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Handing over personal data: What are your rights?
Not every business is following best practise when it comes to storing your information, nor disposing of it when it is no longer needed. Audio
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Spending downturn has retailers surviving off overdrafts
10:57 am todayLatest spending data shows another decline, with consumers spending less than a year ago.
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More than 50,000 property investors making losses
12:29 pm todayInformation released under the Official Information Act shows that there were 53,350 taxpayers who reported negative rental income in the 2023 tax year.
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Family caught out by quirk in childcare subsidy calculation
10:09 am todayA family does not qualify for the Family Boost early childhood education rebate, despite earning "well below" the advertised $180,000 cap.
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Private company offers to help build Dunedin Hospital
3 Oct 2024With plans for the new hospital in trouble, the company is interested in getting a call from the Health Minister. Audio
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'This was their life': Closing the door on Winstone Pulp
3 Oct 2024Hundreds of mill workers farewelled their workplace for the final time today, as Winstone Pulp International closed the doors on 45 years of operations. Audio
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Fewer regional flights mean less money circulating - mayor
Queenstown Lakes District's mayor is disappointed that Air NZ is making cuts to regional routes. Audio
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Westpac apologises for notification sent in error
3 Oct 2024Westpac One customers had received a string of numbers instead of a message due to an error.
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High-flying Du Val's crash and burn
3 Oct 2024A convoluted drama playing out for an Auckland property developer has ensnared small-scale investors and contractors alike.
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'My family has to go without groceries': The surge in late payments
3 Oct 2024Renee Joblin runs a small engineering company. Right now, she's waiting for $10,000 in payments that should have come in weeks ago.
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EU's deforestation delay good news for NZ meat sector
The red meat sector has welcomed news the EU is delaying its deforestation regulation by 12 months.
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Forestry not to blame for Smithfield meatworks closure, industry says
Federated Farmers earlier said land use change was to blame, with farms being converted into carbon forests at alarming rates.
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Are small businesses doing it tougher than in the GFC?
2 Oct 2024Opinion - Small businesses are being squeezed from every side, and doing it tougher in some ways even than during the GFC, Antje Fiedler and Benjamin Fath write.
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What 'Jack and Jill' can teach us about capital gains taxes
30 Sep 2024Opinion - Superficially, it seems fair to tax income from all sources. Yet it could be anything but, Richard Meade writes.
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Is a 'rich pricks' attitude holding NZ back?
18 Sep 2024New Zealanders struggle to speak candidly about wealth, which might make it hard to address growing inequality.
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'We're going to remove those rules' - NZX-listed companies set for change
16 Sep 2024The government is planning to drop what it calls a "huge layering of personal liabilities for directors" to encourage more listings on the stock exchange.
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'You've got to know when you've got enough' - Millionaire on giving wealth away
14 Sep 2024"The more you give, the more will come back to you," says Ranjna Patel. Audio
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How the 'Briscoes Bloke' is making millions - even in a recession
13 Sep 2024He owns over 75% of a company that posted record half year sales of $372 million in the middle of an economic downturn that's clobbered the retail industry.
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How NZ's largest cannabis clinic opened in a swanky suburb
3 Oct 2024When you drive south down State Highway 1, you can't ignore the exit number: 420.
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'End of an era' - Winstone Pulp closes after 45 years
3 Oct 2024Zach Ryan first walked in the doors of the mill 14 years ago, fresh out of high school. Audio
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Buy now pay later loans 'snowballing' into multiple loans - financial mentors
3 Oct 2024Financial mentors are concerned that buy now pay later loans are snowballing into major debt problems for some borrowers.
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House prices will stop falling soon - Corelogic
We're nearing the bottom of the market, research firm says.
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Petrol stations using buy now pay later schemes for fuel
2 Oct 2024New payment methods have sparked a warning for struggling households.
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Calls grow for Reserve Bank to slash interest rates
2 Oct 2024But how does New Zealand's experience really compare to other countries?
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Former sparkie in for $9m payday as his app sells for $100m+
2 Oct 2024Curtis Bailey, who left school for an apprenticeship at a small electrical engineering company in South Auckland, is in line for a $9 million-plus payday.
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Air New Zealand cutting back capacity of domestic routes
2 Oct 2024The changes stem from reduced demand, as well as some aircraft being out of service due to global engine maintenance issues, the airline says.
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Horizon widens for NZ blueberry growers
2 Oct 2024Minister for Trade and Agriculture Todd McClay has unveiled a long-awaited duty free agreement.
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Genesis Energy takes majority stake in ChargeNet
2 Oct 2024Genesis says the new deal will steer customers to EVs.
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