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'A small push back'; Micro-feminism in the workplace
Small acts of resistance known as "micro-feminism" can help women feel empowered at work.
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Where does money come from? Are home loans actually 'fake'?
7:35 am todayYou earn it, spend it, invest it. But do you know where it comes from?
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Excitement afoot in rural village over Defence Force sock contract
8:41 am todayThe Norsewood-based factory beat a number of serious international competitors to secure the deal. Audio
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How does Costco offer butter so cheap?
20 May 2025It was organised chaos this week at Costco when another delivery of butter arrived. Audio
Business headlines with summaries.
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Hygiene-grade wool producer wants to be the Fonterra of wool
20 May 2025Wellington start-up Woolchemy is challenging a $126 billion industry dominated by synthetic materials.
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NZ's new cheapest petrol station revealed
20 May 2025For a long time, it was Gull Ātiamuri - but no more. Here's why that's changed. Audio
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Serko lifts income, bottom-line loss increases
20 May 2025Travel software company Serko has lifted its income thanks to its partnership with global giant Booking.com, while its bottom-line loss deepened.
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How many years would you have to skip coffee to save enough for a house?
20 May 2025You might have heard the advice: Give up the takeaway coffee, cut back on the avocado on toast. RNZ has crunched the numbers.
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Willis to turn attention to supermarket sector after Budget
The government is putting together proposals to increase competition after hearing from supermarket chains and smaller operators. Audio
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Tower posts improved profit, plans to expand risk based pricing
20 May 2025The insurer is to extend its risk based approach to include sea surge and landslide risks.
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Potential new tax has top accountant concerned
19 May 2025Inland Revenue plans to make some societies and associations' membership fees subject to tax.
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Government may face big hole in climate plan
19 May 2025A huge chunk of the nation's next emissions budget rests on a single project, which the owner now says probably won't happen.
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Service sector index drops signalling soft economic recovery
19 May 2025It's weighing on the pace of recovery.
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The people who want to keep working forever
19 May 2025Stats New Zealand data shows tens of thousands are working in their 70s, 80s and even 90s. What keeps them at their posts?
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Transpower u-turns on sale of NZ's only gas trading platform
19 May 2025Last year, the national grid operator put the platform up for sale.
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Planning a holiday? Here's where your dollar might go further than normal
19 May 2025New Zealand's dollar has become a little stronger against the US in the past month.
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Trump tells Walmart to 'eat the tariffs' instead of raising prices
18 May 2025The world's largest retailer said this week it would have to start raising prices later this month due to high tariffs.
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Apparent vandalism to fibre cables in Auckland fixed
18 May 2025Chorus says apparent vandalism that took hundreds of Aucklanders offline a few days ago has been fixed.
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'Trump bump' expected to lift inflation
16 May 2025Reserve Bank survey had 41 responses from business leaders and professional forecasters.
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NZ groceries cheaper than UK, Australia, if you take off GST
16 May 2025Woolworths New Zealand claims a 'full basket' in New Zealand is 10 percent cheaper. Audio
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Food prices rise at fastest rate in more than a year
The price of butter increased 65 percent, cheese was up 24 percent, and milk 15 percent.
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NZX boss says regulations changes will attract more local businesses
Changes to market regulations making prospective financial information (PFI) optional will make it a much more attractive option for local businesses, says its head.
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Is it actually a good time to buy a house?
16 May 2025Twice this week, first-home buyers have been told it might be their big chance to get into the market.
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Taxpayers forking out almost 5% more than last year - adviser
16 May 2025Meanwhile local government taxes jumped nearly 11%.
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Manufacturing sector recovery continues at steady pace
However, a BNZ senior economist urged caution, noting that although employment and deliveries of raw materials had risen, gains in new orders remained below average.
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Inland port at Mosgiel receives $8m government investment
16 May 2025The project is designed to remove 19,000 truck movements from Dunedin streets annually.
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Manawa Energy's profit tumbles after 'extremely challenging' year
16 May 2025It comes not long after Contact Energy was cleared to buy all of Manawa Energy shares
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Why you might need to be careful of that job offer
16 May 2025Scammers often pretend to work for highly respectable companies, seeking very personal information.
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