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!['Massive' opportunities ahead for food and fibre sectors - KPMG](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Massive' opportunities ahead for food and fibre sectors - KPMG
KPMG has released its 2024 report "Today’s potential, tomorrow’s possibilities".
![Watch: First look inside $250m 41-level Hotel Indigo Auckland and apartments above](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: First look inside $250m 41-level Hotel Indigo Auckland and apartments above
The theme of the rooms is modelled on classic motoring - upholstery and art reflect that.
!['Take back Fenton St': New homeless motel plan revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Take back Fenton St': New homeless motel plan revealed
Four motels used for emergency housing are being cut.
![Smith & Caughey’s closing: family company formed 124 years ago owns both store properties](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Smith & Caughey’s closing: family company formed 124 years ago owns both store properties
Two Auckland stores are valued at $53.5 million but what happens to buildings is unknown.
!['Struggling': Poverty worst in 60 years says school principal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Struggling': Poverty worst in 60 years says school principal
"We were poor. We didn’t have anything, but we were never poverty-stricken."
![Dead cat bounce: Retail spending lifts but for how long?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dead cat bounce: Retail spending lifts but for how long?
Latest data shows a rebound but economists don't expect it to last.
![What’s being built in Auckland, where, why: City Rail Link sparks new projects](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
What’s being built in Auckland, where, why: City Rail Link sparks new projects
Lifting the lid on big ambitious Auckland building projects.
![$2b landlord Argosy Property earns more rent, reduces losses, pays more interest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
$2b landlord Argosy Property earns more rent, reduces losses, pays more interest
Softer leasing environment noted in interim result continued during year's second half.
![Another 26,000 ‘will be unemployed’ before peak](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Another 26,000 ‘will be unemployed’ before peak
March quarter data from Stats NZ showed an increase in the unemployment rate.
![Recession hits job market as thousands join unemployment queue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Recession hits job market as thousands join unemployment queue
Meet the employers who can't get workers despite the recession.
![Tough economy for another 12 months, warns economist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tough economy for another 12 months, warns economist
'There is little sign from the Reserve Bank of any relief this year.'
![Fruit and veges lead the way as food prices continue to fall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fruit and veges lead the way as food prices continue to fall
Latest Stats NZ data show fruit and vege prices fell 13.3 per cent over the past year.
![Inside Economics: Why are falling prices bad news? And the RBNZ’s plan to save cash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Inside Economics: Why are falling prices bad news? And the RBNZ’s plan to save cash
OPINION: Liam Dann answers your questions on the quirks and intricacies of economics.
![Business outlook turns dark as recession bites - NZIER survey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Business outlook turns dark as recession bites - NZIER survey
On the upside, cost and price pressure continue to ease, suggesting inflation is falling.
![‘Darkest before the dawn’: Spots of light show through recession gloom - ASB economist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘Darkest before the dawn’: Spots of light show through recession gloom - ASB economist
The next few months will be tough, but there some positive signs emerging.
![Liam Dann: Does calling it a recession make it worse?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Liam Dann: Does calling it a recession make it worse?
OPINION: Recession headlines are already working their magic for the Reserve Bank.
![Business and consumer confidence dive on recession headlines](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Business and consumer confidence dive on recession headlines
ANZ's Monthly Outlook surveys show recession fears have hit hard.
![Liam Dann's Inside Economics: Gen Z is ‘doom spending’... but will recession hit them hardest?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Liam Dann's Inside Economics: Gen Z is ‘doom spending’... but will recession hit them hardest?
OPINION: Liam Dann digs beneath the economic headlines in his weekly column.
![What is the recession and how did NZ get here? Business editor Liam Dann answers your questions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
What is the recession and how did NZ get here? Business editor Liam Dann answers your questions
Q+A with Business Editor at Large, Liam Dann, about the recession.
![All this talk of a recession — but what does it mean for the everyday Kiwi?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
All this talk of a recession — but what does it mean for the everyday Kiwi?
The next six months are predicted to be tough, but there is an upside.
![What can the government do to stimulate and grow the economy?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
What can the government do to stimulate and grow the economy?
OPINION: The recession is here and we need a plan to fix it.