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!['More severe than Covid': Ponsonby Rd faces retail struggle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
'More severe than Covid': Ponsonby Rd faces retail struggle
Once a bustling haven, Ponsonby Rd is now the quietest it has been in decades.
![The big obstacle facing Tindall's Warehouse plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
The big obstacle facing Tindall's Warehouse plan
The takeover plan will require the approval of the Norman family.
![$250m in savings if tap-and-go fees regulated, says watchdog](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
$250m in savings if tap-and-go fees regulated, says watchdog
The regulator says $1 billion a year is spent on PayWave, online credit card fees.
![Why teen service station robber got a 65% discount at sentencing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Why teen service station robber got a 65% discount at sentencing
Anaru Rueben was involved in a $14,000 aggravated robbery of a Gull station.
![Supermarket plans? Sir Stephen Tindall in share bid for The Warehouse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Supermarket plans? Sir Stephen Tindall in share bid for The Warehouse
But the company has told shareholders not to sell.
![Going to miss the people: Trade Aid Whangārei store to close this month](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Going to miss the people: Trade Aid Whangārei store to close this month
Trade Aid Whangārei has been around for 37 years. Volunteers reminisce ahead of closure.
![Robber storms bakery with knife, gun and hammer down his pants](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Robber storms bakery with knife, gun and hammer down his pants
Patrick Arahanga ran into the bakery demanding cash from the till.
![Retailers cop ‘aggressive customer behaviour’ during IT outage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Retailers cop ‘aggressive customer behaviour’ during IT outage
Some customers became 'quite agitated' as payment systems went down in the global outage.
![Grocery shopping today? Here's what you need to know about supermarkets after IT outage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Grocery shopping today? Here's what you need to know about supermarkets after IT outage
However some self-serve kiosks are still down.
![Rubbish removal business donating useful kerbside items to charity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Rubbish removal business donating useful kerbside items to charity
'One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.'
![Hospitality crisis: Desperate plea from another Auckland dining institution](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Hospitality crisis: Desperate plea from another Auckland dining institution
A new Covid-style campaign is being launched to try to save the struggling sector.
!['French tickler': Mortified mum finds vibrator display during chemist visit with teen](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
'French tickler': Mortified mum finds vibrator display during chemist visit with teen
The woman initially thought the sex toys were 'oddly shaped' face massagers.
![Commerce Commission probe rolls on as boss sells benefits of merging Foodstuffs co-ops](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Commerce Commission probe rolls on as boss sells benefits of merging Foodstuffs co-ops
The BFG: is supermarket giant Foodstuffs' merger move friendly or otherwise?
!['Rapidly rising': Kiwis face housing pain despite inflation drop](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
'Rapidly rising': Kiwis face housing pain despite inflation drop
Food prices have stabilised, but insurance, rates and rents are still “rising rapidly".
![Inflation fall puts October rate cut on the cards - ASB](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Inflation fall puts October rate cut on the cards - ASB
As the inflation rate drops close to the target range, calls for early cuts are growing.
![Inside Economics: SPQR and what data says about hospitality crisis; Markets make sense of Trump shooting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Inside Economics: SPQR and what data says about hospitality crisis; Markets make sense of Trump shooting
Opinion: SPQR disaster a taste of hospo's woes; How will Trump shooting shake up markets?
![Cost-of-living crisis over? Inflation stable in June quarter, annual rate down to 3.3%](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Cost-of-living crisis over? Inflation stable in June quarter, annual rate down to 3.3%
Hopes were high for a decent fall in the official CPI inflation rate.
!['Worse than Covid': Popular cafe faces bleak future from new roadworks in Auckland CBD](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
'Worse than Covid': Popular cafe faces bleak future from new roadworks in Auckland CBD
'We are at the point of sinking,' says cafe owner Richard O'Hanlon.
!['We are very tired and scared': Couple to close dairy after 16 years due to violent robberies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
'We are very tired and scared': Couple to close dairy after 16 years due to violent robberies
The store's last day of operation is this Friday.
![Retail in the doldrums: Two popular Newmarket retailers shut up shop](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Retail in the doldrums: Two popular Newmarket retailers shut up shop
There are clouds over retail throughout the country as consumers close their wallets.
![Cheap 'knock-offs': Move to protect national Māori flag's legacy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Cheap 'knock-offs': Move to protect national Māori flag's legacy
'They have no understanding of what it means. And often our people are drawn to buy that.'