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Are surcharges a double-dip? - Ask Susan
RNZ's money correspondent answers your questions.
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What population growth means for house prices
18 Apr 2025The country has grown by roughly two Hamiltons since 2018 - so what does that mean for the house market?
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Explainer: What does the US ruling on Google's illegal ad tech monopoly mean?
18 Apr 2025A US judge's ruling that Google has illegal monopolies in ad technology sets up the possibility of US prosecutors seeking a breakup.
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How do home loan rates compare to other countries'?
18 Apr 2025New Zealand home loan rates might be falling, but how do they compare to those of the rest of the world?
Business headlines with summaries.
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'Pebbles for penguins': You can now buy from tariffed-hit Heard Island
17 Apr 2025A waddle of penguins are resorting to rockonomics in the face of Trump's tariffs. Audio
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Medical testing company loses millions amid 'funding gap', staff to strike over pay
The result is the third straight year with no dividend payment to shareholders.
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Here's what rising prices might mean for interest rates
17 Apr 2025Prices rose a little more than expected - is that likely to stop rate cuts?
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WTF: Weird Tariff Frenzy - what it means for NZ and the world
11 Apr 2025Analysis: The US and China are head-to-head in a trade war, and as the saying goes 'when two elephants fight, it's the grass that gets trampled'.
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'We got it wrong': KiwiRail apologises for refusing refunds after ferry disruptions
17 Apr 2025A Commerce Commission investigation found KiwiRail misled customers in the aftermath of 2023's disruptive ferry cancellations. Audio
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Fonterra pursue dual-track process in sale of Mainland Group
17 Apr 2025The dairy co-operative will undertake both a trade sale and public offering.
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One NZ looking for solution to make fibre lines resilient to rats
17 Apr 2025Rats chewed through a fibre cable near Dunedin. Audio
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Inflation edges up to 2.5%
17 Apr 2025Stats NZ says the Consumer Price Index rose 0.9 percent in the three months ended March.
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Woolworths gets go-ahead to buy ready meal maker
17 Apr 2025Woolworths' acquisition of Beak & Johnston was unlikely to substantially lessen competition, the Commerce Commission said.
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What happened to millions of Kiwi's data after Flybuys ended
17 Apr 2025The customer database contains sensitive personal information about millions of New Zealanders.
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Major bank brings one-year fixed home loans below 5 percent
17 Apr 2025In recent days, ANZ, Kiwibank, BNZ and Westpac have all lowered their one-year rate to 4.99 percent.
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Working from home? You could be less likely to get promoted
16 Apr 2025A survey of 500 full-time office workers found people are aware of the limitations associated with working from home.
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ANZ forecasts further OCR cuts to support economic recovery
16 Apr 2025ANZ chief economist Sharon Zollner says the current uncertainty surrounding global trade is another headwind for New Zealand's recovery.
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Tariffs hit campervan firm's profit outlook
17 Apr 2025THL said there had been drop in interest for inbound travel to the United States while other rental markets, particularly Canada, were experiencing some growth.
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GDP growth forecast to dip by more than half next year
17 Apr 2025An economic think tank says the global volatility could not have come at a worse time for New Zealand.
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'About to be worthless': Air NZ expects $20m of credits to go unclaimed soon
"Some may have forgotten these, moved or found travel plans unfeasible," an investment adviser says.
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Reserve Bank's budget to be slashed by 25%
16 Apr 2025Finance Minister Nicola Willis said the central bank had "grown hugely" in recent years.
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'Bumper' salt volumes in cyclone recovery at Lake Grassmere
16 Apr 2025Harvest produced nothing after being disrupted by Cyclone Gabrielle.
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South Island back online after contractor and rodents cut through fibre cables
16 Apr 2025Rodents and a contractor had brought down many internet and phone services for the lower South Island, with people across Southland and Otago reporting outages.
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US-China trade war leaves NZ worse off, but still well placed to weather the storm
Analysis: Forecasting the potential impact of Donald Trump's turbulent tariff policies is a fraught business - and fraught for business.
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Can you really get a cheap LV bag on TikTok?
16 Apr 2025People claiming to be from China are hitting back at US tariffs, and say they're revealing where shoppers can get luxury goods cheaper.
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Home loan rates drop further
16 Apr 2025A new home loan rate cut means 4.99 percent is no longer the cheapest available in the market.
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Former Facebook CEO on why it should be banned for kids
16 Apr 2025Stephen Scheeler was one of the social media giant's biggest champions. Now he thinks its algorithms are "frightening" unsafe for kids. Audio
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Air New Zealand expects 'substantial' drop in profits
16 Apr 2025It estimates earnings before taxation to be within a range of $150m to $190 million.
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