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Retail spending has modest rise in February amid recovery
Electronic card data for the month of February shows Kiwis spent more in retail.

‘Stupendous amount’: $7.3b cost halts refinery reopening talks
Instead of a new refinery, Shane Jones is pushing for a Marsden Point energy precinct.

‘Ripped off’: Whangārei motorists, officials alarmed over fuel costs
Whangārei's mayor says fuel companies "have a chokehold in Northland".

Retail spending off to slow start in 2025
Spending in the retail industries over January fell by 1.6%.

Rise in holiday spending at end of 2024, electronic card data shows
New data from Stats NZ shows spending in retail performed strongly during December sales.

Petrol prices set to rise as foreign sanctions, weak NZ dollar bite
Sanctions on Russia's energy industry could influence local petrol prices.

AA's Terry Collins shares why petrol prices are set to rise
AA's Terry Collins talks to Tom Raynel about the international factors causing petrol prices to rise. Video / NZ Herald

Electronic card data: Spending steady even as holiday sales start
New data from Stats NZ shows spending in retail steady during November.

Editorial: Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau's financial admission fails to relate
OPINION: Whanau selling her car to help pay the bills was surprising, but not relatable.

Inside Economics: Goodbye inflation, hello deflation (already?)
OPINION: And what does 'soft landing' actually mean? Liam Dann asks.

Letters: The real local council priorities; sad state of energy supply
OPINION: 'It is unfortunate that the dominant tower in the city is the casino tower.'

Channel eyes role in LNG importation, boosts interim dividend
Steady result for fuel infrastructure company.

Food price data: Cost of eating out spikes but fruit, vegetables and meat still falling
New Selected Price Index offers insight into how inflation is tracking.

Close eye needed on potential petrol price gouging - Consumer NZ
Many motorists say they are paying more for fuel than their neighbouring towns.

Regional fuel disparities have residents alleging ‘plain theft’ by gas stations
Fuel in this town costs between 20-30 cents a litre more than nearby areas.

Green hydrogen export hub in Australia gets ‘significant’ funding
A Darwin project could be a major breakthrough.

Have Auckland petrol prices dropped after removal of regional fuel tax?
The 11.5 cent per litre fuel tax ended this morning.

Focus: Aucklanders react as fuel tax gets scrapped
The regional fuel tax is gone but a new congestion charge could soon take its place.

Inside Economics: Winners and losers in the interest rate game - and why it matters
OPINION: We need to stop self-pathologising, because NZ's not that special.

Central Hawke’s Bay residents feel ‘ripped off’ by fuel prices
Andrew Northe says 91 prices are consistently 30c/l higher than in neighbouring Hastings.