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Can the solar industry keep the lights on?
Financial Times: Global supply glut of panels hurts producers, helps installations.
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Japanese carmakers ‘very scared’ by China’s rapid EV development
Financial Times: Sony-Honda joint venture boss says conservative culture must change.
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Google co-founder backs biotech studying psychedelic African shrub
Financial Times: Sergey Brin’s non-profit funds research into using hallucinogen.
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Markets with Madison
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Currency control? Why Reserve Bank of NZ wants digital money
And how the future of payments would protect our privacy.
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‘Moderately bearish’: Why Microsoft, Apple & Nvidia concentration could cause US market correction
US equities are euphoric this year, but is the market on course for a comedown?
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How insurers are rethinking New Zealand’s risk
Markets with Madison: Premiums have doubled in a decade. Changes are underway.
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Competition head-on: NZ's biggest new Pak'nSave rising beside rival Woolworths
Newcomer makes a bold challenge, developing giant store right next door.
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The Lion roars: How a cluster of breweries came to be owned by a Japanese conglomerate
Doug Myers was instrumental in transforming Lion Breweries into an international company.
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Cream of the crop: NZ's 10 largest dairy farmers revealed
After a tumultuous decade, some new names have emerged as NZ's biggest dairy farmers.
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How to have your cake and eat it too
KiwiSaver is great - especially if you can add icing on the cake.
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Financial tree planted now bears fruit
Investing in your 20s, 30s and 40s – what you need to know
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How to power through power cuts
Portable solar power station great way to beat winter disruptions.
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Retirement? What's that?
74yo shows there's nothing "retiring" about a retirement village.
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Make ‘the golden years’ truly golden
Nuture what you have ahead of retirement & think about lifestyle.
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China’s gold rush: its effects on us
China's gold buys, the limp US$ and conflicts mean gold is “hot”.
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Property
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French-inspired chateau at elite Kiwi rowing spot sells for close to $5m
Business couple plan to renovate the sprawling lakeside mansion.
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'No card, no play': SkyCity to bring new cards to NZ, Adelaide next year
Casino cards are on the way - but how might they work to stop problem gamblers?
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Why Aussie house prices hit a new high (and NZ's housing market is in a slump)
Australia has enjoyed 18 solid months of price growth.
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He lost his aviation industry job during Covid, now airports are using his tech
OneReg aims to reduce the operational drag most airlines face.
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Hnry gears up for growth with new office and global plans
Staff have moved into the new Wellington headquarters.
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The ad creative doing good for not-for-profits
Space where marketing professionals can donate their time and expertise to charities.
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‘My life has been better’: Auckland mum loses eye to cancer, finds dreams
Surgeons had to remove a woman's eye after discovering a mandarin-sized tumour.
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Inside Economics: Why is the RBNZ so negative - and is the divide in rate-cut forecasts credible?
Also today: is the divide in rate-cut forecasts credible? Why is the RBNZ so negative?
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Auckland mum narrowly avoids jail for Covid business scam
Mum pilfered thousands in pandemic loan scheme fraud.
Technology
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$250m in savings if tap-and-go fees regulated, says watchdog
The regulator says $1 billion a year is spent on PayWave, online credit card fees.
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Flood of political news confounds AI chatbots
'They’re incredibly good at communication. They’re not optimised necessarily for truth.'
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AI-powered tax app wins investment from Kiwi start-up royalty
Start-up puts open banking issues in focus.
Business Travel
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Battle of business class: Qatar Airways fires a new shot
Arline says new product provides more social space for groups travelling together.
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He lost his aviation industry job during Covid, now airports are using his tech
OneReg aims to reduce the operational drag most airlines face.
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Air New Zealand’s Kiri Hannifin: ‘I live in my own skin - it’s pretty much all I’ve got’
The former face of Countdown has had to balance business and strongly held social values
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Trade Me job applications hit record levels
Beneficiaries being encouraged to apply for 'any' job may be adding to the number.
Flood of political news confounds AI chatbots
'They’re incredibly good at communication. They’re not optimised necessarily for truth.'
Do you really get a bargain on a mortgagee sale?
More than 20,000 home loans were 'past due' but how many are actually for sale?
Jarden Wealth Weekly: What are emergency funds and why do you need one?
OPINION: Instead of cash is king, think cash management is king.
Property Insider: New SkyCity CEO starts; NZ’s highest outdoor office garden
Michael Ahearne has gone. Now ex-army officer Jason Walbridge has returned from Las Vegas.
Westpac touts potential of shared home ownership schemes, but will it actually take on more risk?
Community housing providers accuse banks of being too risk averse.
AI-powered tax app wins investment from Kiwi start-up royalty
Start-up puts open banking issues in focus.
Market close: Takeover news sparks surge in Arvida, The Warehouse share prices
After firing up in the morning the local index fell sharply in the afternoon.
'Exciting': NZ sheep milk company scores a big win in China
Spring Sheep has gaining brand registration for its infant milk formula.
NZ law firm predicts legal class actions in wake of Crowdstrike global IT outage chaos
Shareholder claims against unprepared organisations are also a possibility.
Joe Biden resignation: ‘Trump Trade’ bets and market volatility expected
Stiff tariff talk, speculation about Trump 2.0 influence market moves.
Tiwai Point to ramp down electricity usage to ease tight supply
Tightening gas supply and low lake levels have pushed wholesale power prices higher.
More home loan rate cuts – if you can get them
Rate relief may take time to filter through to households.
Why giant American investor wants to take over Arvida Group for $2b
Sector penalised by rapid increases in interest rates in the past 12 to 18 months - Solly.
Imports plunge, New Zealand records $669m goods trade surplus for June
Kiwifruit exports shone but car imports tanked.
CrowdStrike chaos: Microsoft’s tone-deaf ‘less than 1%’ post
That tiny percentage included your bank and your supermarket.
Supermarket plans? Sir Stephen Tindall in share bid for The Warehouse
But the company has told shareholders not to sell.
Arvida shareholders offered 65% premium on shares in takeover offer
Board unanimously recommends New York-based outfit's takeover bid.
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Sponsored: Rub shoulders with Sir John Key at Gibbston Valley Resort
Queenstown's latest lifestyle opportunity is proving very popular.
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Kiwi bank that starred in World's Fastest Indian fetches $650K at auction
Heritage building had key role in hit film starring Oscar-winner Sir Anthony Hopkins.
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Adding value to your property - the easy way
Make your backyard beautiful, adding value with easy updates
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More kiwi homeowners turning to solar
Solar energy now an economically viable option with up-take here and overseas increasing.
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Ngāi Tahu brings iwi values to industrial development
Poised to deliver its third major industrial development to the market.