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Concerns over Rotorua Night Market trial as sales plummet
5 Dec 2025The council began the trial in October to save in costs, enable earlier summer trading and address health and safety concerns.
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Midday Report: Air NZ faces questions ahead of looming pre-Christmas strike
5 Dec 2025More to come on this breaking story.
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Surge of traffic around newly opened IKEA
4 Dec 2025The IKEA stampede and traffic jams failed to eventuate this morning, but it seems shoppers might have been waiting until later in the day. Audio
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Govt deficit $700m worse than expected as tax take falls short
Treasury says the overall financial outlook is mixed, continuing trends from recent months.
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Italian police seek governance documents from 13 luxury fashion brands in labour abuse probe
4 Dec 2025Some of the brands include Dolce & Gabbana, Gianni Versace, Prada and Gucci.
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Air NZ flight attendants threaten to strike week before Christmas
4 Dec 2025Air New Zealand says there will no longer be strike action affecting long-haul or regional travellers, but other disruptions remain possible.
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First passengers touch down in Auckland on 'world's longest direct flight'
4 Dec 2025The route from China to Argentina - with a short break in New Zealand - takes more than 25 hours, with the return journey taking even longer.
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What's going on with Auckland house prices?
4 Dec 2025Auckland is 22.9 percent below its peak and "lagging behind everyone else", an expert says.
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Why are Gen Z workers the least happy?
4 Dec 2025A survey reveals one generation of workers are more likely to feel burnt out and exhausted, and 40 percent dread going to work. Audio
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Why haven't butter prices fallen?
4 Dec 2025The price of butter has been one of the big consumer issues of this year. Audio
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2degrees resolves issue affecting calls after nationwide fault
4 Dec 2025The issue was impacting customers connecting, receiving, or making calls on their mobile devices.
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Xmas spending pared back with cost of living priority - Westpac survey
4 Dec 2025Consumers are cutting back on holiday gift-giving and vacations as cost-of-living expenses take priority.
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Fonterra profits rise in first quarter
4 Dec 2025The dairy giant has increased its first quarter profits to $278 million, $15m more than a year ago.
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Bachcare had unfair contract terms, court rules
4 Dec 2025The High Court has declared some contract terms by holiday home rental website Bachcare were unfair.
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Financial mentors report being overworked, underfunded
4 Dec 2025Nearly two thirds were seeing more indebted middle-income clients, a new survey found.
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What's the best way to shop at IKEA?
3 Dec 2025Many shoppers are bracing themselves for chaos as IKEA prepares to open the doors of its Auckland store. Audio
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How crypto price fall could give you a tax refund
3 Dec 2025Investors who have to sell their cryptocurrency for a loss may be able to claim tax back.
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What is open banking, and how does it work?
3 Dec 2025Explainer - It's often touted as a way New Zealanders could get a better deal on their banking - but how?
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New Zealand authors get payouts in massive AI lawsuit
3 Dec 2025Award-winning author Catherine Chidgey's books have been caught up in a class action in the US which saw Anthropic AI agree to pay up to $2.6 billion. Audio
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Only two sectors avoided a pay cut this year
3 Dec 2025Local government administration roles, and healthcare and social services were up slightly, but everyone else ended the year worse off on average.
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Dairy prices hit near two-year low after eighth consecutive fall
The average price at the global auction fell 4.3 percent following 3 percent drop two weeks ago.
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'Gift to the retailer': What to know about gift cards this Christmas
3 Dec 2025New rules come in next year, but consumers are still being warned to be aware of short expiry dates on gift cards this festive season. Audio
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Insolvency data reveals an economic 'game of two halves' - expert
3 Dec 2025The latest report from BWA Insolvency for the September quarter showed a rise in the number of companies folding, but fewer than this time last year.
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Westpac launches scheme to help owners protect homes from extreme weather
The interest-free loans can be used on measures such as installing ground moisture barriers under homes and improving drainage.
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