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Tower Insurance fined $7m after overcharging for a decade

Tower Insurance has been fined $7 million for more than a decade of overcharging customers. Photo...

Tower Insurance fined $7m after overcharging for a decade

Insurance company Tower has become the latest financial services company to suffer a multi-million dollar penalty for misleading tens of thousands of customers and financially costing them.

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Pair lose jobs at Givenwell

Givenwell founder Jonny Mirkin (left) and former chief customer officer Craig Hudson when Mr...

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Pair lose jobs at Givenwell

Two high-profile appointments to Dunedin-based startup Givenwell are casualties of a restructure after just several months in their positions.

Seasonal goods fresh from the farm vision for store

Nick and Kate Webster prepare to open a farm shop at Totara, just south of Oamaru, tomorrow....

Seasonal goods fresh from the farm vision for store

Fresh, local and seasonal.

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George St demolition granted, plans for use uncertain

Oakwood Properties Ltd has been granted a two-year extension for resource consent to partially...

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George St demolition granted, plans for use uncertain

A pair of heritage buildings in Dunedin’s main street have been given the green light for demolition, but plans to develop them into new apartments are up in the air.

Prediction market’s rise offers some quirky fun

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

Prediction market’s rise offers some quirky fun

Think you know whose name will appear on the Epstein list? Wager on it.

Outlook brighter for next year, ASB believes

Chief economist Nick Tuffley said consumer spending is up especially for big-ticket items like...

Outlook brighter for next year, ASB believes

ASB Bank has raised a flag of confidence over the economic outlook for next year, driven by a mix of lower interest rates, solid exports and consumer spending.

Pacific Edge names Simon Flood chairman

Pacific Edge names Simon Flood chairman

Simon Flood will replace Chris Gallaher as chairman of Pacific Edge following the company’s board meeting on December 18.

Providing luxury portable loos proves a welcome service

Providing portable luxury loos at events and functions has taken Shane Carter and Hayley Newlands...

Providing luxury portable loos proves a welcome service

Enterprising Oamaru couple Shane Carter and Hayley Newlands-Carter are continuing to expand their involvement in the human waste industry.

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Store closing; voyage of rediscovery awaits

The owner of Yaks n Yeti's, Nicole Bainbridge, is calling time on her Dunedin store as life on...

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Store closing; voyage of rediscovery awaits

After almost three decades of supplying Dunedin with exotic fashion from across the globe, a longtime George St shop-owner is excited for a new adventure — retirement.

Air NZ updates power bank rules

Air NZ has tightened rule on how and when power banks can be used on flights. Photo: Getty Images

Air NZ updates power bank rules

Air NZ has updated its rules on the use of portable power banks on flights, following bans by multiple international airlines.

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Cafe to go in historic Dunedin building

An artist's impression of a proposed new cafe in a historic building on the corner of George and...

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Cafe to go in historic Dunedin building

A historic building on the corner of Dunedin’s main drag could soon be transformed into a new cafe.

National retailer to shut its Dunedin store

Wet & Forget is closing this Dunedin store. Photo: Google maps

National retailer to shut its Dunedin store

Cleaning supplies retailer Wet & Forget says it has made the ‘‘difficult decision’’ to close its Dunedin store as part of a nationwide retail shakeup.

Air NZ staff could strike before Christmas

Air NZ staff could strike before Christmas

Air NZ says there will no longer be strike action affecting long-haul or regional travellers next week, but other disruptions remain possible before Christmas.

Sky customer calls foul on sports bill

Sky customer calls foul on sports bill

A customer said he did not receive any notice of the rollover, and the price has risen by 50%.

IKEA opens in Auckland

Customers queue as they wait for the new IKEA store to open in Auckland. Photo: RNZ

IKEA opens in Auckland

IKEA has opened its first store in New Zealand, entering its 64th market and marking the furniture retailer's most distant outpost from its native Sweden.

Christmas spending plans pared back as cost of living bites: survey

Only 15 percent of those surveyed expected to spend more than last year on the holiday season,...

Christmas spending plans pared back as cost of living bites: survey

Consumers are cutting back on holiday gift-giving and vacations as cost-of-living expenses take priority, a survey shows.

Butter prices unlikely to fall as fast as they rose

Butter prices unlikely to fall as fast as they rose

Finally, some good news for butter lovers: global prices are falling. But there remains some bad news.

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'As far as running the company, they were awful'

Winely co-founders Jacob Manning and Abbe Hyde. Photo: supplied

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'As far as running the company, they were awful'

Two employees of failed Dunedin wine venture Winely say the firm was more about ideas than the reality of running a business.

Airbus planes to be inspected for fuselage flaw

Reuters reports the total number of A320 planes needing inspections for recently discovered...

Airbus planes to be inspected for fuselage flaw

Airbus engineers have found defects on a wider set of A320 fuselage panels as they prepare to inspect hundreds of jets for the flaw.

All but two sectors suffered real term pay cut in past year

Most people are worse of income-wise against inflation on the year to September. Photo: RNZ

All but two sectors suffered real term pay cut in past year

Only two sectors have not experienced a reduction in their wages in real terms over the past year, data shows.

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