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'Virtually impossible' for Alesco to win tax stoush
Building products firm Alesco's tax-avoidance battle is heading to the Supreme Court but its chances of success are slim, says one adviser.
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Mood for change in the meat industry
Behind-the-scenes moves are under way to restructure the New Zealand meat industry.
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Editorial: Restricting foreign buyers probably not worth effort
Editorial: Nobody who has attended house auctions in Auckland is left in any doubt of the strength of East Asian investment in the Auckland property market.
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Card spending up 1.1% for month
Retail spending charged to electronic cards rose 1.1 per cent last month, seasonally adjusted, the largest monthly increase since August last year.
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Michael Hill feels Australian pain
Michael Hill International has become the latest NZX-listed retailer to flag difficult trading conditions in Australia.
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Sealord unit woes hit Aotearoa profits
Aotearoa Fisheries said its first-half earnings fell sharply after its 50 per cent-owned seafood business, Sealord, wrote down the value of its loss-making Argentinian fishing business.
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Businesses stay upbeat on prospects
Business remains upbeat in the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research's quarterly business opinion poll.
![DIY bonanza leads lift in spending](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
DIY bonanza leads lift in spending
A hot Auckland real estate market and the Christchurch rebuild have pushed up spending on home decor items and hardware, according to new figures.
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Small firms pick profit rise
Small businesses across the country expect to double their profits and hire more staff in the coming months, an ANZ survey shows.
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Auckland house prices stable in June
Auckland house prices edged up for a second month in June in the face of fewer listings and intense demand among property buyers, according to Barfoot & Thompson.
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Milk shakeup push coming from Fonterra
Fonterra chief Theo Spierings wants Government buy-in on a national strategy, reports Fran O'Sullivan.
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Marshall Meyer: China needs shot of Capitalism 101
We still don't know whether the freeze-up of China's interbank market last week was a hiccup or a foreshock.
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Limit food outlets near schools
Battling bigger Kiwi waistlines could be as easy as limiting the number of food outlets - especially near schools, according to new research.