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'This isn’t about putting prices up': Rafting business merger goes to ComCom

The deal would see all of Rotorua's rafting companies form a joint venture.

Mount Maunganui street food restaurant Fox’s Hawker House closes, in liquidation

The Asian-fusion street food restaurant has shuttered after five years of 'ups and downs'.

Opinion: Missing out on global gains has been a costly lesson for investors

The local sharemarket had a lacklustre year, with the NZX 50 index returning 3.3% in 2025.

NZ Post to close services at more than 140 retail stores in major urban overhaul

The closures follow a Government deal resetting NZ Post's store rules.

Why 2026 share targets are more compass than GPS for investors

OPINION: The median strategist pick of 7700 implies a 12.5% gain from last year.

Opinion: Why Japan’s rate hikes could shake global markets this year

Japan has lifted rates four times since 2024, ending eight years below zero.

'Disappeared overnight': Shoppers mystified as H&M vanishes from mall

Inside why the Tauranga store closed, and the two well-known brands that will replace it.

How 2026 could play out for your mortgage, investments and the election

OPINION: The OCR, now 2.25%, is tipped to reach the bottom of its cycle in 2026.

Movers got 67% of work from Arvida: liquidated after contract cancelled

After Americans bought Arvida, which then cut costs, the movers lost their contract.

Comvita strikes lender deal as it seeks at least $25m lifeline

The lender deal extends key banking facilities out to April 30, 2026.

Dignity on the job: New partnerships bringing period care to worksites

Urban Homes apprentice Sydney Gill says the change saves time and normalises talk.

Bee-killing hornet alert: Growers urged to check hives and report nests

Yellow-legged hornets prey on honeybees, putting pollination at risk.

How to respond: Building portfolios for a lower-return investment world

Private equity and private debt are still tipped for returns above 7% a year.

Retiree fears $26k gold bar lost as ex-councillor's firm collapses

She is 'outraged' he has started two new companies with creditors still owed big money.

From mussel shocks to seaweed hot sauce: How this smokehouse stayed afloat

Owner Jessica Jones has tripled sales since buying the business pre-Covid.

Mark Lister: The upside of short-term sharemarket pain

OPINION: Nine market dips of 10% or more have occurred since 2010, lasting three months.