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Rhiannon McKinnon: Keys to making M&A deals work

OPINION: Technology, healthcare, energy deals are prominent - but how many will work?

'It's really quite scary': Ground zero at Otago chicken farm bird flu outbreak

Process under way to cull 80,000 chickens on Otago farm.

ComCom calls out Contact, Nova for marketing ploy

The commission has called out Contact and Nova over their GST-exclusive pricing.

‘Challenging picture’: 461,000 borrowers behind on their payments

Payment deficits are expected to track higher yet as Kiwis head into Christmas.

Jarden Wealth Weekly: Five insights to help investors navigate 2025

OPINION: Now is a good time for investors to reflect on the year and what may lie ahead.

Retirement village dispute: Race, gender prejudice cited, residents lost

Fight over weekly fees charged by the operator had morphed into something else: decision

Meta introduces anti-scam ad measure in Australia, where a A$50m fine is threatened, but not NZ

PLUS: Bayly nudges telcos, social media firms with new open letters.

ACC privacy breaches: Bosses grilled in scrutiny week at Parliament

Daily meetings and ability to unsend emails used in bid to stop breaches, ACC chief says.

Former port CEO conviction has message for big company leaders, says law firm

First prosecution of its type in New Zealand.

ASB cuts fixed mortgage rates, term deposits

ASB has cut lending interest rates by between 10 and 20 basis points.

Executions and rehab: Saudi Arabia dials up its ‘war on drugs’

Financial Times: Narcotics use blamed on social change, rise of drugs such as Captagon.

New home building consents fell in October

Major fall in Wellington's new home consents, but other regions also took hits.

Better times ahead? What we can learn from the interest rate yield curve

The trend of NZ's steeping yield curve looks likely to continue into 2025.

Spotless NZ businesses sold in cleaning, catering shakeup

Clients include a major stadium and some of the country's most prestigious schools.

NZ business liquidations double amid cash flow crisis

Insolvencies double from last year, with 72 liquidations in October, mostly in Auckland.

VW's German workers to strike from Monday

The crisis-wracked car titan has been locked in bitter talks with unions.