Business
Summer jobs: Avoiding the 'wedgie' slide at Splash Planet
Donnett Dellow is in her sixth season as head of security at the Hastings water park. Her grandkids think she is the coolest.
Five things to do if you're retiring in 2026
Retirement is one of the biggest financial changes that many people go through in their lives.
Third party travel booking services 'price gouging' customers
A Dunedin woman is urging people to check they are not booking flights through a third-party agency, after her elderly mother paid far more on flights from Wellington.
What to expect from power prices in the coming year
Consumer NZ is hopeful that electricity prices will improve in 2026, saying there are some positive signs.
What the man behind one of NZ's largest tech exporters is most proud of
Founder of accounting company Xero, Sir Rod Drury, has been made a Knight Companion in the New Year Honours.
Ten businesses that didn't survive 2025
It was another tough year financially for many businesses, and some high-profile names didn't make it.
Why Starbucks doesn't want to be everywhere anymore
The 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.
Gull, NPD merger should bring fuel prices down - AA
The Automobile Association believes a proposed merger between two fuel companies should drive down pump prices.
The money things you wanted to know about the most this year
RNZ readers sent in hundreds of questions in 2025 to our correspondent Susan Edmunds - many of them around one particular topic.
Break in at antique store 'another blow', owner says
A Napier antique shop owner is blaming the high price of silver, after an overnight burglary at her store between Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
What to remember before your Boxing Day shopping spree
Consumer NZ is urging people to do their homework, double check gift cards and know their rights ahead of the sale frenzy Friday.
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.
'Easier to get growth out of an economic hole' - Did we survive 2025?
Why has the economy so persistently underperformed this year? Experts reveal what held things back.
Woolworths customer care workers on strike till midnight
It's the third strike by Workers First Union members in the past fortnight following four rounds of negotiations.
Busy Christmas Eve for retailers: More than 9,000 sales per minute
Payments company Worldline says noon to 1pm saw 563,303 sales recorded on its network.
IKEA refund frustrates customer after botched furniture delivery
A customer who had his IKEA order refunded on Christmas Eve says there are problems with the way the retailer is handling orders.
The rules if you're working, or running a business, over the Christmas break
It'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.
What is (and isn't) open on Christmas Day
By now, for many of us, presents will be wrapped and the groceries bought. But for those who need a last-minute gift or a dash to the supermarket, you may be in luck.
Cheese shop owner 'devastated' as discarded product resold
The owner of a cheese company whose discarded product was stolen from a Waikato landfill and resold is worried the situation will damage their reputation.
India free-trade agreement a win-win for NZ - economist
The market opportunity for New Zealand is huge, Infometrics chief executive Brad Olsen says.