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Argosy profit nearly doubles as chairman backs quake reform

Government reforms will reduce unnecessary compliance costs, CEO Peter Mence says.

Woman kept waiting 15 months for $515k repayment of retirement village unit sale

Former resident waits 15 months for repayment as village faces commission complaint.

Labour crunch: NZ facing workforce shortfall of 250,000 in next 20 years

A new report suggests the population will need to grow to 10 million people by 2060.

Markets slide as Nvidia test looms and Fed doubts grow

Nvidia shares fell 1.9% ahead of its earnings, testing investor confidence.

Govt will only go so far in helping Uber, as drivers chase it for compensation

Lawyers weigh in on what the Supreme Court ruling means for the gig economy.

Uber drivers win battle for employee status in Supreme Court

The judgment could affect other contractors in the gig economy.

Food prices rise 4.7% in year to October, but cheaper veggies drive monthly decline

Vegetable prices fell 10.7% in October, the biggest monthly drop since 2021.

Liam Dann: A mature conversation about asset sales and CGT? Yeah, right

OPINION: On the left and right, politicians need to lift the standard of debate.

The pay rise Kiwis would leave their job for

Is changing jobs the most effective way to get a pay rise amid stagnating wages?

Inland Revenue ups audits and liquidations as tax debt hits $9 billion

How are people falling foul of the law? An accountant shares his observations.

The biggest development projects lined up for Auckland

Work at the $1b James Kirkpatrick Group hub dominates: one warehouse alone is 65,000sq m.

Reserve Bank building could be closed for weeks due to asbestos

Contamination complicates refurbishment of maximum-security cash vaults.

Costco Wholesale will be able to sell alcohol in new Drury store

Costco made $361.5m total revenue in its latest trading period, although it's still new.

Richard Prebble: Why the real election battleground will be the household budget

OPINION: Falling interest rates may boost voters' sense of financial relief.

Auckland suburb set for huge new Costco development

'A location as great as Drury': Costco Wholesale country manager Chris Tingman.

Inside Economics: Is the brain drain keeping unemployment down?

ANALYSIS: Is the brain drain distorting our own unemployment rate?