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BNZ fixed loan rate falls to 4.95% as major banks trim mortgage rates
Special rates are being offered under 5% after the OCR dropped 25 basis points.
Air NZ expects at least $50m less in compensation for engine troubles
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63% of commuters changed travel habits due to smart city initiative.
$8m creative hub to boost Henderson’s creative industry
More than 200 players joined the discussion on boosting Henderson's creative sector.
Dawn Freshwater: How University of Auckland drives NZ’s innovation ecosystem
The Newmarket Innovation Precinct hosts 40 companies and numerous researchers.
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Invivo Wines wants to double NZ wine sales in the US, despite tariffs.
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The grid-scale solar farm installing 1600 panels per day
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Business Opinion
Richard Prebble: Prime Minister is missing the mark on trade leadership
OPINION: Luxon wants to take the fight global but he needs to focus on the home front.
Opinion: Risk of another GFC rises as trade war takes world to the brink
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Card spending falls by 0.8% in March, Stats NZ data reveal
Spending on durables, fuel and hospitality were all down.
Nadine Higgins: Deposit rates tumbling – where do I put my savings now?
OPINION: Term deposit rates have fallen from 6% last year to about 4.3% now.
Property
What submitters say about Anna Mowbray, Ali Williams' helipad application
All 1397 public submissions are out: 91% or 1277 opposed, 108 supporting, 12 are neutral.
Mortgage rates: Bigger cuts to come, but experts torpedo hopes of 3% fix
Short-term rates could drop to 4.5% over next six to 12 months.
Bachelor NZ’s Art and Matilda Green selling the villa they bought mid-flight
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David and Claire have been in business together since they were 20.
Cafe forced to find new name for popular 'Cinna-buns' after cease-and-desist
Hill House Cafe is in desperate need of a new name for its cinnamon buns.
‘Trapped’: Business owner bribed Immigration NZ employees, exploited migrants
Migrants weren't told they were working illegally until after they arrived from Samoa.
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Kiwi business buys local arm of boat-share service Skipperi from Finnish parent
The boat-share service was acquired for an undisclosed figure.
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Many NZ firms see marginal gains from AI despite heavy investment.
Katy Perry faces backlash after Blue Origin all-female space mission
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New Zealand earned $172m from horticultural exports to Vietnam in 2024.
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'Cool heads, steady hand on the tiller': RBNZ responds to trade war
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Man charged over Tesla arson as anti-Musk wave sweeps US
A man allegedly torched two vehicles at a Tesla dealership in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Food prices jump 3.5% in March
Grocery prices increased 0.9%, with chocolate and yoghurt leading the rise.
'Resorted' to drone: Body corporate wins case against Paraparaumu unit owner
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House prices down in most regions in year to March
Prices either static or falling throughout NZ, only six areas had price rises lately.
Door opened to microchip, pharma tariffs, Trump hints at auto tariff pause
Tesla, other automaker stocks rise after White House comments.
Taupō Ironman event generates $23m visitor spending for the region
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