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'Very sad': Tower Insurance to close Rotorua office, 50 jobs affected

Some staff to chose redundancy or Auckland; other affected roles change to work-from-home.

Mary Holm: How to create good spending habits and avoid keeping up with the Joneses

OPINION: It's important to understand the psychology of spending.

'I began shaking trees': How Irish reporter nailed Razor scoop 20,000km away; 'Nothing made in China' advertising storm

'Superpower in decline' – world media reacts to ABs coach sacking; mag editors step down.

Market close: NZ sharemarket up 1.3% for the year

The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed at 13,718.1, up 58.31 points or 0.43%.

Manufacturing activity surges to 4-year high, pointing to stronger GDP growth

New Zealand manufacturing was strong in the December quarter of 2025.

QT Auckland hotel and former Queenstown backpackers sold to foreigners

CBRE agents have made deals totalling $118.5 million.

Food prices dip again but power and grocery bills keep climbing

Electricity prices have jumped 27% and gas 56% since December 2021.

Standalone Grok app still undresses women after X curtails access to tool

X says Grok is blocked in some places, but the stand-alone app still undresses photos.

New Civil Aviation Authority boss on prosecuting change, building fairer system

The former prosecutor takes on one of the biggest jobs in aviation.

Rocket Lab shares surge to all-time high as its US military business explodes

Kiwi-American firm takes its seat at the top table.

Roger Partridge: We need to be realistic about the cost of our 'luxury beliefs'

OPINION: How virtue signalling risks hurting the most vulnerable.

Here comes the advertising in AI chatbots

Rivals like OpenAI, Meta and Perplexity are also exploring chatbot advertising.

Common sense or overkill? Climate rules loosened by more than expected

The minister suggested a more moderate weakening of climate disclosure rules.

Coca-Cola's Matthias Blume shares excitement for alcoholic RTD launch

Coca-Cola's VP and GM of aRTD for ASEAN & South Pacific, Matthias Blume, gives more insight into the global brand's decision to enter the alcohol market.

Coca-Cola releases first alcoholic drink in NZ

New Zealand will get Jack Daniel's and Coke RTDs before Australia.

Christchurch’s Mars Bioimaging raises $15m to take its portable X-ray machine to market

Company expects to receive US regulatory approval for its product in coming months.