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Fonterra set for 2018/19 milk price downgrade.
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Steve Jobs made daughter watch intimate moment with stepmother
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Nikko Asset Management takes top honours at Fund awards
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ComCom takes action over 'unfair' Home Direct vouchers
The Commerce Commission has begun court proceedings involving mobile trader Home Direct.
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Shares surged to a record as the market reopened after yesterday's platform failure.
Billionaire Graeme Hart and son buy Hansells Food Group
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Elon Musk's bizarre working habits revealed
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Family torn apart over nasty lotto feud
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'Slave labour': The job that earns $4.38 an hour
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Burger King banned from hiring migrant workers for a year
Burger King has been banned from hiring migrant workers for a year.
Virgin Australia sinks to $714m statutory loss
Non-cash adjustments have hit Virgin hard but the airline's revenue reached a record.
Worker overpaid $500K due to slip of finger
Human error accidentally left a public servant nearly half a million dollars richer.
H&M set to open flagship store
H&M will tomorrow open the doors to its flagship store in downtown Auckland.
Stock market hits the rocks during earnings season
NZX struggled with technical issues yesterday, with trading suspended for much of the day.
Anointing Luxon a smart move by PM
COMMENT: Luxon has made no secret of his intense interest in politics.
Comment: My conversations with a robot
I had put my hand up for a research project not quite knowing what to expect.
Multi-billion dollar City Rail Link total cost still unknown
The total cost for Auckland's multi-billion dollar City Rail Link is still up in the air.
New business council could prick 'lack of confidence' bubble
COMMENT: I hope the PM will have a few home truths to lay on the corporate types.
Synlait leads gains before NZX suspended
New Zealand shares barely traded today as the system was down for most of the day.
NZ dollar down slightly on greenback
The NZ dollar traded in a tight range as traders overlooked Ardern's bid to woo business.
David McLean: Time for business to get on with business
COMMENT: Successful businesses are resilient and cope with change, writes David McLean.
Money really does lead to a more satisfying life - study
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The nine most annoying work email phrases
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Amazon fights back over talk of poor working conditions
Amazon is taking an out-of-the box approach to answering its critics.
Meet the man earning $186K a year from his bedroom
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Scales lifts profit to $34.8 million
Good growing conditions helped Scales lift profit 22 per cent.
Christchurch Airport lifts profit to $88.7m
Christchurch International Airport lifted profit 37 per cent in 2018.