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Nigeria seeks to cash in on soaring cocoa prices
Prices have soared to a record US$12,000 per tonne in December.
Sasha Borissenko: Gender equality in law remains elusive despite initiatives
Women hold 34% of equity partner positions, up 1% since 2021.
Christmas rampage: Teen stabbed liquor store employee with broken bottle, then attacked guards
The neurodiverse teen twice ditched his electronic ankle monitor during the spree.
Steven Joyce: How the Reserve Bank can get back on track
The next governor should focus on traditional central banking roles.
What the PM knew about the new Commerce Minister’s link to the grocery sector
Luxon assures the conflict has been managed well.
Mary Holm: What’s the best way to keep a family heirloom from being sold
OPINION: Such a situation can’t be remedied by simply saying in a will.
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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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Cyber threat highest it’s ever been, ex-Five Eyes leader warns
The UK's former national cybersecurity CEO is worried.
The making of Microsoft’s domestic data centre
How Kiwis got Satya Nadella on side.
Recession rut: The major companies doing it tough
The downturn is worse than executives and analysts expected.
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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
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Business Opinion
Sasha Borissenko: Gender equality in law remains elusive despite initiatives
Women hold 34% of equity partner positions, up 1% since 2021.
Liam Dann: Adrian Orr was never boring - perhaps that was his biggest problem
OPINION: Orr leaves in a political climate unsuited to his style.
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Diana Clement: How to get through to people who need a financial wake-up call
OPINION: You can't force someone to make changes, but you can plant the seed.
House prices had 'first meaningful increase for more than a year'
Prices seem to have risen in February but were still well short of the 2021 peak.
Property
Real estate power couple enlist rival to help sell their multi-million-dollar estate
They bought the waterfront spread two years ago but are upgrading to something bigger.
‘A bit of gold’: Boarding house with $3m CV for sale for first time in 22 years
Former backpackers hostel up for grabs.
Tony Alexander: The real estate numbers that point to a housing market shift
Few buyers are worried about access to finance.
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Who’s still got money? CBRE lists top sales of $1.7b deals lately
In the last six months of 2024, $1.7b of property sold in 97 deals. CBRE lists the top 10.
Small Business: The mother-daughter combo making high-quality matcha
Tessa Stockdale talks to Tom Raynel about her business Nomu Matcha.
Online supermarket Paddock to Pantry expands to new location
Customers can choose to have their groceries delivered by NZ Post or by Urgent Couriers.
Radio host’s plan to settle tax debts falls through at eleventh hour
Nick Mills and Inland Revenue can't agree on whether they have an agreement.
Small Business: Protein shakes in a can?
Kelsi Boocock talks to Tom Raynel about her protein shake-in-a-can business Shnack.
New boat-sharing operator launches for Auckland boaties
Freedom Boat Club is one of the largest in the world. Now it's come to New Zealand.
Technology
Watch: NZ Air Force test-fire cruise missile from a Seasprite helicopter in world first
The air-to-surface missile test from a Seasprite helicopter was a first.
Anger at Elon Musk turns violent with Molotov cocktails and gunfire at Tesla lots
Anti-Tesla acts have caused significant damage and raised safety concerns.
A $2.6 billion hack: How the biggest crypto heist in history went down
New York Times: “All of the ethereum is gone.”
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The policies are still important, Katie Breatnach says.
Market close: NZ sharemarket dips amid volatile US trading
The New Zealand sharemarket closed down but didn't fall as much as stocks in the US.
Health NZ used single Excel spreadsheet to track $28b of public money
Deloitte financial review of health agency lays out 'significant concerns'.
Top KC now acting for Du Val's Charlotte and Kenyon Clarke
Kenyon Clarke has boasted about his 'expert legal team' on social media.
Media mutiny: Billionaire's battle to sack board of NZ news giant; Who is in line for top TVNZ role
Tinā smashes the box office; Tom Sainsbury's Scandal erupts - from top podcast to TV show.
Billionaire investor says he has close to 50% support for NZME board overthrow
Jim Grenon says his support is building; union takes aim at 'controversial' figure.
Link to the past: Heritage mural kept in $650m redevelopment
BJ Ball Building and Mrkusich mural identified as a Category B Historic Heritage Place.
A $2.6 billion hack: How the biggest crypto heist in history went down
New York Times: “All of the ethereum is gone.”
Trump says Musk should use ‘scalpel’ not ‘hatchet’ in Govt cuts
President’s message represents the first move to rein in the power accorded to Musk.
European rocket successfully carries out first commercial mission
'Perfect launch' as Europe seeks to strengthen its defences.
Cyber threat highest it’s ever been, ex-Five Eyes leader warns
The UK's former national cybersecurity CEO is worried.
Teething problems for Zuru’s push into US nappy market
NZ-founded conglomerate comes a-cropper with US advertising regulations.
Editorial: Next Reserve Bank Governor needs to have more than just the right qualifications
OPINION: Adrian Orr's departure is not only a shock but is embarrassing for New Zealand.
Willis gets advice on overriding controversial RBNZ rules championed by Orr
Finance Minister says some deregulation could boost the economy.
The remarkable career of Greg Foran
'No easy feat': Greg Foran joined Air NZ just before some unprecedented challenges.
Stock Takes: 25% tariffs loom leaving NZ market uneasy as trade uncertainties grow
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare under pressure as analyst forecasts $100m in additional costs.
Matthew Hooton: Luxon has one job next week – don’t blow investment summit
OPINION: The PM must convince investors they face no political risk putting money into NZ.
Billionaire investor wants clean-out of NZ Herald owner’s board; Second businessman backs him
The executive chair of another NZME shareholder says he supports the move for a new board.
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More kiwi homeowners turning to solar
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Ngāi Tahu brings iwi values to industrial development
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