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![Quake zone impact spreads to hit Rangiora business](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Quake zone impact spreads to hit Rangiora business
Rangiora, 25km from Christchurch, escaped unscathed from the Christchurch earthquakes but safety checks have now shut down some of its most important businesses.
![Bargain hunting: Shopping on a shoe string](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bargain hunting: Shopping on a shoe string
If you're savvy, shopping doesn't have to cost the earth. Cate Foster visits the best local outlet stores.
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Leap day blamed for Eftpos crash
An Eftpos outage has hit Pak 'N' Save and New World stores across the lower North Island this...
!['It's not me' - Wizard can't magic away mystery debt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'It's not me' - Wizard can't magic away mystery debt
They've no idea what to make of the strange people who have appeared on the far riverbank....
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Inflation stats to show year ended with tame prices
Inflation may have stayed relatively benign in the fourth quarter as a strong kiwi dollar provided a check on imported prices, while food prices weakened, giving the central bank little urgency to raise interest rates.
![Summertime blues: This summer's winners and losers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Summertime blues: This summer's winners and losers
The dismal holiday weather hasn't been kind to some businesses - but others can't stop smiling. Michael Dickison reports on the winners and losers of our damp start to summer