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Why haven't butter prices fallen?
4 Dec 2025The price of butter has been one of the big consumer issues of this year. Audio
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2degrees resolves issue affecting calls after nationwide fault
4 Dec 2025The issue was impacting customers connecting, receiving, or making calls on their mobile devices.
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Xmas spending pared back with cost of living priority - Westpac survey
4 Dec 2025Consumers are cutting back on holiday gift-giving and vacations as cost-of-living expenses take priority.
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Fonterra profits rise in first quarter
4 Dec 2025The dairy giant has increased its first quarter profits to $278 million, $15m more than a year ago.
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Bachcare had unfair contract terms, court rules
4 Dec 2025The High Court has declared some contract terms by holiday home rental website Bachcare were unfair.
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Financial mentors report being overworked, underfunded
4 Dec 2025Nearly two thirds were seeing more indebted middle-income clients, a new survey found.
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What's the best way to shop at IKEA?
3 Dec 2025Many shoppers are bracing themselves for chaos as IKEA prepares to open the doors of its Auckland store. Audio
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How crypto price fall could give you a tax refund
3 Dec 2025Investors who have to sell their cryptocurrency for a loss may be able to claim tax back.
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What is open banking, and how does it work?
3 Dec 2025Explainer - It's often touted as a way New Zealanders could get a better deal on their banking - but how?
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New Zealand authors get payouts in massive AI lawsuit
3 Dec 2025Award-winning author Catherine Chidgey's books have been caught up in a class action in the US which saw Anthropic AI agree to pay up to $2.6 billion. Audio
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Only two sectors avoided a pay cut this year
3 Dec 2025Local government administration roles, and healthcare and social services were up slightly, but everyone else ended the year worse off on average.
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Dairy prices hit near two-year low after eighth consecutive fall
The average price at the global auction fell 4.3 percent following 3 percent drop two weeks ago.
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'Gift to the retailer': What to know about gift cards this Christmas
3 Dec 2025New rules come in next year, but consumers are still being warned to be aware of short expiry dates on gift cards this festive season. Audio
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Insolvency data reveals an economic 'game of two halves' - expert
3 Dec 2025The latest report from BWA Insolvency for the September quarter showed a rise in the number of companies folding, but fewer than this time last year.
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Westpac launches scheme to help owners protect homes from extreme weather
The interest-free loans can be used on measures such as installing ground moisture barriers under homes and improving drainage.
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NZX seen as forward-thinking
3 Dec 2025ASX-listed Locate Technologies says it is moving to New Zealand's Exchange in pursuit of a faster pathway to growth.
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'It's going to be hectic': Businesses prepare for IKEA stampede
2 Dec 2025The opending day this week will "create more traffic jams", a local cafe manager says. Audio
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Single retired women turning to 'reverse mortgages'
2 Dec 2025What's behind the rise in women borrowing against their homes? Audio
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RNZ hits live listener target a year early
2 Dec 2025Just-released survey figures show 500,300 live listeners in a typical week for RNZ National aged 10 or older, up from 475,800 in the last survey.
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New RBNZ governor repeats laser focus on low and stable inflation
2 Dec 2025Anna Breman started her five-year term on Monday.
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Organisations overlooking cost of job insecurity at work
2 Dec 2025A business consultancy says restructures often led to a lack of innovation and lower performances.
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Almost half of non-owners have 'given up hope' of owning house
A new bank survey shows most people want to own their own home, with 85 percent agreeing home ownership is at the core of the "Kiwi Dream".
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Why one fund manager is banking on Trump to support falling Bitcoin
2 Dec 2025The price of Bitcoin has fallen significantly after a volatile year, but experts say having a proponent in the White House is likely to put a floor under its price.
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A320 jets have new quality problem, Airbus confirms
The issue affects a "limited" number of A320-family aircraft and comes after a recall over a software bug, which affected airlines including in New Zealand.
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