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Dairy products take the coastal route to market
Some of Northland’s dairy exports are heading out of the area by sea instead of road.

Editorial: NZ needs a third major supermarket player
OPINION: Tinkering around the edges has not been enough to make a difference.

Bank balances shoot up as savers rush to lock in high interest rates
What will happen to all these funds as interest rates fall?

NZ stocks emerge from a tough reporting season
Is there light at the end of the tunnel for NZ's beaten-up share market?

Market close: Infratil surges on demand for data centres
Synlait Milk shares up after company raises milk price forecast.

Du Val's legal tsunami: eight court cases pending against businesses
Two advisers listed in a Du Val document told PwC they did not have any involvement.

How national security has transformed economic policy
Financial Times: Spy fears and dual-use technologies have eclipsed free market orthodoxy.

Auckland bribery and corruption case: Third defendant named
The Serious Fraud Office alleges three men received about $3.5m in public funds.

Opinion: Parnell's local knowledge shows Auckland how to be a grown-up city
OPINION: Auckland is still an awkward teenager. It's time to grow up.

Watchdog prods telcos on coverage maps - and wants exits without penalty
Telcos say it's not clear-cut.

SkyCity in court over '$1 billion or so' of transactions without adequate oversight
Casino failures were severe, but not intentional or deliberate, the court was told.

A Du Val business valued at $431m? Receiver notes no independent valuation
No external valuation to show one entity was worth $431m, according to new PwC report.

Developer Shundi Customs vs builder China Construction in High Court over $300m Seascape
Dispute follows China Construction winning an August 2 tribunal adjudication.

Synlait lifts 2024/25 milk price to $8.60/kg
The dairy and infant formula maker is in the middle of a $217.8m capital raise.

Five things households should know about the first annual grocery report
Shoppers are paying more for less and specials are confusing.

Boating companies in liquidation owing IRD $1.5m in unpaid taxes
The businesses owe unpaid taxes and loans, according to the IRD's statements of claim.

Volvo ditches pledge to sell only electric cars by 2030
Financial Times: Demand for battery-powered vehicles has decreased globally.

Watercare's secret $20m deal with iwi raises ratepayer concerns
Auckland ratepayers stumped up an additional $20m to care for the Waikato River.

Tony Burton: We are better off when the state is less fun
OPINION: Government work is usually humdrum.

German newcomer sees potential in Gisborne apples
A German-owned company is investing in Gisborne's apple industry with an orchard purchase.

Consumer advocate urges faster action on grocery sector competition to ease price pain
While the Grocery Commissioner is moving ahead of schedule, action remains slow.

Market close: NZ shares sail through choppy waters as Nvidia spooks global investors
The NZ sharemarket fared better than many of its Asian peers.

Ponsonby’s Chapel Bar & Bistro: Who is claiming money, how much is owed
List of creditors just released shows IRD, bank, food and drink suppliers are owed money.

Australia's economic growth slows
Australia’s economy grew by just 0.2% in the three months to June.

Financial services provider who threatened to report clients to Immigration NZ has licence cancelled
'This firm lacked any integrity with its clients," says FMA's Peter Taylor.

Foodstuffs merger in doubt as the commission considers final submissions
Legal expert sceptical that approval will be given as regulator mulls decision.

Grocery Commissioner Pierre van Heerden is working ahead of schedule to drive sector change
The Commerce Commission is planning an inquiry into the Grocery Industry Competition Act. Video | NZHerald

Kester Black investors upset after company put into administration
Once lauded for turning $50 into massive empire, the founder now faces angry investors.

Concern over housing costs hits record high across rich nations
Financial Times: Rising mortgage costs, rents meet building shortage to stoke crisis.