Govt to launch review of Reserve Bank's Covid response
The government is launching a surprise review of the Reserve Bank's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, due to be published just months out from the election.
Business
Demand, profitability up in latest business survey
Demand, profitability up in latest business survey
Construction, freight, retail and hospitality/tourism businesses are all big improvers in Forsyth Barr’s Pulse of New Zealand Business survey.
Prices reach new levels at wool sale
Prices reach new levels at wool sale
The $9 per kg barrier was broken for the first time for a crossbred hogget fleece at the recent Melbourne wool auction by Kyeburn farmers James and Sharon Scott.
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Controversial forest for sale
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Controversial forest for sale
A controversial large-scale forestry conversion in the heart of West Otago hill country, which caused ripples in the community, is to be sold.
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Dunedin painting company on market
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Longstanding Dunedin painting company on market
They probably did not have a cake big enough for all the candles.
Decision highlights need for clarity
Decision highlights need for clarity
A recent decision of the Employment Relations Authority (Camacho v North Beach) highlights the importance of having a clear and comprehensive employment agreement.
Farmer interest high in supplying organic milk
Farmer interest high in supplying organic milk
Fonterra's recruitment drive for organic milk suppliers in the South Island looks to have overtaken targeted numbers for processing at its Stirling cheese-making site in South Otago.
Concern at financial impact of wastewater spill
Concern at financial impact of wastewater spill
Wellington divers are not only worried about the environmental cost, but the financial fallout of having raw sewage spewing onto the south coast.
Queenstown hospitality portfolio bought
Queenstown hospitality portfolio bought
A major Australian hospitality group has just snapped up one of Queenstown’s biggest portfolios.
Crime 'entitled' Bunnings to snag shoppers' facial data
Crime 'entitled' Bunnings to snag shoppers' facial data
Bunnings is within its rights to use facial recognition software on customers in Australia to curb theft and violence against staff, with a tribunal laying the foundation for a broader rollout.
Wrecked catamaran dislodged from rocks
Wrecked catamaran dislodged from rocks
A tourist boat that ran aground in Banks Peninsula's Akaroa Harbour is now wrecked on shore after swells dislodged it from rocks near the heads.
Unaffordable insurance becoming 'really serious' situation
Unaffordable insurance becoming 'really serious' situation
Consumer NZ says New Zealand is facing a "really serious" situation with insurance becoming increasingly unaffordable and potentially inaccessible.
Resurgence in property flippers
Resurgence in property flippers
Property flippers are back, at a rate not seen since before the global financial crisis.
Another lift in global dairy prices
Another lift in global dairy prices
A third lift in milk prices on the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction will be welcomed by dairy farmers hoping for a higher Fonterra payout.
Cancer patient says too hard to access KiwiSaver
Cancer patient says too hard to access KiwiSaver
A man with cancer says he's been so discouraged by what he discovered about early KiwiSaver withdrawals that he hasn't tried to get much-needed money out of his account.
Coalition criticised over job figures
Coalition criticised over job figures
The Labour Party says the government is in denial about the damage it has done to New Zealand's economy in light of the latest job market figures.
Buyers on hunt for precious metals
Buyers on hunt for precious metals
Trade Me says buyers are hunting for a gold and silver bargain - but there's a warning that jewellery may not be the best way to get an investment slice of the precious metals action.
Warehouse to slash 270 jobs in restructuring
Warehouse to slash 270 jobs in restructuring
The Warehouse Group is looking to axe about 270 jobs in a restructure of its head office as it looks to cut costs and improve its finances.
Unemployment highest in more than a decade
Unemployment highest in more than a decade
Unemployment rose to its highest level in more than a decade, with more people chasing work than jobs created, while wage growth slowed further.
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Keraplast signs five-year contract for wool supply
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Keraplast signs five-year contract for wool supply
A United States company manufacturing wound and other care products from wool in Christchurch has entered a five-year supply contract with about 30 farmers.