company - the building industry argues it should be reallocated. Audio
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Smiths City in voluntary administration
2 Sep 2025Smiths City is a retail chain which sells furniture and home appliances.
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What sort of houses will foreigners be able to buy?
Houses in Devonport, Matakana, Remuera and Rodney, an apartment in Tauranga and large plots of land are among the properties that foreign buyers might be able to buy under new rules.
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More companies go into liquidation as IRD steps up enforcement
2 Sep 2025That's despite positive lending trends and eased interest rates.
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Iconic record shop moves online after 90 years
2 Sep 2025"Marbeck has been an Auckland icon, and it's another one we're losing. Audio
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IKEA set to reveal opening date of first NZ store
2 Sep 2025The company has been cagey about the big reveal, until now.
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The multi-billion dollar grab for old phones and batteries that we throw away
2 Sep 2025New Zealand risks missing out on the "land grab" for e-waste and is paying the price as it sends phones, laptops and batteries offshore.
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More money, or more flexibility? Employees weigh up work-life balance
2 Sep 2025A report says ongoing financial pressures mean people are being forced to look at the cost of that balance.
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Mission to turn wood into petroleum-free biochemicals
2 Sep 2025Investors are hoping New Zealand's radiata pine trees can be turned into biochemicals in the hunt for alternatives to plastic.
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Expert warns Fonterra putting 'eggs in one basket' with billion-dollar sale
1 Sep 2025Fonterra announced the sale of its consumer businesses to French company Lactalis for $4.22 billion.
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80 warnings before worker's death
1 Sep 2025Wesley Tomich's employer was warned about its conveyor belts before he fell on one.
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Is now a good time to buy a house?
1 Sep 2025The key factors in deciding, and how they stack up at the moment. Audio
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Woolworths increases subscription fee, minimum spend for free delivery
1 Sep 2025The supermarket chain is increasing the price and minimum spend required.
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Jetstar fined $2.25m for misleading customers
The low cost airlinewas sentenced over what it told fliers about compensation.
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House listings up nine percent as rates fall
1 Sep 2025The latest data based on listings on the website realestate.co.nz showed a 9 percent lift in new listings during August from the year prior.
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Government loans to keep small airlines afloat
Small passenger airlines are set to receive up to $30 million in loans from the government to help with rising costs. Audio
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Tepid response to the government's budget investment sweetner
1 Sep 2025Businesses are largely lukewarm about one of the government's big Budget policies to boost the economy.
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Farmers warned about lack of insurance cover for fines under the RMA
Farmers are being told they are on their own when it comes to potential breaches of the Resource Management Act.
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Can I leave a child out of my will? - Ask Susan
30 Aug 2025RNZ's money correspondent answers your questions.
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'If he had not offered his resignation, I would have asked him for it'
30 Aug 2025A statement from Finance Minister Nicola Willis said Neil Quigley had decided now is the appropriate time for him to stand aside.
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Calls to make employer KiwiSaver contributions mandatory
29 Aug 2025There are concerns the current setup could exacerbate income inequality in retirement.
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