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'Incredibly emotional': Restaurant owner considers walking as others fold

Asher Boote speaks out about the mental toll of running a restaurant in recent months.

Deep Creek brewery collapse: How much is owed to creditors and staff

A shipment failure to China left the craft brewer with a cashflow problem.

State of the nation in nine charts: What country is Luxon inheriting?

Economist: Strong domestic inflation pressures are expected for some time yet.

Shane Te Pou: The economic opportunity Labour should seize

OPINION: The party must clearly articulate a new, positive vision for the economy.

New $10 block of cheese aces taste tests - will it kickstart a price drop?

A store-brand basic has been described as 'actually pretty yum' by a cheese connoisseur.

Election impact? Business confidence jumps in October

ANZ's Business Outlook survey suggests businesses liked the election result.

House prices set to rise 8 per cent next year - report

High population growth is 'adding to demand', says Westpac's chief economist.

Vegans down but food spend goes up

Food service app use has 'plateaued' after strong growth.

Anatomy of Labour’s collapse: From unprecedented support to devastating loss in three years

Ardern wanted to look after first-time Labour voters after 2020 win. What happened?

NZ 'winning the war on inflation', no more rate hikes needed, Kiwibank says

Economists are reassessing their interest rate outlooks after inflation data surprised.

'Evil' inflation cooled slightly in third quarter

New inflation figure below most market expectations.

What gets axed under the National-led Government?

Now that National looks set to govern, here's what they've promised to get rid of.

Post-election hangover: Inflation data to reveal scale of problem for new Government

The Consumers Price Index for the third quarter is due out on Tuesday.

Business confidence bump expected on election result but no quick fix for economy

Inflation and the fiscal deficit will remain big challenges for the incoming Government.

Claire Trevett: Post-election hangover delivers Luxon NZ First question, and Hipkins leadership speculation

OPINION: There is already speculation about who might line up to replace Chris Hipkins.

Simon Wilson: The Labour collapse - fit for the war but not for the peace

OPINION: Labour won the pandemic war, but did not know how to win the peace that followed.