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Market close: KMD Brands’ share price sinks to all-time low

But the New Zealand sharemarket had a welcome rise of more than half a per cent.

Could this racecourse be replaced by thousands of new homes?

A public meeting has been called by the local business association.

Bank of Japan ends era of negative interest rates, first hike in 17 years

Financial Times: Central bank becomes world’s last to unwind ultra-loose monetary policy.

$1b+ Oyster Group fund suspends investor withdrawals, selling properties

It says the fund must keep capital to meet its needs and service higher borrowing costs.

What you get in Singapore Airlines' Premium Economy revamp

Big overseas carriers serving NZ are investing in planes.

NZ film festival facing final cut

Covid caused the New Zealand International Film Festival to burn through reserves.

Government to slash road user charges for plug-in hybrids

Plug-in hybrid owners will pay less in road user charges after a change of heart.

Property Insider: ‘Mr Quick’ striding ahead fast; ‘Mr Hotel’ leaving Colliers

No room for gloom: Mr Quick's $500m scheme, Winton's $750m plans, plaudits for Brealey.

'Accessible by boat or helicopter': Richwhite bach on Lake Taupō for sale

'Charming fisherman's cottage with three bedrooms, one bathroom' — and adjoining boatshed.

NZ crypto interest surges with Bitcoin price, demand tops $9m

Bitcoin's price is up 60 per cent in the year to date.

Market close: Another down day for NZ stocks as eyes turn to rates, economic data

The New Zealand sharemarket fell for the sixth successive trading day.

Pilots' union boss on Boeing planes: ‘If we didn’t think it was safe we wouldn’t be flying’

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliners are back in the spotlight following a mid-air plunge.

IRD scathing of commercial and industrial property tax hike

The change flies in the face of the Government's commitment to improving productivity.

Low NZ growth likely to persist through to 2025 - NZIER survey

New Zealand’s low economic growth rates look likely persist through to early 2025.

Aussie taxi drivers’ A$272m payout after class action against Uber: Could it happen here?

Landmark suit for Australian taxi drivers against Uber.

Christopher Luxon struggling to connect - leaked poll

Country's mood took a sharply negative turn in poll.

The numbers: Will EVs still be cheaper to run after road user charges?

In one scenario, the cost of owning a petrol car is cheaper.

NZ Post's plan to replace postal workers with couriers will slow deliveries, union warns

The company plans to lay off 700 posties.