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FMA censures ethical fund manager Pathfinder over ads
18 Dec 2024The ads related to animal testing and fossil fuels.
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Consumer confidence up, but still below long time average
18 Dec 2024The Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Index was up 7 points to 97.5 in December, anything below 100 indicated a pessimistic view.
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Ikea finishes Auckland distribution centre ahead of store opening
17 Dec 2024Its warehouse at Auckland Airport's The Landing Business Park will start stocking shipments from May 2025.=
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Air NZ purchases more than 30 million litres of sustainable fuel
18 Dec 2024SAF is made from 100 percent renewable waste such as animal fat and used cooking oil.
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Smallest minimum wage increase 'since the 1990s'
17 Dec 2024The minimum wage will rise by 1.5 percent to $23.50 from April 1, it was announced Tuesday.
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Property market picks up - but what's going on in Wellington?
17 Dec 2024New data shows buyers willing to move, and something surprising in the capital.
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Green shoots for Hawke's Bay apple industry with 'well-needed' capital injection
13 Dec 2024Country Life: Shane Flynn from Craigmore Sustainables explains why they see a bright future for the region's horticulture sector.
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'Enormous mismatch' in working parents' battle for leave
17 Dec 2024The a new movement is encouraging employers to focus more on output, not the number of hours worked.
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Toyworld opens five new stores across New Zealand
17 Dec 2024General manager Repeka Clubb said despite the tough retail environment, Toyworld has performed well this year.
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Orion Health to be taken over by Canadian company
17 Dec 2024The take over of the New Zealand medical software company is valued at about NZ$175 million.
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Number of job ads rises for first time in months
17 Dec 2024The industrial and construction sectors drove last month's rise but conditions remain tough for those looking for a job.
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Genesis Energy in final stage of upgrade to historic hydro power stations
17 Dec 2024The $95 million upgrade began 10 years ago.
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Government forecasts expected to get even worse
16 Dec 2024Broad expectations are for the budget deficit to push out by more than $1b from the budget forecast towards $15b for the year ended June.
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Big gigs, big prices: Stats show impact of dynamic pricing on flight costs
16 Dec 2024Consumer NZ says it is further proof there is a need for a market study into domestic aviation.
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Disgraced NZ businessman sentenced to 8 years' jail in Australia
16 Dec 2024Former Blue Chip boss Mark Bryers will serve at least six years of his sentence.
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Good news for renters as landlords 'having to compete harder'
16 Dec 2024More properties are coming onto the market and some are taking longer to rent out, easing pressures, an investors group said.
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Economic slowdown expected in GDP figures
17 Dec 2024An economist says regardless of the September quarter results, recent evidence suggests the economy is past the worst.
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Pay rises for Woolworths staff
16 Dec 2024It comes after what the union has described as a "difficult" bargaining process.
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Government books will stay deep in the red until 2029
17 Dec 2024And Nicola Willis has adopted a new measure for its finances, excluding the impact of ACC, which it said distorted previous forecasts.
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'Haven't seen prices like this for many years'
16 Dec 2024Food prices only moved a fraction, but there's good news for some shoppers.
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AI influencing Christmas gift buying
16 Dec 2024That is not to say Santa is replacing his elves with robots, but it certainly is changing some people's holiday habits. Audio
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Westfield operator looks to build apartments on shopping centres
15 Dec 2024The malls - which are close to existing civic and transport hubs - "have the potential to be part of addressing the housing supply", CEO says.
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Will paying for uni disrupt rest home subsidy?
14 Dec 2024RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions.
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Busting the '$1 million-to-retire' myth
14 Dec 2024There's a big factor some retirement planning isn't considering, actuaries say - and are some retirees spending a lot on alcohol?
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