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South Island hydro lakes full to overflowing
A Waikato University scientist says if there was more storage capacity, it could help keep power prices down during dry winter periods.
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Boxing Day sales spend up 13% from last year
about 1 hour agoRetail spend on 26 December was noticeably higher at bookshops, clothing stores, hardware stores and sports equipment shops than in 2023.
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Shoppers hit the stores for Boxing Day spending sprees
26 Dec 2024Shoppers have packed into stores on one of the busiest shopping days of the year, to take advantage of Boxing Day sales.
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Z Energy renames stations with 'correct' kupu
23 Dec 2024"This is not about ticking a box per se, this is about a bigger sort of commitment that we have to te reo Māori."
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Unwanted gifts flood Trade Me on Boxing Day
26 Dec 2024More than 4600 unwanted Christmas presents have been listed for sale on Trade Me by mid-morning on Boxing Day, and that number is expected to rise.
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Retail NZ unsurprised by Christmas spending decline
Chief executive Carolyn Young said her expectations were "mildly tempered" for Boxing Day.
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Business owner ends tenancy, faces living from car
24 Dec 2024The Ministry of Social Development says Rhonda Saxton can't afford rent on new premises - but she says she's already proved she can.
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'I feel so stupid' - 67-year-old facing retirement with $80k lost to scammers
24 Dec 2024With the 'investment' provider registered overseas, there is little she can do to try to get her money back.
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The year in meat: Global challenges persist for industry
Meat exporters says 2024 has been a tough year for the industry - but positive signs are emerging.
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Westpac admits overcharging nearly 25,000 customers more than $6.3m
23 Dec 2024The FMA has brought civil proceedings against the bank for not delivering advertised benefits for various banking packages.
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FMA seeks High Court guidance on certificates for experienced investors
23 Dec 2024The court is being asked to clarify the issuing and use of certificates for knowledgeable investors needing less protection from finance sector laws.
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Rocket Lab completes 16 launches this year
23 Dec 2024The launch Sunday was Rocket Lab's final of the year and deployed a small radar satellite for Japan-based Synspective.
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Acclaimed Auckland restaurant popular with celebs to close
The owners of an Auckland restaurant once ranked one of the best fine dining establishments in the world has announced it will be closing soon.
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Hospitality has high hopes for hot summer amid hard times
21 Dec 2024The hospitality sector says a good summer will set it up for the year ahead, even in the face of recession.
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Will KiwiSaver affect my pension? - Ask Susan
21 Dec 2024RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions.
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Periods could be costing economy $4b a year
21 Dec 2024Many women have to stay home because the pain is too great - but some say their workplaces don't understand why.
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Do EVs still stack up after a tough year?
20 Dec 2024Subsidies are gone, road user charges are in, and ACC levies are up. So do electric cars still make financial sense?
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Far North restaurant puts on free three-course meal for 100 people
25 Dec 2024Jesse's on the Waterfront, in the historic town of Mangōnui, is making sure people who could have gone hungry today will instead go home full of good food and Christmas spirit.
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Why Cadbury was stripped of its royal seal of approval
King Charles grants royal warrants to 386 companies that previously held warrants from the late Queen, including Weetabix, Heinz and Nestle. Here's what it means.
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Asian dessert stores snowball, offering sweet treats amid downturn
24 Dec 2024An increasing number of Asian style dessert parlours and bakeries have opened in Auckland in the past year.
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Christmas Eve officially the busiest shopping day of the year
24 Dec 2024More than 607,000 transactions were recorded between 12pm and 1pm.
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ANZ customers impacted by online banking outage
24 Dec 2024ANZ Bank has confirmed it has fixed an outage to its online banking services that has caused disruption for thousands of customers for four hours, a day out from Christmas...
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Minimum wage increase less than MBIE recommended - again
23 Dec 2024MBIE favoured a 2 percent increase, however, the government opted for 1.5 percent rise.
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'We're all just fighting against each other for the few jobs'
23 Dec 2024Laid-off public servants have been slogging it out on a months-long job hunt, and for some that will continue into 2025.
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FMA files against InvestNow for anti-money laundering breaches
20 Dec 2024The Financial Markets Authority is headed to court again with another case for alleged breaches of the anti-money laundering rules, even as the government has signalled it will move to ease the…
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Insurers, banks decline claims for Christmas mishaps
20 Dec 2024A hospitalised reveller, a serially delayed traveller and a disgruntled borrower are just some of the cases revealed by a deep-dive.
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Here's what we've been buying at the supermarket this year
20 Dec 2024If you've been grocery shopping recently, there's a good chance your trolley contained milk and toast bread, and maybe some bananas and avocados.
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Meridian Energy, Nova Energy combine to build solar farm
20 Dec 2024The Te Ruahi solar farm near Taupō will bring power to more than 100,000 customers.
