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'Put the price of fuel up': raising taxes could lock in transport habit changes

Kiwis are feeling pain at the pump. Photo: ODT files

'Put the price of fuel up': raising taxes could lock in transport habit changes

Raising fuel taxes as petrol prices start to fall could lock in the changes to transport habits kick-started by the fuel crisis, some say.

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Six new intern directors named for DCHL companies

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Six new intern directors named for DCHL companies

Dunedin City Holdings Ltd (DCHL) has announced the six emerging directors selected for the 2026 intake of the DCHL Graham Crombie intern director programme.

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Firm optimistic about sector’s prospects

Inside Dunedin engineering firm Site Weld's Willis St workshop are (from left) technical manager...

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Firm optimistic about sector’s prospects

A Dunedin engineering company manufacturing underground safe havens and recyclable toilets for the overseas mining sector says the local industry is turning a corner after a tough economic period.

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Naming rights deal to help show bounce back

Holding the Canterbury A&P Show on Thursday to Saturday to increase attendances and provide...

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Naming rights deal to help show bounce back

The three-day Canterbury A&P Show is returning to a position of financial strength boosted by a major naming rights sponsorship deal.

NZ and India agree strategic partnership

Christopher Luxon and Narendra Modi at Government House in Auckland today. Photo: Pool/NZME/Dean...

NZ and India agree strategic partnership

NZ and India's Prime Ministers have agreed a strategic partnership, with ambitions to double trade and bolster maritime security by 2030.

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Owners confident $1.2m IRD debt can be repaid

The business of Site Weld in Dunedin on Friday. Photo: Peter Mcintosh.

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Owners confident $1.2m IRD debt can be repaid

The owners of Dunedin engineering firm Site Weld are confident they can repay $1.2 million owed by its former trading company to Inland Revenue Te Tari Taake.

Ridership grows in price war

DiDi's launch in Christchurch has resulted in strong competition with Uber. Photo: Supplied

Ridership grows in price war

A fare-cutting duel is intensifying in Christchurch as competition heats up between rideshare rivals Uber and DiDi.

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Santana chair obtains 1.6m shares after drill result

Santana Minerals non-executive chairman Peter Cook. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Santana chair obtains 1.6m shares after drill result

Santana Minerals’ board chairman has bought more than $800,000 worth of shares within a day of the company announcing high-grade gold drill results.

Banks bump up interest rates following OCR rise

The cash rate was increased by 25 basis points on Wednesday. Image: RNZ

Banks bump up interest rates following OCR rise

ASB, BNZ, Westpac and Kiwibank have all now made adjustments to their floating interest rates, in the wake of this week's official cash rate increases.

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Soaring fuel costs hurting vulnerable people: study

Yesterday, Dunedin motorists queue in large numbers at the Northgate Waitomo petrol station in...

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Soaring fuel costs hurting vulnerable people: study

Skyrocketing fuel costs over the past few months have left many vulnerable people with little choice but to either absorb rising transport costs or miss essential trips to healthcare appointments,...

Chicken restaurant finally open after customers cry fowl over delay

Customers make their way into the store. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Chicken restaurant finally open after customers cry fowl over delay

A new Dunedin chicken restaurant has finally opened its doors after ruffling the feathers of hungry customers who were turned away this morning.

Oil price surge reinforces inflation fears - Reserve Bank

Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman, Photo: RNZ / Supplied

Oil price surge reinforces inflation fears - Reserve Bank

The Reserve Bank governor says events over the last 24 hours reinforce the bank's concerns about inflation.

Retailers nervous, economists more optimistic after OCR rise

Retailers nervous, economists more optimistic after OCR rise

The official cash rate (OCR) rise is causing mixed reactions among experts, from nervousness to optimism.

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Creditors $6.9m out of pocket after liquidation

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Creditors $6.9m out of pocket after liquidation

A Queenstown company once involved in the construction of Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium has left creditors nearly $7 million out of pocket 15 years after entering liquidation.

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New fast-food outlet makes Dunedin debut

Chicking Dunedin opening manager Sabrina Hardy helps prepare ahead of the Andersons Bay Rd store...

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New fast-food outlet makes Dunedin debut

A global restaurant franchise making its Dunedin debut hopes the city’s cold climate will be part of the reason customers give its chicken a try.

Global dairy prices slip 5% in third fall

Global Dairy Trade prices shifted backwards in the latest auction. Photo: Tim Cronshaw

Global dairy prices slip 5% in third fall

Dairy prices slid nearly 5% in the largest decline in two years on the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction.

OCR raised to 2.5% and may go higher

Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman. Photo: RNZ

OCR raised to 2.5% and may go higher

The Reserve Bank has raised the OCR for the first time in more than three years to tackle inflation pressures, and signalled more increases this year.