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Kmart recalls pickle jar over risk of breaking or exploding

Customers should stop using the jars and return them for a refund.

Opinion: Stop waiting for a foreign hero, NZ’s supermarket sector needs competition from within

OPINION: An international brand is not the hero – local, NZ-owned competition is.

Card payments: Unlikely contenders unite in call for surcharge ban

Deadline day in push to lower fees.

‘I’ll kill you’: Staff attacked, customers hide as armed robbers plunder gold jewellery

The owner says he 'hadn't slept a wink' since the robbery.

School lunch that badly burnt student was in packaging not fit for commercial use

Heinz Wattie’s supplied the meal, but it wasn't found to be at fault.

Supermarket wars: 'Game changer' - Foodstuffs' property boss on usurping Woolworths

'Unfortunately, our new landlord has not renewed our lease' - Woolworths' Jason Stockill.

Small Business: From corporate life to backyard flower farming

Marisa Vodanovich talks to Tom Raynel about her small business, Urban Floral Farmlet.

West Auckland supermarket shutting, staff futures uncertain

More than 50 staff are waiting to find out if they will be out of a job.

Workers 'anxious as hell' as Woolworths proposes major store restructure

One employee told the Herald staff hours could be cut in half and their hourly rate cut.

A $75m investment: Jewellery giant’s arrival promises economic boost

The expansion to NZ follows a free-trade agreement with the UAE.

The Warehouse warns of 'significant uncertainty' in second half financial result

The retailer's sales dropped 1.6% to $1.607 billion in the first half of 2025.

Small Business: The mother-daughter combo making high-quality matcha

Tessa Stockdale talks to Tom Raynel about her business Nomu Matcha.

Editorial: Lack of employer support for new citizens' arrest law should give Govt pause for thought

OPINION: Some of the Government's biggest business allies see problems with the new bill.

Finger Lickin' Good: Restaurant Brands NZ profit spikes 60%

KFC’s record sales were driven by innovative products and viral marketing.

Woolworths NZ sales up as industrial action hampers Aussie result

Woolworths NZ rebranded 35 supermarkets from 'Countdown' to 'Woolworths' this half.

Inside Economics: Why US dollars still rule the world...and what’s up with the price of cheese

Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the latest economic news.

Third Mighty Ape CEO exits as tech upgrade hampers result

Technical issues from a website upgrade impacted Mighty Ape’s earnings.

Kiwis 'dust off credit cards' as retail activity rises

Retail trade survey shows activity was higher in the December quarter.