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40,000 plates, 28,000 meatballs: Ikea breaks records
Auckland's Sylvia Park shop was the top-performing in the Ingka Group anywhere in the world for food sales.
How AI might help you do your supermarket shopping
Artificial intelligence could soon be helping you get your supermarket shopping done, but one expert is warning consumers to be wary of the potential trade-off.
KiwiSaver or your house - which is a better investment?
While people are often told house prices double every 10 years that hasn't been the case since 2015, an expert says.
Stressful start to the year as many brace for financial pressure
Holiday spending is putting a big burden on households.
How much value could a granny flat add to your property?
An economist says adding a flat would increase the value of a property, but potentially not as much as other work might.
Top mortgage broker takes aim at biggest bank
Squirrel chief executive David Cunningham says ANZ's new floating mortgage interest rate will increase profits and offset the 1.5 percent cashback offer on new home loans.
Saveloys out, spinach in: Here's how our spending habits have changed
If you think about what you - or your parents - were spending your money on 30 years ago, it might be quite different to how you spend it now. Audio
I'm 65 and working, what happens to tax on my pension? Ask Susan
There is no income test or asset test on the pension, so anyone can claim it, no matter what they're earning.
White bread prices up 60% - but what about other food?
Other basics didn't fare much better.
'A disappointment gap': 61 shops announce closures in 10 days
There are warnings the number of businesses closing could get worse before it gets better.
Students can now claim $12,000 but is it money well spent?
The funds have not lifted participation rates or helped more disadvantaged students, an economist says.
Why are teeth left out of public healthcare?
"It's a significant gap that leads to a lot of other issues in healthcare but also economically for the country," says the Dental for All campaign
Should you take Elon Musk's advice not to save for retirement?
Elon Musk says you might not need to worry about saving for retirement soon - but New Zealanders are being told to be very wary.
Gold, silver sellers scramble to keep up with demand
Visitors to The Gold Exchange are buying 50 silver coins at a time, and orders for gold are running hot, even as prices continue to rise.
House prices are up - but what's going on in Wellington?
Prices around the country are picking up, but not in the capital.
Australia vs NZ: Who's doing retirement income better?
Australians probably get a better deal out of their superannuation savings than New Zealanders do from KiwiSaver, but New Zealand's pension comes into its own.
Cost of building a new house set to rise
New data shows residential building costs increased by 0.9 percent in the three months to December.
Tough December for stores, as Boxing Day sales slump
Boxing Day non-food shopping reached $51 million, down 12.4 percent.
How old is too old for a home loan?
Banks cannot discriminate based on age, but you still need to establish an exit strategy on repaying your loan.
Mum awarded $10,000 after son blocks her access to money
The woman was unable to access her money after she added her son to her account to help with her banking.
Yoyoso, Miniso in liquidation - Temu gets blame again
The retail chain has been placed into liquidation owing millions of dollars, but liquidators say it is unlikely unsecured creditors will get their money back.