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Regional airlines hanging on in a high-risk business
29 May 2025The small plane routes that keep our country connected are becoming increasingly fragile links.
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Tariff uncertainty prompts agricultural businesses to seek new markets
28 May 2025New Zealand agriculture can no longer relay on its usual international customers.
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Mainfreight full year net profit at $274.3 million
29 May 2025Transport heavyweight Mainfreight full year net profit is up by nearly a third on the year earlier, with the Australian business the largest generator of revenue and profits.
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'Worrying': Businesses fear speaking out on high energy costs
29 May 2025Many businesses fear jeopardising future energy contracts if they are critical which is troubling, the Auckland Business Chamber boss says.
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Tech entrepreneur Sir Ian Taylor remembers the day electricity came to his home
29 May 2025The small east coast town in where Sir Ian grew up in the 1950s was, late arrival of electricity notwithstanding, a thriving place, he says.
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New feature allows faster payments for small businesses
29 May 2025Accounting software firm Xero has joined the ranks of firms enabling contactless payments.
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Infratil eyes sale of $1b in assets as it targets stronger growth
29 May 2025Its chief executive says no decisions have been made on what's for sale, through the retirement business was one option considered in the past.
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Hairdressing regulation changes a 'waste of time'
One hairdresser says there are bigger issues facing the industry. Audio
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'Very good news': PM Luxon says OCR cut will help Kiwis
28 May 2025The benchmark rate drops to its lowest in more than two years
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Sick landlord fails in bid to move back into his home
28 May 2025The landlord says he's currently living in a garage.
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El Cheapo Cars to pay customers $340k after failing to give key loan information
28 May 2025Borrowers who had a loan that was varied between 2015 and 2021 may be eligible for compensation.
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Banks cut home loan rates - but where to from here?
Banks had already started to cut their interest rates, ahead of an expected drop in the official cash rate (OCR) on Wednesday.
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'We saved for ages for the gate, you'd expect something like that to last'
28 May 2025A Christchurch woman was shocked to be told that, if she wants her automatic gate to keep working, she'll have to spend almost $1k to get it upgraded.
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Fonterra tipped to announce second season of bumper milk prices
28 May 2025Dairy farmers basking in a windfall season are in for more good news.
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Infratil posts $986m underlying profit
28 May 2025The infrastructure investor has reported a strong full year result with underlying profit near the top end of its guidance.
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Chip maker Rakon reports $5.8m loss
28 May 2025It said the past year had been one of its most demanding on record.
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Fisher & Paykel Healthcare revenue cracks $2b mark
28 May 2025The result was drive by growth in sales of hospital equipment and masks for treating obstructive sleep apnoea.
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Truck operators angered at Port of Auckland fee hike
28 May 2025The port's chief executive says ratepayers have been subsidising importers and exporters for too long. Audio
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The Warehouse chief financial officer to lead company
28 May 2025Mark Stirton will take on the role of chief executive in August.
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What's going on with the price of bitcoin?
28 May 2025Fifteen years ago, 10,000 bitcoin bought two pizzas. Now that amount would be worth more than US$1 billion.
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Power prices rise faster than rate of inflation
28 May 2025Powerswitch is worried that the current model is thriving on customer "confusion and inertia".
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High quality agreements with new trade partners priority for agricultural sector - report
28 May 2025The report asked local industry leaders their views on where the sector needs to go.
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Blocked fire exits could see bar's licence suspended
27 May 2025The operators of a popular Dunedin bar say threat of on-licence suspension has been a profound wake up call.
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How low will the Reserve Bank go with OCR cut?
27 May 2025Stand-in Reserve Bank governor Christian Hawkesby faces his first public test this week, selling the central bank's latest monetary policy statement .
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