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'End of the road': Wellington café to shut its doors after 12 years
26 Jan 2026Spruce Goose, located near Wellington Airport, said in a post on social media it had been unable to secure a new lease.
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WorkSafe to look into holiday park, council over landslide
26 Jan 2026Recovery work resumed at the site of the Mount Maunganui disaster, where search crews are trying to recover six people. Audio
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Should we be rethinking how we rebuild after storms?
26 Jan 2026The floods keep coming, and we keep rebuilding. Is there a better way to cope with increasing numbers of infrastructure-wrecking storms?
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Popular café forced to shut by filmmaker's property company opens for the last time
25 Jan 2026The Miramar establishment, which has operated since 2009, is closing after Sir Peter Jackson's company WingNut PM terminated its lease.
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Haven't I already paid tax on my pension? - Ask Susan
24 Jan 2026RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions on pensions, KiwiSaver and retirement.
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Inflation rises back above Reserve Bank's target rate
23 Jan 2026Rising bills for food, electricity, rates and rents have driven inflation up to 3.1 percent.
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Fonterra expects to wrap up Mainland Group sale in the first quarter
23 Jan 2026Dairy giant Fonterra expects to complete the sale of its consumer business in the first quarter of this year.
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Warning insurance delays likely after severe weather
23 Jan 2026The Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman insurers will prioritise the most urgent cases first.
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Popular Queenstown bridge could be abandoned amid safety concerns
23 Jan 2026Repairing the attraction would be "difficult and neither cheap nor quick to implement".
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World Buskers Festival returns to Christchurch
23 Jan 2026From circus acts to street theatre and comedy, performers from 12 countries are converging on the city's streets for ten days.
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McDonald's gets consent for Wānaka drive-through
22 Jan 2026The fast food giant will develop a 450 square-metre 24 hour restaurant and drive-through in the Otago town.
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Woolworths warned it might be breaking the law
22 Jan 2026The Commerce Commission has warned Woolworths for what it believes is a likely breach of the Grocery Industry Competition Act.
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Almost $1m bill for failed property flip
22 Jan 2026A property reseller caught out by the falling housing market has been told to pay an Auckland couple more than $750,000 in damages, plus more than $100,000 in interest.
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Rent drops for first time in a decade, data shows
Realestate.co.nz said, based on its data, the national average weekly rent was down 1.8 percent in 2025 compared to 2024.
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What are your rights if rain has ruined your holiday?
Many New Zealanders' summer holidays ended as wild weather battered the North Island.
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Treasury figures show brighter situation than expected
The government's finances are in better than expected shape as spending has fallen more than the tax take.
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Kiwis smashing it abroad: Jewellers shining on world stage
22 Jan 2026Three Kiwi siblings went from carrying a table 2km to their Paris showcase to getting cheques from Claudia Schiffer.
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Inflation likely to stay higher than RBNZ forecasts
22 Jan 2026ANZ senior economist Miles Workman says seasonal factors are at play in the December period.
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What first-home buyers are paying - and what they get
22 Jan 2026For the first time in ages, Auckland has been overtaken as the most expensive place to buy.
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How your boss decides how much to pay you
22 Jan 2026More than 40 percent of employers use online guides to calculate salaries for familiar roles.
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Confidence returning to property market, REINZ says
It has released its data for December, which shows the national median price was up 1.4 percent year-on-year to $786,977. Month-on-month it was down 1.6 percent.
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How to tackle new year financial stress
22 Jan 2026Financial mentors impart their advice for those feeling stressed about their holiday spending and back-to-school costs.
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Job ads stall in December, after six months of growth
22 Jan 2026The 0.3 percent decline ended six months of consecutive increases.
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Business owner claims he lost money after Facebook and Instagram accounts banned
22 Jan 2026A Wellington man says his business lost money after its Instagram and Facebook accounts were banned.
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