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Does bright-line test actually stop property speculators?
RNZ money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions.
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Are you 'revenge saving'?
4 Oct 2025As the world continues to recover from altered post-pandemic spending habits, this is the latest trend commentators say is taking hold. Audio
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Disability assistance dog trainer stripped of accreditation
3 Oct 2025K9 Search Medical Detection was dropped from the list of organisations allowed to train such dogs. Audio
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NZX struggles to keep companies on board
3 Oct 2025The NZX capital markets continue to shrink, with another couple of long-time public listed companies set to go.
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Kiwi consumers urged to complain more
3 Oct 2025The FMA has found that fewer than than one-third of people are confident about how to complain about their financial service provider.
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Hospitality NZ calls for U-turn on NCEA Level 1
3 Oct 2025The hospitality sector fears the government's NCEA overhaul will worsen staff shortages and undermine its drive to grow the tourism industry.
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Artist prevails in court bid to stop sale of work
3 Oct 2025Internationally renowned artist Yaacov Agam has succeeded in the latest step of his legal battle to stop his work being sold against his will.
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Afterpay changes 'raising red flags' - financial consultant
3 Oct 2025Afterpay has reversed a policy it put in place in March which stopped people racking up debt by using buy now, pay later on essentials. Audio
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The employers doing more for working parents
3 Oct 2025The end of the school holidays is drawing near, bringing with it relief for many parents from the juggle of school holiday programmes or babysitters. Audio
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Mobile providers less transparent with customers
2 Oct 2025Consumer NZ's annual review with the Commerce Commission, released on Tuesday, showed Spark, One NZ and 2degrees all scored poorly. Audio
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Westpac becomes latest bank to cut rates
2 Oct 2025The bank's one-year home loan rate is in line with BNZ and ANZ.
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One third of Kiwi workers have more than one job, as they battle cost of living crisis
2 Oct 2025Thirty-three percent of people have taken on another role, the second highest globally after Australia 34 percent.
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Warehouse Group reports another full-year loss
2 Oct 2025The group, which owns the 'red sheds', Noel Leeming and Warehouse Stationery stores, said profitability remained below acceptable levels.
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Bremworth seals deal with world's biggest flooring company
2 Oct 2025However, the deal will likely be scrutinised by the Commerce Commission because Mohawk's subsidiary already owns two other local brands.
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Textile firm Nanolayr placed in voluntary administration
2 Oct 2025The administrators are seeking expressions of interest from potential local and international buyers for the Auckland-based business.
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Timber industry welcomes 10% tariff as a 'bit of relief'
News the US imposed a tariff of 10 percent on imported timber has come as a relief to industry, which expected a higher figure.
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How a public grocery chain would disrupt NZ's supermarket duopoly
1 Oct 2025Analysis: Its focus would be generic products, staples and low-cost commodities - the categories stretched households need.
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Rolleston 1080 bait factory sold at a loss
2 Oct 2025The West Coast Regional Council sold its controversial Rolleston 1080 factory last year for $70,000 under valuation, records show.
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How do our 1 percenters compare to the rest of the world?
New Zealand's richest people are worth at least $4.375 million as an individual and $8.727m as a household.
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Uncertain funding, politics hindering development - report
2 Oct 2025The infrastructure and building sectors want a more reliable pipeline of work, a new survey has found.
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Number of disabled people in financial hardship growing, data shows
2 Oct 2025It's been a tough few years for many households - but people with disabilities have been struggling particularly hard, representatives say.
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Is the house price slide over?
House prices stopped their slide in September - but not everywhere.
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Are there recession-proof jobs?
2 Oct 2025It's been a difficult time for anyone looking for a job - but if you're looking for a "recession proof" option for the future, employment experts say there are a few roles to consider.
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Biggest bank cuts interest rates
1 Oct 2025The country's biggest bank has moved to match BNZ with a one-year home loan rate below 4.5 percent.
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'Vague threat' - Trump tariff talk takes aim at NZ film industry
1 Oct 2025Explainer - Donald Trump wants a 100 percent tariff on "foreign movies" made outside the US. What would that do to NZ's film industry? Audio
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Government takes softly softly approach to energy reform
1 Oct 2025Analysis - The government's response to electricity sector reform has been talk of significant changes followed by gradual, piecemeal measures that disappoint many, Gyles Beckford writes.
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What makes a New Zealand '1 percenter'
1 Oct 2025New data shows what you need to be among the country's richest people.
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After years of trouble, Port of Auckland is on the up and up
1 Oct 2025A new tripartite agreement for the Port of Auckland signals a turnaround for a workplace long dogged by controversy, including debt, delays and death.
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