Fears transtasman flight cuts could affect last-minute bookings
Cuts to transtasman flights due to higher fuel costs have tourism operators worried on the impact they will have on last-minute bookings.
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Drury withdrawn from Queenstown event
Drury withdrawn from Queenstown event
Xero founder Sir Rod Drury has been withdrawn from a list of keynote speakers for a Queenstown event next week.
Govt move to change climate law 'outrageous'
Govt move to change climate law 'outrageous'
Activist Mike Smith, whose case has now been blocked, says the move is unprecedented, while Greenpeace calls it a "shocking abuse of power".
Businesses support fuel ration plan, Labour unconvinced
Businesses support fuel ration plan, Labour unconvinced
Retailers and truckers back the government's more simplified, high-trust fuel rationing system, but Labour says it's simply not credible.
Family business still rolling after 75 years
Family business still rolling after 75 years
Horrell Engineering has sat at the intersection of Victoria and Wills Sts in central Ashburton for 75 years and is now run by the family’s third generation.
Obituary: Trevor Grigg, retailer
Obituary: Trevor Grigg, retailer
Trevor Grigg was born, bred and buttered in New Zealand’s finest city.
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Store owner accuses police of ‘bully’ tactics
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Store owner accuses police of ‘bully’ tactics
A Dunedin bottle store owner has accused police of bullying and using ‘‘pressure tactics’’ in their bid to oppose its liquor licence.
Fuel stocks: Petrol up; diesel, jet fuel down
Fuel stocks: Petrol up; diesel, jet fuel down
Total diesel and jet fuel stocks have taken a slight dip, while more petrol is on its way, the latest update shows.
Good time for first-home buyers?
Good time for first-home buyers?
House prices could be set to fall again and it may be a good opportunity for first-home buyers, the head of one of New Zealand's largest mortgage broking firms says.
Storms sweep sludge into shipping channel
Storms sweep sludge into shipping channel
Emergency dredging is clearing Lyttelton port’s choked shipping channel from a build-up of marine mud brought in by big storms.
Queenstown McDonald’s site sold
Queenstown McDonald’s site sold
There's been a transaction at Queenstown’s McDonald’s that’s a tad bigger than your average Big Mac.
Rocket Lab looks to cash in on rise in US military spending
Rocket Lab looks to cash in on rise in US military spending
New Zealand-founded company Rocket Lab is well placed to benefit from the Trump administration's planned "Golden Dome" space missile shield, according to its chief executive Sir Peter Beck.
Gull NPD merger approved by Commerce Commission
Gull NPD merger approved by Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has greenlit the merger of fuel companies Gull and NPD.
World getting NZ's best while we eat cheap imports
World getting NZ's best while we eat cheap imports
New Zealand is exporting much of its premium product - and then importing cheaper options for shoppers here, economists say.
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'Covid killed us': Historic furniture firm shutting up shop
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'Covid killed us': Historic furniture firm shutting up shop
One of Dunedin’s oldest companies, Otago Furniture, is closing its doors.
AI deepfakes powering sophisticated fraud
AI deepfakes powering sophisticated fraud
Advanced identity fraud spurred on by artificial intelligence (AI) is costing New Zealand businesses an average $2.2 million each scam.
New facility to boost NZ’s gas supplies
New facility to boost NZ’s gas supplies
A multimillion-dollar facility being built in Christchurch will boost medical and industrial gas supplies.
Fog halts port operations
Fog halts port operations
Fog so thick ‘‘lights didn’t make a dent’’ stopped ships going in and out of Port Otago.
TVNZ breached standards over Trump report: BSA
TVNZ breached standards over Trump report: BSA
The complaints focused on supposed comments made by President Trump after the arrest of a man alleged to have shot activist Charlie Kirk.
Warning unemployment rate set to get worse
Warning unemployment rate set to get worse
An economist warns the unemployment rate could reach up to 6% due to the war in Iran, and there's increasing concern for young people struggling to find work.