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Food prices rise 4.7% in year to October, but cheaper veggies drive monthly decline

Vegetable prices fell 10.7% in October, the biggest monthly drop since 2021.

Air NZ to compete with Qantas, Jetstar on Queenstown-Brisbane flights

A new route will link Queenstown with the subtropics – but the Aussies have a head start.

The NZ charity that takes joy in being 'inconvenient and annoying to businesses'

Consumer CEO Jon Duffy says legal threats from big businesses an 'occupational hazard'.

The Warehouse major cost reset could slash jobs

Chief executive Mark Stirton said 'these are difficult decisions'.

Liam Dann: A mature conversation about asset sales and CGT? Yeah, right

OPINION: On the left and right, politicians need to lift the standard of debate.

Flickers of recovery in PMI data, group health schemes and bitcoin users both seek tax breaks

Business with 2degrees: Manufacturing orders lift, will services sectors follow? Plus, taxing Bitcoin transactions and private health insurance for workers.

Companies turn to in‑house influencers to boost AI adoption

Companies like Morgan Stanley and HubSpot are using AI ‘ambassadors’ to teach peers.

WorkSafe warning after 'timber delivery went tragically wrong'

WorkSafe has guidelines for working near overhead powerlines and advises extreme care.

Airbnb railing collapse: Family demand accountability after son left paralysed

Fin Paddison was in Queenstown with friends.

AI is writing performance reviews. What could go wrong?

Experts warn bot‑written reviews risk feeling impersonal or overly positive.

The Warehouse CEO Mark Stirton talks renovating, reimagining and reinvigorating the Kiwi brand

In his first sit down interview, new CEO of The Warehouse Mark Stirton talks with Business Reporter Tom Raynel about his plans to transform the business. Video / Alyse Wright

How new boss at The Warehouse plans to revive struggling Red Sheds

Shoppers told leaders the Red Sheds had grown ‘boring’ and needed freshness.

Cecilia Robinson: How setting a social media age limit could redefine childhood

OPINION: Is this a turning point for protecting childhood in the digital age?

Fran O'Sullivan: Why police culture overhaul can’t wait any longer

OPINION: Building back trust in the police is going to take a lot.

Rocket Lab spacecraft on their way to Mars

From Mt Wellington to the Red Planet.

Social media firms earn ‘billions’ in revenue from scam ads: How they could be stopped

Leaked documents said Meta projected it would make US$16b from scam ads last year.