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![Kiwi cannabis companies to hash together](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Kiwi cannabis companies to hash together
Cannasouth to acquire cannabis competitor for almost $50 million.
![Auckland port's future: Top firms say efficiency, not posturing, must be priority](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Auckland port's future: Top firms say efficiency, not posturing, must be priority
Too much posturing for big firms tired of politcial tirades, congestion.
![What’s the best emoji to tell your co-worker you hate them?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
What’s the best emoji to tell your co-worker you hate them?
New York Times: We’re living in the high era of Slack rage.
![Elon Musk starts Twitter poll on whether he should resign as CEO of Twitter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Elon Musk starts Twitter poll on whether he should resign as CEO of Twitter
The world’s richest man is set to resign if enough people vote.
![Liquor store operator gets record penalty for employment breaches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Liquor store operator gets record penalty for employment breaches
Employment court identified 120 discrete breaches in employment standards.
![Cost of living crisis: Consumer confidence falls to lowest point on record](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Cost of living crisis: Consumer confidence falls to lowest point on record
The downturn in confidence has been widespread across age groups and income brackets.
![New home inquiries plummet, dream homes downsize](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
New home inquiries plummet, dream homes downsize
Stand-alone house consents across New Zealand have dropped by nearly 3000.
![Regional seasonal worker system defended after calls for 'complete overhaul'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Regional seasonal worker system defended after calls for 'complete overhaul'
Is an urgent overhaul of the scheme needed or is it just 'a few bad apples'?
![Rocket Lab readies first US launch, updates on push to fill 145 vacant roles](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Rocket Lab readies first US launch, updates on push to fill 145 vacant roles
First launch from American soil today.
![Christopher Niesche: Irony and steel as race to curb emissions has a tariff twist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Christopher Niesche: Irony and steel as race to curb emissions has a tariff twist
Green tariff for swathe of goods including cement, electricty and others.
![Sasha Borissenko: The Ghost of Information Past and a chance of redemption](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Sasha Borissenko: The Ghost of Information Past and a chance of redemption
Opinion: Will a move to more transparency be a gift to the legal profession?
![What’s up with Uber drivers cancelling at the last minute?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
What’s up with Uber drivers cancelling at the last minute?
Passenger 'rageful' and another perplexed at Uber cancellations.
![Peak inflation? The new dilemma for central banks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Peak inflation? The new dilemma for central banks
Financial Times: Tough talk, but who can buy space for further rate rises?
![Suitcases of cash, luxury holidays and secret accounts: Qatar bribery scandal rocks Europe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Suitcases of cash, luxury holidays and secret accounts: Qatar bribery scandal rocks Europe
Unprecedented corruption investigation shakes Brussels’ establishment to the core.
![Liam Dann: Recession, change of Government, grim tidings for New Year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Liam Dann: Recession, change of Government, grim tidings for New Year
If we beat inflation without causing high levels of unemployment that will be a win.
![The Great Escape: Where Kiwis have been travelling and the outlook for 2023](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
The Great Escape: Where Kiwis have been travelling and the outlook for 2023
With borders open 'revenge travel' took off.
![Public sector CEO used work credit card for lobster, booze](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Public sector CEO used work credit card for lobster, booze
Boss also took multiple post-midnight taxis on four-day trip to Sydney for conference.
![Zespri eyeing NZX listing - but there’s a catch for investors keen for a bite](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Zespri eyeing NZX listing - but there’s a catch for investors keen for a bite
By listing on the NZX it could be recognised as a “continuous disclosure issuer”.
![Powerswitch powerplays: Is price comparison service delivering consumers a fair deal?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Powerswitch powerplays: Is price comparison service delivering consumers a fair deal?
Surveys reveal retailer mood for change, punters unaware of site’s limitations.
![‘Significant risk’: Epidemiologist sounds Covid warning ahead of Christmas shopping rush](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
‘Significant risk’: Epidemiologist sounds Covid warning ahead of Christmas shopping rush
How to lessen your chances of getting the virus during gift buying.
![Fran O’Sullivan: PM giving Labour prickly pare for Xmas](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Fran O’Sullivan: PM giving Labour prickly pare for Xmas
Tough year has spurred overdue push for focus in election lead-up.
![Mike Munro: And the Politician of the Year goes to...](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Mike Munro: And the Politician of the Year goes to...
As the year draws to a close, Politician of the Year awards are a seasonal ritual.
![How ‘gender pay gap’ contributes to homelessness](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
How ‘gender pay gap’ contributes to homelessness
What role do social issues play in the workplace?
![Market close: NZ shares avoid Wall St slide as Fed rattles US investors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Market close: NZ shares avoid Wall St slide as Fed rattles US investors
The NZ index was flat in the face of a big fall in the US.
![Sky seizes back Formula 1, cutting it out of Spark-TVNZ deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Sky seizes back Formula 1, cutting it out of Spark-TVNZ deal
New deal will have free-to-air elements. Plus: Have we reached peak sports costs?
![Twitter suspends journalists who wrote about Elon Musk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Twitter suspends journalists who wrote about Elon Musk
The company hasn’t explained why it took down the accounts.
![Bahamian authorities were tipped off by top Bankman-Fried associate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Bahamian authorities were tipped off by top Bankman-Fried associate
Financial Times: The move helped accelerate the 30-year-old’s downfall.
![Free cricket is back: Spark exits sport, transfers content to TVNZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Free cricket is back: Spark exits sport, transfers content to TVNZ
Formula 1 out of the picture.