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    Settling in as the new owners of St Clair’s Starfish Cafe are (from left) Sarah and Riki Flutey...

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    Coach to tackle cafe ownership

    With a resume that includes coaching for the Highlanders and Black Ferns, Riki Flutey expects his sporting expertise will come in handy manning the helm of a Dunedin cafe.

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    Builder had to ‘learn place pretty quickly’

    Cook Brothers Construction site manager Stephen Jory has knocked up 50 years in the construction...

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    Builder had to ‘learn place pretty quickly’

    Not surprisingly, Stephen Jory has forgotten the number of times he has smashed his thumb with a hammer on a building site over the past 50 years.

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    Barker’s chief executive Agnes Baekelandt expects the new factory near Geraldine will help...

    First stage of major expansion complete

    South Canterbury company Barker’s has completed its new jam, juice and sauce factory near Geraldine in the first stage of a nearly $60 million expansion project.

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    Work begins on new town housing project

    Construction of foundations have begun on the former Bayfield Bowling Club site, where 18 new...

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    Work begins on new town housing project

    Another town housing project is about to spring up in Dunedin — this time on the former Bayfield Bowling Club site in Bayfield Rd.

    Inflation rises above Reserve Bank's target rate

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    Inflation rises above Reserve Bank's target rate

    Inflation has edged higher on the back of higher fuel, travel, and telecommunication costs backing the view the Reserve Bank will hold interest rates steady for the medium term at least.

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    Woolworths warned over range review process

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    Interest rates have generally been falling since 2024. Photo: Getty Images

    Forecasters suggest fixing home loan rates

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    People queue to enter IKEA on its opening day in Auckland. Photo: RNZ

    Crowdy with a chance of meatballs

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    Many Kiwis starting year with financial stress

    The fall of interest rates has done little to ease the financial stress many New Zealanders are...

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    Fletcher Building to sell construction arm

    Construction activity fell sharply. Photo: ODT Files

    Fletcher Building to sell construction arm

    Fletcher Building has reached a binding agreement to sell its construction division to major international firm Vinci Construction.

    Otago just short of ‘aspirational’ rise

    The average asking price for properties in Southland has more than doubled in the 10 years since...

    Otago just short of ‘aspirational’ rise

    Property investors across Otago will be "a wee bit gutted" prices did not quite double over the past decade, a Dunedin landlord says.

    Engineering company liquidated, $1.8m owed

    Engineering company liquidated, $1.8m owed

    A Canterbury civil engineering and construction company is in liquidation owing creditors more than $1.8 million.

    Adviser draws on hands-on passion for farming

    Adviser draws on hands-on passion for farming

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    Incomes not keeping up with cost of living - survey

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    Creditors not hopeful as debt reaches $1.8m

    James Porteous. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Creditors not hopeful as debt reaches $1.8m

    A business owed money by a North Otago organic farm has lost hope of ever being paid as the liquidated company’s debt balloons to more than $1.8 million.

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    MARS in strong position to make sales this quarter

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    MARS in strong position to make sales this quarter

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    Price of white bread skyrockets

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    Price of white bread skyrockets

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    Chch home value growth lures buyers

    Vanessa Golightly. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

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    Chch home value growth lures buyers

    Auckland first-home buyers and other out-of-towners continue to be lured to Christchurch as property values grow at a faster rate than other main centres.

    61 shops announce closures in 10 days

    Photo: RNZ/Calvin Samuel

    61 shops announce closures in 10 days

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    Good things can be fast-tracked: Campbell

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    Good things can be fast-tracked: Campbell

    Anna Campbell was recently named the 2025 Young Enterprise Scheme Alumna of the Year.
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