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Opera House closure costs jobs

Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule says his council is committed to restoring the earthquake-prone Hawke's Bay Opera House.

$1b in new spending as surplus returned

Finance Minister Bill English has delivered an election-year Budget that delivers a bigger than forecast surplus and free doctors' visits for 400,000 more children.

Be ready to defend your home patch

New app keeps campus connected

Soaring profits for Mr Apple

Jeremy Tauri: Scheme looks better on paper

When politicians come out with a new policy, it can be easy to be drawn in by the headline and not look too closely at the detail.

Rodney Green sentenced

Changes 'could cost $50m a year'

Fresh opportunity arises from ashes

Big Easy cycling extravaganza gave businesses a boost

Jeremy Tauri: Talk to staff via social media

Do your staff use social media while at work?

In the business of making clothes fit shapes

Giant firm buys family apple company

Ruataniwha dam: Resource consents approved

Take care in boom times, firms warned

Jeremy Tauri: Contracts vital for workers

"You can be fined $20,000 for not having an employment agreement," a labour inspector from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) told me recently.