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Data reveals extent of Auckland, Wellington's retail woes Audio

NZ Winegrowers annual report indicates exports rose 5 percent by volume in the year ended June, though the value of exports was down slightly at $2.10 billion.

Customers are likely to lose out.

Restaurant Brands operates the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Carl's Jr. brands in New Zealand.

Some people in suburbs close to Wellington Airport have reported being refused rides from taxis at the airport due to the short distance of the trips. Audio

BNZ says it will drop its one-year fixed home loan rate to 4.49 percent.

The Southern Cross Health Society continues to make record returns to members, though insurance premiums will rise as costs have left the society's insurance business in the red.

The continued existence of the supermarkets so close to each other has raised plenty of questions. Audio

Nelson's Kervella Cheese is closing down citing brutal compliance costs and a seven-day a week schedule to keep the business going. Audio

The central bank has reviewed how it handled monetary policy.

A union says it's had to take on a number of retail chain stores over employees' rights to have a drink bottle at work.

The infant formula producer reported a loss of $39.8 million for the year ended July, with total revenue up 12 percent of $1.83 billion.

The way banks operate is in for some changes with sweeping regulatory reforms, digital innovation and the changing customer expectations, law firm Chapman Tripp says.