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Power bill increase in Tairāwhiti, but better infrastructure promised
FirstLight Network has increased resilience work as power bills rise in Tairāwhiti.
Editorial: Should consumer watchdogs act on shrinkflation?
OPINION: Downsizing by stealth is legal but should it be?
Watchdog assessing complaints after Woolies' false Milkrun ad pricing
Commerce Commission receives multiple inquiries over Facebook ads for delivery service.
Supermarket crackdown: Grocery code shake-up gets mixed reaction from industry players
One says it'll bring transparency while another questions if it has the right balance.
Roger Partridge: New Zealand’s real economic problem: Too little capital, not too much profit
Opinion: The economy faces a worsening capital problem, undercapitalised for 50 years.
ComCom threatens regulatory crackdown on supermarkets
Consumer NZ doesn't have faith that operators in the sector will make changes voluntarily.
Woolworths apologises for false pricing, blames 'human error' for cheap butter
Butter was being advertised at $5.50 but actually cost $9.55 on the company's app.
Healthcare turf war: The tussle for public funds in the business of general practice
Family practice funding feud: a fight for public money.
‘Major concern’: CommComm head looking at changes after business fear about power companies
Small has called reports of business concerns a "big red flag".
Used car dealer ordered to pay hundreds of thousands after key loan info missing
Wellington firm El Cheapo Cars was sentenced in the Porirua District Court.
Major bank ends Airpoints credit card rewards
State-owned Kiwibank said costs and regulations had increased, making it unviable.
3G shutdown: $1000 upgrade needed to keep automatic gate working
An array of household devices may stop working when the 3G network is replaced.
Benno Blaschke: Breaking up supermarkets won't solve competition issues
OPINION: Regulatory barriers to entry should be considered as an alternative.
Watercare spends $11m on consultants for delayed $1.12b project
Some works are significantly behind schedule, the Watercare board heard.
Opinion: Nicola Willis should challenge the RBNZ on prudential rules
The minister should interfere in RBNZ regulation, say Simon Jensen and Andrew Body.
Ryan Bridge: Our high airfare curse is one of economics not competition
Eighty percent of New Zealand's land is uninhabited.
Homeowner blindsided as daily power charges increase 600%
Marlborough Lines says remote properties can’t access low-user plans.
‘Rip-off’: App developer and Consumer say fees will stifle open banking
Government, banks respond.
Stock Takes: Will reporting season see the end of a bear market?
Fisher and Paykel Healthcare will be the main event when it reports on May 28.
Market close: Contact-Manawa deal boosts NZ sharemarket
New Zealand shares ended strongly after better jobs data and on takeover news.
Airfares: Commerce Commission explains why it doesn’t want a competition study, but tells airlines to watch out
Is the system 'broken' or is NZ just too tough for more aviation players?
Auckland Airport regulation risk overhyped: Analyst
Could the airport lose its 'dual till' model and become a victim of Nanny State rules?
Major power cables linking North, South Islands near end of life, $1.4b replacement mooted
Transpower is proposing several upgrades to be done at the same time.
Power play: Contact Energy given clearance to acquire Manawa Energy
Contact issued a $1.86 billion scheme to take over Manawa in September 2024.
Airfares too high? Take the bus, InterCity says ahead of new electric bus launch
A new electric city bus is coming. Long-haul EV buses may be viable in a year or so too.
Commerce Commission files criminal charges against Woolworths
The commission signalled the charges in December.
Market close: Mainfreight drives another strong NZ finish
Logistics firm's rally helped push the New Zealand sharemarket to a higher close.