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Commission launches phone calling card probe

<i>Editorial</i>: Card charges make users pay

Microsoft needs swift kick in the boot-up

Credit card charge not fair - Visa

Watch for credit card charge, shoppers told

Credit card surcharge net widens

Buying a bunch of flowers, parking a car and paying bills or fines by credit card could all result in customers having to pay new surcharges.

<i>Cameron Brewer:</i> Govt should keep hands off GST

Will internet kill the video store?

The movie rental business is under threat from faster broadband speeds that allow consumers to download films without leaving home.

<i>Celebrating success:</i> Dream believers find path to success

In the first of a four-part series, Diana Clement talks to entrepreneurs who have turned their dreams into business success.

<i>Editorial:</i> Shrunken tax take clouds NZ's recovery

<i>Life in 2030:</i> Big Brother will be watching with greater efficiency

The Herald is running a series previewing how life might be in 2030. Today, Beck Vass looks at the homes of the future.

Screen sweeteners

Price war puts rivals in sights

<i>Lucy Siegle:</i> Gifts that keep on giving are presents for the planet

Spending surge gives retailers breathing space

The mad last-minute rush for Christmas presents shows no signs of slowing down as New Zealanders continue to flock to retail stores.

Christmas shoppers think small

With only four shopping days to go before Christmas, parking spaces are still available at the malls and shoppers say they are spending less.