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Housing building market shows signs of recovery
3 Nov 2025Stats NZ data showed 34,882 residential consents issued in the year ended September, up 3.6 percent from the previous year.
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Consumer NZ warns over risky Temu, Shein toys
3 Nov 2025Testing found more than 60 percent of the products investigated from both online stores had failures. Audio
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'Every-day operation': What it takes to get trees ready for Christmas
3 Nov 2025Trimming, fertilising, recruiting and ready - Christmas tree farms reckon real trees are more popular than ever.
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Major banks prepared for future severe economic downturns
3 Nov 2025The country's five biggest banks were tested on how they would deal with a global downturn triggered by a geopolitical shock.
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How to become a KiwiSaver millionaire
3 Nov 2025Most young people joining KiwiSaver are likely to amass balances of more than $1 million within their working lives.
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PSA takes leagal action against ACC's work from home changes
3 Nov 2025ACC has told staff they must be in the office three days a week, rather than two. Audio
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Simplicity turns to infrastructure investment, vows to buy NZ assets
3 Nov 2025The KiwiSaver provider's new company, InfraKiwi, is to be initially funded from Simplicity's schemes, but it has long-term plans to list on the NZX.
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Have you been 'speedwashed' on your broadband plan?
2 Nov 2025Research shows many people are paying for more broadband than they really need.
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Farmlands profit shows increased confidence in rural sector
3 Nov 2025Increased farmer confidence and spending has seen the country's largest rural supply store, Farmlands, back in black.
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Pfizer sues Metsera, Novo Nordisk over rival obesity drug bid
2 Nov 2025Pfizer has filed a lawsuit against Metsera and Novo Nordisk, saying Metsera breached its merger agreement obligations.
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Is it worth taking a five-year home loan fix?
As interest rates have fallen over this year, all home loan fixed-term rates have dropped.
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Beneficiaries, pensioners don't have enough money for basics
2 Nov 2025A new report has also found 27 percent of children are living in food-insecure households.
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Z Energy apologises for 'greenwashing' ad campaign after legal action
2 Nov 2025Consumer and two environmental groups took legal action claiming the campaign was misleading and greenwashing.
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House prices rise, but has a recovery begun?
More cheaper houses are changing hands, as the housing market finds its feet, new data indicates.
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Proposed government water reforms will cost ratepayers more - report
31 Oct 2025A report says it will undoubtedly see some councils facing continued downward pressure on their credit ratings.
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What can I claim to reduce tax on my investments?
1 Nov 2025RNZ's money correspondent answers your questions.
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Post-Covid monetary policy harder than ever: Economist
31 Oct 2025Speaking to an economist conference a Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee member likened the setting of monetary policy in the post-Covid era to batting on a "sticky" cricket wicket.
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SkyCity shareholders vent frustration over casino operator's performance
31 Oct 2025Chair Julian Cook told shareholders it still had an outstanding regulatory issue to deal with at the Adelaide Casino as they expressed frustrations over poor performance.
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Biggest sewage spill yet devastates oyster farms
31 Oct 2025Ten marine farms have been in a lengthy battle with the Auckland water company to stop sewage overflow contaminating their oyster crops. Audio
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DHL opens massive health logistics warehouse in Auckland
31 Oct 2025DHL said the warehouse was highly automated, with sophisticated robot pickers that could send small consignments of medicine directly to patients.
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Pessimists outnumber optimists in latest consumer confidence survey
Consumer confidence fell in October as soft economic headlines reinforce consumer caution.
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ASB warns of new scam risk for businesses
31 Oct 2025Scammers pretending to be from the bank's fraud team warn a customer's account is at risk.
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Amazon shares surge as AI boom drives cloud growth
Its share price skyrocketed by more than 10 percent on the back of better than expected earnings.
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