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Pan Pac's rising electricity bill continuing to cause headaches

Pan Pac claims its main competitors in Canada have seen far lower price hikes.

Rocket Lab’s 59th mission deploys 5 satellites in milestone launch

Rocket Lab launched its 59th mission, deploying five satellites on Sunday.

Opinion: NZ's path to prosperity needs bold economic reforms

Labour productivity has plummeted since 2021, worsening the economic crisis.

Mysterious collapse of water bottling company owing creditors $2.6m

The firm, established at Awatoto in 2018, closed last July and is in liquidation.

NZ’s fruit bowl shrinks as Cyclone Gabrielle impacts linger

"Some balance sheets are so bad people will have to exit the industry ultimately."

From MP to wellness guru: Anna Lorck’s radical new life

Lorck says her new life is a "contrast from the life that I was leading”.

'Step up the biosecurity': Hawke's Bay's bird flu fears

Bump up farm bio-security, or inevitable will happen, warns veteran Bay poultry farmer.

Retirement village vacancies rise: Ryman's chairman Dean Hamilton explains

Opening three new hospital buildings in Auckland and Hastings pushed up vacancies.

Maersk offers new New Zealand-China service in Asia-Oceania container vessel upgrade

A new Northern Star container vessel service starts in Shanghai next month.

Watch: Rocket Lab’s spectacular abort after engines fire

Launch from Mahia scrubbed at last moment.

'Absolutely thrilled': The Star is reborn - 103-year-old newspaper resurrected after closure

The presses are rolling again.

Colossal new Kmart for Auckland: Biggest NZ store planned

Vast new discounter to be built on greenfields site opposite Westgate Lifestyle Centre.

'Major deficiencies': Almost half of Hawke's Bay highways get a two-star rating

A State Highway described as a 'goat track' is among the routes needing urgent funding.

When your car becomes your coffin

The farmer was found dead in the vehicle he’d complained had trapped him inside.

JLL retirement village study: population up, companies adjust growth

Most older people do not live in such villages, even with 53,000 people there now.

Bremworth carpet maker to reinstate part of cyclone-hit Napier plant

'We are at the moment hand-picking parts of the factory to reinstate.'