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Country's largest orange roughy fishery 'past the brink' of collapse, conservation group says
9 Jul 2025The group wants the Chatham Rise fishery closed to return the species to healthy stock levels. Audio
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Top economist presses case for OCR cut
"We need to be running, not crawling out of this recession," a chief economist says as the Reserve Bank looks set to hold today. Audio
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Lumberyard told to pay $450k after worker crushed to death
9 Jul 2025Ethyn McTier's family says the loss of the gentle soul has left a gap in their lives that can never be filled.
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Qantas cyber attack victims say airline is failing to protect data
9 Jul 2025The airline is also still working to determine exactly what data was stolen for each affected customer.
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House building costs rise at strongest rate in nearly two years
9 Jul 2025But a property economist says it might not signal a return of price pressures.
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PGG Wrightson acquires Nexan Group for $20 million
Rural services company PGG Wrightson has acquired local animal health company Nexan Group for $20 million in a move the listed company says will keep production of key farm products in New Zealand.
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Working from home: 'Flexibility regret' vs long-term arrangements
8 Jul 2025Employees with casual agreements to work from home may still have a case for not coming into the office, despite a recent employment ruling on the issue. Audio
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Protest outside Supreme Court over Uber case
8 Jul 2025The Court is to decide whether its drivers should be considered employees.
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Uber's fight over drivers' employment status goes to Supreme Court
8 Jul 2025Uber is appealing against a landmark Employment Court decision that granted four drivers workplace protection. Audio
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National average home value falls slightly
8 Jul 2025Wellington recorded the biggest fall, down 2 percent. Audio
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Northland cut off during Auckland's Covid lockdown, businesses say
8 Jul 2025Northland's business community has told a Royal Commission of Inquiry that maintaining road access to the region should be a key lesson. Audio
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Qantas 'contacted by potential cybercriminal' after attack on data
7 Jul 2025Qantas says it has been contacted by "a potential cybercriminal" less than a week after revealing a "significant" breach and theft of data on up to 6 million of its customers from its records during a…
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Covid-19 Inquiry: Business leader says future vaccine mandates won't work
7 Jul 2025The Royal Commission heard of the profound impacts on small to medium businesses coping with public health restrictions during the pandemic.
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Are NZ banks being taxed properly?
7 Jul 2025The finance minister is receiving advice from IRD on how income tax laws apply to the major banks.
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Businesses warned as IRD cracks down
7 Jul 2025Businesses are being urged to get their books in order and be ready to answer probing questions.
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BNZ's new offer for technology entrepreneurs
7 Jul 2025The bank is offering something new for technology entrepreneurs.
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Will there be another cut in the OCR this week?
7 Jul 2025To cut or not to cut? That is the question confronting the Reserve Bank's monetary policy committee this week. Audio
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The red tape plaguing the medicinal cannabis market
7 Jul 2025New Zealand is one of the best places in the world to grow dope, but getting it to market is a regulatory nightmare.
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Kiwi company launches power saving panel
7 Jul 2025Once installed homeowners get insight over how they're using electricity, the ability to automate appliances and advanced electrical safety features.
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French fare leaves sour taste after bakers vanish leaving unpaid bills
6 Jul 2025A couple who arrived in New Zealand and set up a French patisserie cut a swath of deceit before leaving the country suddenly.
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How to keep your power bill down this winter
4 Jul 2025The price of electricity has gone up almost 9 percent in the past year and 20 percent of Kiwis are struggling with their bills. Audio
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Hugh Jackson named Young Farmer of the Year
The 26-year-old was crowned the 57th FMG Young Farmer of the Year on Saturday evening after the final event in Invercargill.
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'Taken away my life': Companies fined after workers collapse in toxic gas pit
4 Jul 2025Paul Smith Earthmoving and Taylorville Resource Park Limited split more than $685,000 in fines, fees and reparation.
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Workers at fire-destroyed New World facing redundancy
4 Jul 2025The massive blaze two weeks ago took more than 10 hours to put out and left the building badly damaged with a collapsed ceiling. Audio
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