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Class action against two major banks offers to settle for $300m
The case involves more than 150,000 customers who were impacted by overcharging of fees and interest.
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What is the Māori economy?
16 Jul 2025The Māori economy is "thriving", recent statistics have revealed, but a new report shows Māori businesses don't always measure their success monetarily.
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Big electricity retailers forced to lower off-peak power prices
16 Jul 2025The Electricity Authority has announced new rules for the retailers.
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What would happen if a KiwiSaver provider failed?
16 Jul 2025NZ's KiwiSaver schemes have different protections for members, which should prevent the kind of investment losses seen after the failure of a Australian…
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Woman found she was added to husband's loan when asked to repay it
16 Jul 2025The woman was one of 1469 complaints to Financial Services Complaints Ltd in the year to 30 June.
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Storm damage closes Tasman's Great Taste trail again
16 Jul 2025The popular biking trail is a lifeline for the local economy, bringing in $34m annually.
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Building industry hopes for eventual upturn
16 Jul 2025Conditions in the building industry are still tight, new research says, but there are hopes it has hit the bottom.
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What makes a bull worth $161,000?
The bidder who smashed a national price record at the recent Angus bull sales says his purchase is "beautifully put together".
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'It really is hard for older job seekers to find work at the moment'
15 Jul 2025Dozens of people are signing up to a job site for older workers, with more noticeably struggling to find jobs over the past nine months. Audio
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Queenstown hotel fined $22,000 for breaches under Fisheries Act
15 Jul 2025The Rees Hotel was fined for illegally selling recreationally caught crayfish and failing to keep records. Audio
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Former Reserve Bank boss Orr joins Cook Islands Super board
15 Jul 2025Adrian Orr previously headed the NZ Super for more than a decade.
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Banking and investment behaviour faces change as population ages
15 Jul 2025The central bank said the financial industry needs to understand and get prepared for what may be complex, long term changes, that may also increase risks to the financial system.
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KiwiRail bans 2500 workers from using sleep meds citing safety concerns
15 Jul 2025The company's chief medical officer says melatonin and Zopiclone are not compatible with safety critical work.
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Health insurance crunch prompts call for tax break
A third of New Zealanders have health insurance and another 27 percent say they previously had it but no longer do. Audio
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Auckland sees drop in house prices
15 Jul 2025Despite, the national median house price staying steady year-on-year at $770,000.
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A slice of Italy in Dunedin's St Clair
15 Jul 2025A seaside suburb is becoming a haven for Italian expats and foodies alike.
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Former IRD employee loses ERA claim following comments about free period products
15 Jul 2025The Employment Relations Authority found Inland Revenue's policy to provide products in male and female bathrooms did not disadvantage Christine Massof.
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Where Auckland has fallen behind its peers
15 Jul 2025And why it risks falling even further behind similar cities around the world, according to a new report. Audio
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Is it worth paying a real estate agent to sell your house?
You might pay a real estate agent $30,000 by the time it's all over. So what do you get? Audio
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HelloFresh pleads guilty to misleading behaviour
15 Jul 2025Meal-kit provider HelloFresh has pleaded guilty to misleading behaviour under the Fair Trading Act.
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Foodstuffs North Island taken to court over alleged 'cartel conduct'
15 Jul 2025The Commerce Commission said the supermarket chain did not deal with the supplier in good faith. Audio
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Tasman communities hit by growing trees not slash - forestry industry leader
Residents across the Tasman region say forestry slash has exacerbated flood damage. Audio
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Troubled waters for orange roughy
15 Jul 2025New Zealand's orange roughy stocks are under fresh scrutiny, and a major fishery faces closure
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European markets drop after Trump's latest tariff warning
14 Jul 2025European markets have mostly fallen today after Donald Trump's latest trade war salvos saw him threaten to hit the European Union and Mexico with 30 percent tariffs.
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A radical tax plan to avoid an economic 'car crash'
The idea proposed by a former finance minister and an economist would have you paying into savings rather than tax.
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Bitcoin price passes US$120,00 for the first time
14 Jul 2025It is a major milestone for the world's largest cryptocurrency as investors bet on long-sought policy wins for the industry this week.
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Why you should write a will - now
14 Jul 2025There are some horror stories about the wreckage left behind when people die without leaving a will, but now something watertight is easier to draw up than ever before.
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Soaring power prices spark call for urgent sector reform
14 Jul 2025The group's open letter to the Prime Minister calls for urgent reform of the energy sector as consumers, businesses struggle to keep the heat on and wholesale costs climb.
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