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Liam Dann: Don't bet your house (or your mortgage rate) on inflation forecasts

OPINION: It's taken years to start causing a serious economic downturn.

Cecilia Robinson: Why stop at schools? Ban smartphones for under-16s altogether

OPINION: The Government should take an even bolder step on kids' smartphone use.

Diana Clement: The pitfalls of travel insurance if you want to ride a scooter overseas

OPINION: Read this before you hire a motorcycle or moped on holiday.

Market Watch: Gold rush - why investors are buying gold this year

Business editor-at-large Liam Dann talks to Pie Funds CIO and founder Mike Taylor about the latest gold rush. Video / Getty Images

South Waikato business park on track for 2025 opening

Maraetai Road Intermodal Business Park has been in the works since 2018.

Business Hub: Bruno Goedeke, chief executive Naylor Love

On April 27, Goedeke started as chief of one of New Zealand's largest building businesses. He has worked for the company for the past 19 years.

Business Hub: new Naylor Love chief executive Bruno Goedeke

'After a few weeks, we decided we needed to move' - Goedeke on coming to NZ.

Property boom: Gisborne region soars in home consents and sales

Huge amount of property market "positivity" after a tough 2023.

Steven Joyce: Competition v compliance - NZ’s safety-first approach is hurting us

OPINION: Competition is nearly always the best way to ensure consumers win.

'Not my first legal rodeo': Winston Peters responds to defamation allegations

Peters gave a speech to the NZ China Council this morning.

Markets with Madison: Pension deficit

The newest finance firm, FirstCape, is on a mission to grow individual savings to ensure people can retire on more than state pension payments. Video / Carson Bluck

The $44 billion firm vowing to fix NZ's pension deficit problem

And how FirstCape will handle a $1.4T transfer of wealth from Baby Boomers to their kids.

Say cheese: Waipū traditional goat cheese maker takes top trophy

Belle Chevre Creamery’s Betta than Feta won the Best in Class Goats Milk Cheese.

The forgotten $477m fortune: Why Kiwis should check IRD's website to see if they can claim

More than 415,000 Kiwis are owed $477 million in unclaimed funds with the IRD.

Matthew Hooton: Can Act support a Budget that borrows more than Labour?

OPINION: Act is at risk of supporting a Govt that will never put the books back in order.

Stock Takes: Sky TV chair's million-dollar share buy-up

And the food still in demand from financially-strained Kiwis.

Public Trust specialist Catherine Simpson

Money from unclaimed estates eventually transfers to the Government. Video / Jason Oxenham

Government told heartland town's 'economic potential' undermined by roads

Council tells Government town's economic potential is "undermined" by roading network.