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Westpac fined $3.25m for misleading customers

Bank's 'systems were insufficient', says Judge.

Agents fined $35,000 after vendor suffers $73,000 loss on sale

The Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal ruling is seen as an unusual case.

AgriZeroNZ boosts funding for methane-reducing cow feed

US start-up Hoofprint Biome aims to lower the climate-warming impact of cow burps.

Bega Group claims to be left out of Fonterra consumer business sale

Billionaire Twiggy Forrest is the largest shareholder of the Aussie dairy company.

Matthew Hooton: Labour’s credibility demands big new tax promises

OPINION: There’s no room for any new spending by anyone without massive tax hikes.

Crimson buys Being AI’s school in Takapuna, reveals more bricks-and-mortar plans

The troubled Being AI slims down.

Auckland Airport to get new cargo precinct as fruit and vege freight booms

Airport outlines cargo precinct plan. Meanwhile, a US duty-free ban takes effect today.

Stock Takes: Rain not enough to stop dry weather from hurting NZ power company earnings

Mercury, Meridian and Manawa are likely to be hit hardest by the earlier drought.

Legaltech firm VXT raises $2.5m at $45m value with Silicon Valley backing

Firm says it's fast growing in the US and tracking to a $100m revenue within two years.

Is there method to Govt's madness, helping ANZ and ASB in court?

Lawyer supports law change to avoid "draconian consequences" for lenders.

Spark auctioning half its data centre business to fund $1b expansion push: report

Surf's up for the telco as its capital-raising effort comes to the sharp end.

Westpac apologises after online banking goes down, leaving customers frustrated

Some say the glitch has meant they can't pay their bills or transfer money for petrol.

WorkSafe issues maintenance warning for quad bikes after man killed

Tragedy could have been avoided if farm manager had kept bike in good working order.

Roger Partridge: Policy whiplash risks eroding NZ's investment stability

OPINION: Policy unpredictability is now seen as a genuine investment risk.

Is the US dollar about to be replaced?

The world's reserve currency is losing its dominance.

Former FMA chief Rob Everett to chair Simplicity

Rob Everett was the former chief executive of the Financial Markets Authority (FMA).