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Market close: NZ sharemarket flat as Skellerup produces record half-year earnings
And US inflation comes in hotter than forecasts had expected.
Holiday house hike: Group to assess impact of targeted rate
A working group to be set up to recommend improvements.
Low-carb wars: How the big breweries are tapping into the diet market
New Zealand's biggest breweries are chasing the next big beer market: Low-carb.
NZ power prices set to stay elevated in 2025
Power companies keen to avoid another price spike.
US stocks mostly lower on ‘chunky’ inflation
US stocks mostly lower on inflation, euro gains on Ukraine peace hopes.
Class action targets ‘ineffective’ cold medicines
Law firm files action against Johnson & Johnson.
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Richard Harman: Budget battle looms as reality hits Coalition Government
OPINION: Tensions are likely to become more evident next year.
Christopher Luxon on how to deal with NZ’s ‘productivity disease’
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spells out his hopes and intentions.
NZ slips in digital race, Spark CEO calls for tech embrace
Business leaders must embrace technology and implement it.
Deloitte Top 200 Awards
From crisis to profit: How Miles Hurrell turned Fonterra around
Hurrell, who turned 50 this year, is not finished yet.
Deloitte Top 200: Meridian Energy's Mike Roan named CFO of the year
The Tiwai deal, a new windfarm and a strong set of financials all behind the win.
Cream rising to the top for Fonterra, Deloitte Top 200 Company of the Year
Transformation is the theme of Deloitte Top 200 Company of the Year success stories.
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Markets with Madison: Is the world entering a wartime economy?
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Best of Markets with Madison: Energy
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Best of Markets with Madison: Chairperson interviews
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Du Val downfall: From champagne, private jets to receivership and $250m debt
Now Du Val investors and creditors want their money.
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.
Tall Timber: NZ’s biggest 20 forestry companies
Who are the companies behind New Zealand's third biggest export trade?
Business Opinion
'Sacred': Talley's fights to uncover secret sources used in TVNZ news investigation
TVNZ lawyers says the protection of confidential sources is sacred and vital.
Richard Prebble: AI could save billions lost to fraud in NZ govt payments
OPINION: Coalition government needs to take a leaf out of Trump's book and move faster.
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Mary Holm: Do we really need to save $1.45m for retirement?
OPINION: The figures provided by the FinEd centre seem high.
Property
‘Brick sh*thouse awesomeness’ - Artist selling iconic water tower
Decommissioned concrete tanks overlook the harbour.
Rugby star Ruby Tui ‘stoked’ after her house sells within days
Homes in the $700,000s price bracket are in hot demand in Tauranga.
NZ’s ‘Up’ house for sale: Villa wedged in the middle of Auckland’s Dress Smart
Could the standout home be snapped up by the mall's overseas owner?
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FTN Motion reveals new upgraded electric motorbike
The new electric motorbike can reach speeds of 80km/h and has an estimated range of 140km.
How Perchspace wants to build the remote working industry
Sean Foster talks to Tom Raynel about his co-working space platform Perchspace.
‘I was pretty high’: Serial thief stole $60k focusing on donation boxes, tip jars
For years, he was a bane on North Island businesses. But a remarkable change was reported.
Radio host given three weeks to settle tax debts to save his restaurants
Nick Mills puts personal assets and businesses up for sale.
Is manufacturing finally firing up again?
Small and medium-sized firms more optimistic now than they were just before the New Year.
How Henna Hair is taking hair treatments back to the future
Brent Gibson talks to Tom Raynel about his natural hair care business Henna Hair.
Technology
US releasing Russian crypto kingpin who sent $140m in criminal profits to NZ
Part of exchange deal that saw Moscow free US teacher Marc Fogel.
Why Chorus is doubling the speed of your internet
And where your new bottleneck could emerge.
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Opinion: With 'diversity' under attack, what kind of leaders do we need?
OPINION: Three kinds of leader can benefit NZ, regardless of what happens abroad.
Zespri delivers on tall sales order for Asia-Pacific market
Achievement included record deliveries to Japan.
Nick Clark: Time to modernise New Zealand’s gene technology rules
OPINION: New bill presents a chance to finally lay to rest the ghosts of Corngate.
'Positive sign': Red meat exports end 2024 on a high
Total export value increased 17% from last December to reach $1.04 billion.
Market close: NZ sharemarket makes small loss
All eyes were on Contact Energy and Mercury.
Politicians to grill bank bosses again; ASB CEO happy to ‘get the facts on the table’
ASB's half year profit rises by 2% to $763m.
Could $50b ACC investment fund be better managed? Govt commissions review
Minister wants to remove 'constraints' limiting ACC's returns.
TV shake-up: Plans for a new regulator, funding agency and demands on Netflix, streamers to pay for more NZ content
New document also reveals plans for an overhaul of media regulation and funding agencies.
Why Chorus is doubling the speed of your internet
And where your new bottleneck could emerge.
Elon Musk’s business empire scores benefits under Trump shake-up
New York Times: Trump's return is reshaping regulatory challenges for Musk.
Original painting for Split Enz album cover to be auctioned
A painting featuring Split End band members, including Neil and Tim Finn, is up for sale.
Power companies look at extending Huntly’s lifespan
The big four are looking at ways of extending the life of Huntly's Rankines.
FTN Motion reveals new upgraded electric motorbike
The new electric motorbike can reach speeds of 80km/h and has an estimated range of 140km.
‘Swindler’: Billionaires clash as Altman rejects Musk’s OpenAI bid
Elon Musk's group is offering $97.4b for OpenAI's controlling nonprofit.
Mark Rocket’s Kea Aerospace achieves stratospheric flight
Milestone will help fuel funding round, much larger UAV.
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Ngāi Tahu brings iwi values to industrial development
Poised to deliver its third major industrial development to the market.