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How Netflix won the streaming wars
Financial Times: Netflix even has the edge over Hollywood rivals.
BlackRock and Microsoft plan US$30b fund to invest in AI infrastructure
FT: Nvidia and MGX will join effort as energy-intensive tech strains power grids.
TikTok warns of ‘staggering’ consequences from US divest-or-ban law
Financial Times: Chinese app's lawyer asks federal appeals court to throw out ban.
Infrastructure: Time for Action
Markets with Madison
First look: Inside Northland oil refinery post-shutdown
Marsden Point was once a hive of activity – now it's quiet and pipes are rusted.
Energy crisis: Financial hit to power companies and customers revealed
Manufacturers are curtailing production and power companies are losing earnings.
Australian gold miner Santana Minerals lists on NZ stock exchange, as its Kiwi project amps up
Is this our economy's minerals moment?
Best of Premium Business
Competition head-on: NZ's biggest new Pak'nSave rising beside rival Woolworths
Newcomer makes a bold challenge, developing giant store right next door.
The Lion roars: How a cluster of breweries came to be owned by a Japanese conglomerate
Doug Myers was instrumental in transforming Lion Breweries into an international company.
Cream of the crop: NZ's 10 largest dairy farmers revealed
After a tumultuous decade, some new names have emerged as NZ's biggest dairy farmers.
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Tackling NZ’s food waste problem
Woolworths’ ambitious goal to keep unsold food from landfill.
How Blue Frog made a giant leap
Sustainable breakfast company breaks into new markets with help from Kiwibank.
Ambulance stations need urgent work
Light The Way appeal needs $4m to fund urgent station builds.
Personal Finance
Property
Three renovated houses and a 'hazardous' villa for sale in gated community
The owners are selling up after 18 months.
'Pavlova House' snapped up for less than $2m - 'won't be back for another 30 years'
Standout Art Deco home bought by young family at auction.
Tony Alexander: Why do Kiwi houses cost nine times the average income?
It's best to forget the housing market of the 80s and 90s.
Latest from Small Business
Bank repossesses machinery as liquidators probe earthmoving company
The business owes at least $1.26 million and is now the owner's second failed enterprise.
Contractor or not? Government unveils new test for gig workers, contractors
Brooke Van Velden unveils solution for the line between a worker and a contractor.
Sole traders choosing to earn less - on purpose
A majority of respondents want the threshold increased to $75,000, but it looks unlikely.
Small business: Mastering the sense of touch with braille technology
Chantelle Griffiths talks to Tom Raynel about her journey of braille and business.
Retail spending grows for the first time in seven months
Economists say the effects of tax cuts and government stimulus are yet to see results.
ACC proposes hefty levy hikes
Minister for ACC Matt Doocey asks ACC to look for cost savings.
Technology
Eyes hurt from staring at screens? Don’t fall for blue light glasses
What should I do instead?
Watch: Rocket Lab’s spectacular abort after engines fire
Launch from Mahia scrubbed at last moment.
How Telegram became a playground for criminals, extremists and terrorists
New York Times: Telegram faces scrutiny as crime and extremism flourish on the platform.
Business Travel
How Hawkins won giant $800m new Auckland Airport terminal contract
Downer-owned builder wins huge job, the largest private infrastructure job of its type.
Hamilton airport seals two direct transtasman service deals
Hamilton celebrates Jetstar agreement after a long service drought.
Civil Aviation Authority orders independent review into workplace culture
Independent consultant hired after insiders raised concerns with Herald.
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Market close: Fed's 'jumbo' rate cut spurs NZ shares higher
Across the ditch, the Australian sharemarket reached a record high.
Why former owners of three Auckland restaurants went into liquidation owing $700k
“It’s going to be completely different from what it is now.”
What’s the deal with ‘free money’ from power companies?
Not everyone qualifies, here's why - and whether you might be one of them.
Guilty plea in cartel case welcomed by Commerce Commission
Half the defendants in alleged construction cartel plead guilty.
Want to trade like Warren Buffett? New chatbot mimics minds of the greats
Wall Street's 'Intelligent Livermore ETF' will create new riches for investors.
GDP falls 0.2%: 'Effectively a recession that's lasted two years' - economist
On an annual basis, GDP fell 0.2% over 12 months to June 2024.
Big win for ex-Hanover co-owner Mark Hotchin in property dispute
Lawsuit was against the vendor of a retail unit bought six years ago by Hotchin's company.
Watch: Rocket Lab’s spectacular abort after engines fire
Launch from Mahia scrubbed at last moment.
Real Time Reo lights up Tāmaki Makaurau
Real Time Reo is an interactive platform heralding a new era for te reo Māori.
The Warehouse faces criminal charges over 'dangerous' children's toy
Commission warns: 'Return these toys; the risk of harm to young children is not worth it.'
Tupperware files for bankruptcy as sales slump
The brand has seen sales fall as consumer behaviors change and competition increases.
Hundreds of thousands of Aucklanders get $350 in their bank accounts
The cash is on its way to 365,000 Aucklanders this year.
$3.6m liabilities: PwC report on Sportcraft boating businesses
Staff, Inland Revenue and many others are listed as being owed money by the two companies.
'Absolutely thrilled': The Star is reborn - 103-year-old newspaper resurrected after closure
The presses are rolling again.
BNZ trims mortgage rates after US Fed decision
The move came after the Fed kicked off a new era of monetary policy easing.
US Fed cuts rates by half a point and signals easing cycle era has begun
US central bank’s decision marks a milestone in its two-year fight against inflation.
'We sat on our laurels': US citrus growers' warning for NZ
Prevention touted as key to avoiding a citrus greening disease catastrophe.
How former MP Simon Power ended up at Fisher Funds - and his most indulgent spending moment
"I'm not good at golf ... I don't own a boat. US politics is my 'wow' thing."
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Sponsored: Rub shoulders with Sir John Key at Gibbston Valley Resort
Queenstown's latest lifestyle opportunity is proving very popular.
Kiwi bank that starred in World's Fastest Indian fetches $650K at auction
Heritage building had key role in hit film starring Oscar-winner Sir Anthony Hopkins.
Adding value to your property - the easy way
Make your backyard beautiful, adding value with easy updates
More kiwi homeowners turning to solar
Solar energy now an economically viable option with up-take here and overseas increasing.
Ngāi Tahu brings iwi values to industrial development
Poised to deliver its third major industrial development to the market.