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Alliance farmers vote yes on $270m deal with Irish meat company
21 Oct 2025Under the agreement, Dawn Meats will acquire a 65 percent stake in Alliance Group.
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Amazon cloud service back to normal after major outage
21 Oct 2025The internet outage that caused global turmoil among thousands of sites has been largely resolved, says Amazon.
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Is R360 a rugby revolution or a career-ender?
21 Oct 2025A new rebel rugby competition is making a bold play for Kiwi stars, but is it rugby reimagined, or something straight "out of a McDonald's Happy Meal"?
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SkyCity trading below book value, Forsyth Barr says
21 Oct 2025The casino operator's share price is trading at an estimated 50 percent discount to the book value of its assets.
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Local job ads increase as more NZers apply for work in Australia
21 Oct 2025An employment report indicates the volume of ads rose 1 percent in September, which was the fourth consecutive monthly increase, or 6 percent up on the year earlier.
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Multi-million dollar Upper Hutt film studio up for sale
20 Oct 2025The film studio is looking for a new owner, despite housing several large scale productions.
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Another bank cuts interest rates
20 Oct 2025ASB has cut a number of its fixed-term home loan rates.
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Inland Revenue says tax crackdown paying off
20 Oct 2025Tax department details arrest warrants, bank account deductions that have pulled in almost $12 per $1 spent.
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Why is inflation still hurting so much?
The price rises might feel a lot sharper than that headline number suggests.
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Inflation rises to highest level in a year
The annual inflation rate is up to 3% amid rising food and housing costs.
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Is the South Island really 'crying out' for young workers?
20 Oct 2025Some South Island employers say few jobs opportunities exist in the south and they are concentrated in certain sectors. Audio
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Where have all the children gone? The dropping numbers of kids in cities
The number of children living in central Auckland and Wellington has dropped sharply - is the housing market to blame?
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'The flying cars are very close': The South Island aerospace centre with overseas customers
20 Oct 2025Tāwhaki said their ability to offer tests in their special-use air space zone was attracting operators with busier skies.
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'Size of a ping-pong ball': World's largest blueberry to be grown in NZ
20 Oct 2025The Eterna blueberry, which can grow 'up to the size of a ping-pong ball', is being planted in Kerikeri and Waikato.
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How long is food safe after 'best before' dates?
New Zealand households are wasting an average $1300 each per year on unused food, and misunderstanding of best before dates may be part of the reason. Audio
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Infratil buys stake in Contact Energy
20 Oct 2025The infrastructure investor bought the shareholding from TECT Holdings.
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New kiwifruit orchard bought to fund Mormon church
20 Oct 2025The investment arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has purchased a new kiwifruit orchard in Bay of Plenty.
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Scientists work to secure supply of carbon dioxide
20 Oct 2025Shortages of natural gas in 2023 were acutely felt in food-based industries.
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Inflation expected to hit 15-month high
Strong food prices, rates, and power and transport costs continue to squeeze household budgets.
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'Be inspirational': South Waikato regroups after horror year of business closures
Those with businesses in the district say it is still ripe for growth and employment.
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North Island tourism taking combined approach to foreign visitors
The industry signed a memorandum of understanding at a conference in May.
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Do I need health insurance - Ask Susan
18 Oct 2025RNZ money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions.
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Gold miner buys part of famed Central Otago station
17 Oct 2025Santana Minerals has signed an agreement to buy parcels of land just under nine square kilometres at Bendigo Station - the former home of Shrek the sheep.
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How much is a house in a desirable school zone worth?
Want to live close to a popular high school? Expect to pay a lot more for it.
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