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Bank payouts to wronged customers top $109 million in four years

Nearly one million wronged bank customers identified after conduct and culture reviews.

Fonterra moves to next stage of green electricity storage trial

"Remarkable" discharge rate may lead to ultra-fast charging of electric milk tankers.

271 complaints in six months: What irks retirement village residents most

Neighbours' behaviour, poor services, bad management and fees were among the complaints.

BurgerFuel goes malty-purpose with upcycled bread lager

Burger business dips its toes into the world of brewing.

Copyright case: Judge orders detained 'pirated' boat be released

The Chinese boat is alleged to be a Stabicraft design rip-off.

Ryman wants reform in Australia to get more hospitals in villages

New Zealand's retirement village and aged-care "model" was admired in Australia.

It's cheaper to fly to Honolulu than Timaru

Air NZ points out it has an even cheaper fare to Hawaii - and explains how pricing works

Entrepreneur Anna Mowbray's next investment venture

One of the founders behind toy giant Zuru is backing an emerging healthcare start-up.

Crystal vision: From living on the benefit to $25,000 monthly sales

Mindfulness meets big profit margins in the crystal business.

A2 Milk says weak kiwi dollar helped first quarter sales

A2 Milk said its first quarter sales were running ahead of plan.

Vodafone beware: Six branding catastrophes to avoid

Branding can quickly run awry.

The crumbling kiwi: How to ease dipping dollar pain if you're travelling overseas

Hard-hit tourism will benefit and there's advice - and good news - for Kiwi travellers.

Life insurer penalised $700k for misleading customers

"Real harm" after failing to correctly pay cover to some sick or disabled customers.

Goodman Property Trust's $635.7m real estate push sets 19-year record

"Businesses need more stock than what they have traditionally held," says CEO.

'Warehouse on acid': Inside the belly of Costco's retail beast

Marketing expert Ben Goodale on day one in Costco.

'Red flags': Pensioner loses fortune, suffers heart attack after bank accounts hacked

Thieves used the bank's secure messaging function to change victim's cell phone number.

'Stepping it up': Warehouse Group prepares to push further into grocery sector

Nick Grayston says the Warehouse Group is ready to increase its food retailing game.

Lift-off: Kiwi billionaire's electric aircraft start-up takes big leap

The battery-powered plane named Alice could revolutionise regional travel.