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School uniform firm Sportclub collapses owing $1.5m to IRD, BNZ

Sportclub owes $1.54 million to 291 creditors, including 28 schools nationwide.

'Milestone' - Stride to redevelop North Wharf on city's waterfront

Sites to be redeveloped: hospitality on ground floors, offices above, two to three levels.

How global beef demand is hitting Maccas' bottom line in New Zealand

The chain exports nearly 30,000 tonnes of beef, about 10% of NZ's total beef exports.

Will Kiwis open their wallets this Black Friday or hold back again?

Retail NZ warns two-thirds of profits hinge on this quarter's sales.

Mobil facing legal action over alleged petrol price breaches

Mobil faces costs of up to $5  million for each offence in Commerce Commission action.

C-word upset: Whitcoulls owner reveals why literary magazine has been banned from stores

Rich-list businessman David Norman on why the banned journal is different from books.

Mocka eyes first physical store in New Zealand despite Ikea's arrival

The company's first standalone store is targeted to open in the second half of FY26.

'Spending hangover': Black Friday warning ahead of busy shopping week

Shoppers are warned to stick to their spending limits and look past the sales hype.

KMD Brands 'paid too much' for footwear brand Oboz, chairman says

Company chair David Kirk made the admission, but has no plans to sell the brand.

Raid stuns charity store: 'They came for money, they smashed my safe'

'I know people get desperate, but what they did here wasn’t desperation.'

Food prices rise 4.7% in year to October, but cheaper veggies drive monthly decline

Vegetable prices fell 10.7% in October, the biggest monthly drop since 2021.

The Warehouse major cost reset could slash jobs

Chief executive Mark Stirton said 'these are difficult decisions'.

'Was it them?' Small-town buzz as locals wonder who won record-breaking Lotto draw

Fireworks lit up Kawerau soon after Saturday's draw.

Small Business: Piq aims to reshape how Kiwis drink their daily coffee

University student Amber Scott talks to Tom Raynel about her coffee additive start-up Piq.

How new boss at The Warehouse plans to revive struggling Red Sheds

Shoppers told leaders the Red Sheds had grown ‘boring’ and needed freshness.

‘Stop using them immediately’: Kmart coloured sand toys recalled after asbestos detected

Ministry says cancer risk from brief exposure is low but urges immediate caution.