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![Public Trust specialist Catherine Simpson](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Public Trust specialist Catherine Simpson
Money from unclaimed estates eventually transfers to the Government. Video / Jason Oxenham
![Time-lapse of construction work at Ayrburn near Arrowtown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Time-lapse of construction work at Ayrburn near Arrowtown
Buildings on this 160-year-old farm have been restored and re-purposed. Video / Supplied
![Ministry for Culture and Heritage confirms job cutting proposal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Ministry for Culture and Heritage confirms job cutting proposal
More than 1300 jobs are facing the chop from government departments so far.
![More than 1300 public sector jobs to go: Full list of where axe is falling as more cuts loom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
More than 1300 public sector jobs to go: Full list of where axe is falling as more cuts loom
A number of job reductions have been due to stop-work notices.
![Markets with Madison: Best & worst assets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Markets with Madison: Best & worst assets
Research from Mercer reveals private equity is the best asset of the past decade but there’s an even better performer that was left off the list – Bitcoin. Video / Carson Bluck
![Markets with Madison: Monopolies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Markets with Madison: Monopolies
Investors like monopolies, but consumers and Governments loathe them. This episode explores our love-hate relationship with market dominance. Video / Carson Bluck
![Iwi has 'major concerns' as council weighs selling chunk of port shares](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Iwi has 'major concerns' as council weighs selling chunk of port shares
Iwi leader claims there's already 'lots of interest from overseas companies'.
!['Don’t know how we can cope': Building consents plunge in 'most unaffordable city'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Don’t know how we can cope': Building consents plunge in 'most unaffordable city'
'We are nowhere near where we should be.'
![Vacuum retailer Godfreys to close all NZ stores by May](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Vacuum retailer Godfreys to close all NZ stores by May
The almost 95-year-old business is one of the world’s largest vacuum retailers.
![Far North community furious at drivers illegally parking across disabled parks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Far North community furious at drivers illegally parking across disabled parks
'Frustrating for our customers who are actually disabled,' a business owner says.
![Netflix confirms price hike up to 15 per cent in New Zealand from today](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Netflix confirms price hike up to 15 per cent in New Zealand from today
Hike comes after crackdown on account sharing.
!['Perfect sense': $147m hotel and conference centre poised for CBD](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Perfect sense': $147m hotel and conference centre poised for CBD
The council says the project could be worth $58.8m in benefits to the city.
!['Incredibly thoughtless': Commission boss upset over 'cruel' axing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Incredibly thoughtless': Commission boss upset over 'cruel' axing
'All it required was a simple phone call,' chairman Ganesh Nana says.
![Award-winning Whanganui restaurant on market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Award-winning Whanganui restaurant on market
“The bones are there and they’ve been built with blood, sweat and tears . . ."
![Leaked memo shows Woolworths' plans to combat pests](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Leaked memo shows Woolworths' plans to combat pests
The document comes after rodents were found at two Woolworths stores in recent weeks.
![Why the WFH revolution is stalling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Why the WFH revolution is stalling
Plus: What are your rights if you want to keep working from home?
![‘Overwhelming' resistance: Residents want city to trim $4.75b budget](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
‘Overwhelming' resistance: Residents want city to trim $4.75b budget
The city needs that money to fund proposed projects over 10 years.
![A few showers forecast for anniversary weekend unlikely to deter visitors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
A few showers forecast for anniversary weekend unlikely to deter visitors
There are plenty of activities to do in the north rain or shine, leaders say.
!['Financial pressure': Chemist Warehouse store sparks concern among pharmacists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Financial pressure': Chemist Warehouse store sparks concern among pharmacists
Return of $5 fee could affect how community pharmacies compete, says spokesman.
![Opinion: The migrant exploitation visa is not fit for purpose](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Opinion: The migrant exploitation visa is not fit for purpose
The collapse of ECE has tarnished our international reputation.
![After a decade of profits, Sealord posts a net loss of $4m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
After a decade of profits, Sealord posts a net loss of $4m
The company counts the costs of a poor fishing season and an IT upgrade.