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Summer jobs: Running a massive inflatable water park
2 Jan 2026One of the world's largest inflatable water parks is just outside of Queenstown and Abbey Bisset works there.
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What the man behind one of NZ's largest tech exporters is most proud of
31 Dec 2025Founder of accounting company Xero, Sir Rod Drury, has been made a Knight Companion in the New Year Honours.
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Ten businesses that didn't survive 2025
30 Dec 2025It was another tough year financially for many businesses, and some high-profile names didn't make it.
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Why Starbucks doesn't want to be everywhere anymore
30 Dec 2025The coffee chain spent years trying to become an inescapable storefront on the streets of New York, Los Angeles and other big cities in America. Now that's coming to an end.
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The money things you wanted to know about the most this year
27 Dec 2025RNZ readers sent in hundreds of questions in 2025 to our correspondent Susan Edmunds - many of them around one particular topic.
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What it's like being the only residents on a private South Auckland island
1 Jan 2026The first residents have moved in to a gated island community in Manukau Harbour.
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What to remember before your Boxing Day shopping spree
25 Dec 2025Consumer NZ is urging people to do their homework, double check gift cards and know their rights ahead of the sale frenzy Friday.
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Gull, NPD merger will drive down petrol prices, companies say
The companies have 240 sites between them, and a combined buying power of one billion litres of fuel a year.
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'Easier to get growth out of an economic hole' - Did we survive 2025?
25 Dec 2025Why has the economy so persistently underperformed this year? Experts reveal what held things back.
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IKEA refund frustrates customer after botched furniture delivery
24 Dec 2025A customer who had his IKEA order refunded on Christmas Eve says there are problems with the way the retailer is handling orders.
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Gull, NPD merger should bring fuel prices down - AA
28 Dec 2025The Automobile Association believes a proposed merger between two fuel companies should drive down pump prices.
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Woolworths customer care workers on strike till midnight
24 Dec 2025It's the third strike by Workers First Union members in the past fortnight following four rounds of negotiations.
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Busy Christmas Eve for retailers: More than 9,000 sales per minute
24 Dec 2025Payments company Worldline says noon to 1pm saw 563,303 sales recorded on its network.
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The rules if you're working, or running a business, over the Christmas break
24 Dec 2025It's the time of year when it can be easy to forget which day it is, but for retailers - and the staff working in them - keeping track of the rules is important through the holidays.
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Commerce Commission concerned about Bremworth takeover
24 Dec 2025The Commerce Commission has competition concerns about a takeover that would bring the country's two biggest carpet manufacturers a single owner.
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Trade Me's top viewed auctions of 2025 revealed
23 Dec 2025Well-worn shoes, some vintage soft drink cans and a date with a rhinoceros - these are some of the top purchases Kiwis were considering.
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Break in at antique store 'another blow', owner says
26 Dec 2025A Napier antique shop owner is blaming the high price of silver, after an overnight burglary at her store between Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
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Parking hard to find as Boxing Day sales begin
26 Dec 2025Bargain hunters have started their Boxing Day shopping early to avoid crowds and traffic.
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FTA with India: 'Bad deal' or 'strategically significant milestone'?
22 Dec 2025NZ First says it is a bad deal, but there is widespread support for the Free Trade Agreement with India among the New Zealand business community.
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India free-trade agreement a win-win for NZ - economist
The market opportunity for New Zealand is huge, Infometrics chief executive Brad Olsen says.
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Electricity Authority lodges formal complaint against Genesis
23 Dec 2025It says Genesis could be liable for a penalty of up to $2 million.
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Why home loan applicants might face an extra wait
23 Dec 2025Mortgage advisers say a busier-than-usual period for applications, coupled with the impending Christmas break, could mean a wait for some borrowers.
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Why insurer turned down claim for ruby lost from wedding ring
23 Dec 2025The woman had worn her wedding ring every day for 42 years until one day the stone fell out and was lost.
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Paramount's new, hostile offer to Warner Bros Discovery
23 Dec 2025Oracle founder Larry Ellison, who's also Paramount CEO David Ellison's dad, will personally guarantee the US$40 billion he is putting up to bankroll the transaction.
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