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Q&A: Australia’s under-16 social media ban starts today – how does it work?

PLUS: Will it push Luxon to a similar move here?

June McCabe: Māori economy forecast to double to $70k per person by 2040

Opinion: The Māori Economy could deliver 22% of NZ's economic growth over 15 years

Erica Lloyd: Why execution, not hype, will define NZ’s tech future

Opinion: Rocket Lab and Xero prove disciplined execution drives global success.

Mobil self-service petrol stations launched to rival Z Energy and Waitomo

The business plans to convert 14 Mobil sites to the new model by the end of 2025.

RNZ salaries soar in two years: Broadcaster says 'further savings will need to be made'

Treasury: Ministers need assurances from RNZ chair that managers are 'held to account'.

Market close: NZ sharemarket down 0.2%

The S&P/NZX 50 closed at 13,454.78, down 31.54 points or 0.23%.

Growth, scale and a podium finish: CEOs tell us where they're steering the business towards 2030

At the Deloitte Top 200 Awards, Garth Bray speaks with the leaders driving business forwards. Video / Alyse Wright

Momentum, turnaround and signs of life in the economy: CEOs share what's exciting them about 2026

At the Deloitte Top 200 Awards, Garth Bray speaks with the leaders driving business forwards. Video / Alyse Wright

Simon Bridges: Why 2026 will be slow and steady, rather than a boom year

Opinion: Consumer and business sentiment is improving.

Paramount counters Netflix with hostile bid for Warner Bros

The offer would put CNN, HBO Max and Warner Bros under Donald Trump ally Larry Ellison.

Property Insider: How much did retailers Anne and David Norman pay for ex-Beca House?

The last 2025 column, reporting on the billionaire Normans and a big building deal.

Expat raises $7.3m for his physical-world AI start-up

An ex-Tesla engineer is being funded by other New Zealand entrepreneurs.

Take a tour of Auckland's sorry sites: Abandoned, shelved, never built, unsold

Have we become more a city of fails than sails, given the city heart's sorry state?

Market close: NZX sharemarket flat at up 0.02%

The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed at 13,486.32, up 2.3 points or 0.02%.

The final Countdown: Woolworths rebrand complete as last store makes switch

The Australian supermarket chain has spent millions on the rebranding exercise.

Richard Harman: Tense year ahead as tight Budget, health costs and climate targets collide

Nicola Willis has just $2.4b new spending to spread across the 2026 Budget.