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Cadbury caves - no more palm oil in its chocolate
Cadbury has bowed to consumer pressure and says it will now remove palm oil from its chocolate bars.

Loyalty cards like Fly Buys - are they worth it?
Shoppers have to spend as much as $4750 to earn a $15 reward through New Zealand's biggest loyalty card scheme.

Power-switch campaign in the pipeline
A ministerial review has recommended setting up a $5m fund to promote the benefits of switching power companies.

NZ's top broadband providers revealed
Orcon and Slingshot have topped New Zealand's broadband environment in the latest Epitiro performance survey.

Why women pay double for income protection insurance
Women make more claims for mental health and stress-related conditions, say insurance companies.

Shoes, booze lead sales revival
Shoes and booze are proving to be the mid-winter winners with shoppers - providing another glimmer of hope tough times may be fading.

$97k to break fixed mortgage
Westpac is under fire for trying to ratchet homeowner's mortgage break fee by more than 500 per cent.

NZ overtakes Britain as favoured destination for Aussies
Popularity of short-haul travel proves a boon for local tourism.

Westpac looks set to follow BNZ and scrap penalty fees
Westpac New Zealand looks likely to follow the BNZ in cutting unpopular but lucrative penalty fees.