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![Retail in the doldrums: Two popular Newmarket retailers shut up shop](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Retail in the doldrums: Two popular Newmarket retailers shut up shop
There are clouds over retail throughout the country as consumers close their wallets.
![Auckland, Canterbury, Wellington defy house price downturn](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Auckland, Canterbury, Wellington defy house price downturn
High interest rates, cost of living pressures driving some to put their homes up for sale.
![Liam Dann: Are we winning the inflation battle? Verdict due this week with CPI data out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Liam Dann: Are we winning the inflation battle? Verdict due this week with CPI data out
Consumer Price Index data should confirm whether November rate cut hopes are on the mark.
![Editorial: The familiar fall of SPQR is a lesson](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Editorial: The familiar fall of SPQR is a lesson
OPINION: SPQR was felled by forces that seem all too familiar to the hospitality industry.
![Liam Dann: Economic optimism has broken out... should we be worried?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Liam Dann: Economic optimism has broken out... should we be worried?
OPINION: There's light at the end of the tunnel, what if it's a train?
![Costs 'just as out of control in Aussie': The Kiwis who have come home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Costs 'just as out of control in Aussie': The Kiwis who have come home
Some jobs that once got 30 applications now get 300 in a week.
![Opinion: Shocking statistic that should worry all New Zealanders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Opinion: Shocking statistic that should worry all New Zealanders
OPINION: New Herald series puts spotlight on those going without.
![London calling? Incomes, living costs v NZ – and the job that's 'paradise' in UK](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
London calling? Incomes, living costs v NZ – and the job that's 'paradise' in UK
As the cost-of-living crisis drags on, Kiwis are heading offshore in droves.
![Inside Economics: Why is the RBNZ so negative - and is the divide in rate-cut forecasts credible?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Inside Economics: Why is the RBNZ so negative - and is the divide in rate-cut forecasts credible?
Also today: is the divide in rate-cut forecasts credible? Why is the RBNZ so negative?
![What is really ailing New Zealand's craft brewers?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
What is really ailing New Zealand's craft brewers?
There has been no shortage of well-known breweries hitting trouble in recent years.
![Northland businesses feeling the pinch offered workshops, mentoring](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Northland businesses feeling the pinch offered workshops, mentoring
ASB economists warn about Northland’s outlook but help is on hand for businesses.
![Retail spending slump nearly surpassing '80s sharemarket crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Retail spending slump nearly surpassing '80s sharemarket crash
Low activity overall, but some pick-up in the last few days of June.
![Wellington Zoo attracts record visitors, so why is it losing money?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Wellington Zoo attracts record visitors, so why is it losing money?
The zoo is aiming to introduce new experiences to boost revenue.
![Inside Economics: Could synthetic milk sink the dairy industry?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Inside Economics: Could synthetic milk sink the dairy industry?
Could fake milk ruin our economy, and what should we make of the latest tech 'hype cycle'?
![Young workers living with parents should contribute financially, adviser says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Young workers living with parents should contribute financially, adviser says
More young people are staying at home until they are in their twenties.
![Company insolvencies and liquidations up, 474,000 people now behind on payments](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Company insolvencies and liquidations up, 474,000 people now behind on payments
More people falling behind on their mortgage and credit card payments.
![Editorial: The kids aren't all right](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Editorial: The kids aren't all right
OPINION: It will take a united effort to tackle child crime.
![Liam Dann: Don't let this tough economic cycle dim our national pride](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Liam Dann: Don't let this tough economic cycle dim our national pride
Opinion: We're not Switzerland or Ireland and we shouldn't try to be, says Liam Dann.
![Kiwibank predicts 'significant' interest rate cuts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Kiwibank predicts 'significant' interest rate cuts
Economists say for most of us it's a matter of holding on.
![Is life better in Oz? Incomes, house prices and interest rates compared](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Is life better in Oz? Incomes, house prices and interest rates compared
As the cost of living crisis drags on, Kiwis are relocating to Australia in droves
![Opinion: Are we becoming desensitised to the cost-of-living crisis?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Opinion: Are we becoming desensitised to the cost-of-living crisis?
OPINION: 'The reality is we’re seeing more widespread vulnerability.'