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Mark Lister: Baffled by these markets? You’re not alone

If you’re feeling a little confused about where global sharemarkets, you’re not alone.

Diana Clement: How to streamline your supermarket spending

OPINION: Now is the time to think longer and harder about the food we buy.

Mark Lister: The recession that wasn’t

OPINION: It takes more than a basic two quarters of contraction to constitute a recession.

Buy now, pay later: Solo mum buying meat and groceries so kids don't miss out

9 Kiwi shoppers reveal the pluses and pitfalls of Buy Now Pay Later

Average salary hits $70k - which regions are keeping up with inflation?

The average salary nationwide rose more than 6 per cent year-on-year.

Kiwis spend estimated $8b online with overseas companies

Companies are competing head-on every day with foreign firms selling online into NZ'.

Singapore fling: Comvita likes what it sees in honey acquisition

Honey exporter Comvita has pushed further into Asia with its deal to buy HoneyWorld.

Roller coaster ride continues for kiwifruit growers

Glimmer of hope for green kiwifruit growers but hectare returns forecast goes south.

Mark Lister: A mid-year market stocktake

Investors should play it safe, but not too safe.

'A lot' of people don't know what it does, but this company is one of NZ's best to work for

'We are a very quiet company. If you know what we do, you know who we are.'

Mark Lister: Should I pay off the mortgage, or invest that extra cash?

A paid-off mortgage will put you on the path to freedom, but it's not that black and white

Bruised, battered but still bold: Zespri’s hopes for kiwifruit industry after economic storm

Many growers in the sweetheart export sector are 'under severe financial stress'.

Why Zespri's earnings took a hit

Problems or opportunities? Industry pledges to rise to challenges after tough year.

Mark Lister: What if the US debt ceiling isn’t resolved?

Opinion: We’ve got the small matter of the US debt ceiling to resolve.

‘Rising and falling is part of the journey’: Allbirds co-founder front-foots negative media

Media Insider: 'Extreme' stress - Stuff union email; Media awards - what to watch for.

Hipkins: NZ needs to 'rethink' how roading infrastructure is funded

The Prime Minister says the fast uptake of EVs could affect petrol tax revenue.

Transpower warns of potentially tight winter power supply

Transpower was forced to call five separate 'grid emergencies' during 2021 and 2022.

Caught in the crossfire? How Budget's tax hike on trusts could hit middle-income Kiwis

There are 400,000 trusts in New Zealand so the tax is significant.