Moon Express dream of lunar mission with Rocket Lab on track

A private company planning a Moon mission involving New Zealand's Rocket Lab says it still hopes to reach the lunar surface by as early as the end of the year.Florida-based Moon Express signed a deal with Rocket Lab in 2015 and... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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A decade of Auckland house price growth dwarfs 2017 slowdown

Auckland's property market is slowing, with prices falling in the past few months, however 10-year data from real estate agent Barfoot & Thompson puts the scale of the slump into stark perspective.The company's top 20 list for the... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Mary Holm: Sailing ahead with term deposits

Q: What's the future of term deposit interest rates? There's absolutely no incentive to save with current interest rates. This is the opinion of many people I know who ask the Government to stop taxing interest income. A: It's... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Kmart fans have gone crazy over this new bargain item – $37 shoe rack

Kmart is known for sending people into a frenzy with their incredible bargains and there always seems to be one item that devout fans of the store are going crazy over.Last week it was the $99 vacuum that people say is better than... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Cyber spies use fake profile as a 'honey pot' to trap male workers

By Dana McCauley Mia Ash is young, attractive and popular, with hundreds of social media connections.She shares your favourite hobbies, so when she adds you, you're flattered and a little bit excited.After exchanging messages... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Tourism NZ's Stephen England-Hall: The new man who's selling the country

Self-described computer geek Stephen England-Hall says heading Tourism New Zealand was never part of his original long-term plan."If you'd asked me 10 years ago would I end up being the chief executive of a Crown-owned entity which... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Media withdraw from EY journalism awards

Several media organisations have withdrawn from the annual EY business journalism awards after an entry about one of the consultancy firm's clients was removed.The entry by journalist Karyn Scherer at NBR was an investigation published... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Birkenstock CEO accuses Amazon of 'modern day piracy'

The chief executive of Birkenstock USA has emerged as an unlikely crusader in a growing battle between smaller retailers and ever-expanding giant Amazon.com.His message to shop owners: Don't even think about selling our shoes to... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Growers speak out over avocado thefts

Avocado thefts have grown into a sophisticated operation in which orchards were targeted using Google Earth, with tonnes of fruit stripped off trees on moonlit nights.Grower Ashby Whitehead's former orchard at Rangiuru was hit four... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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John Drinnan: What's a celebrity really worth?

The BBC salaries row has revived an old discussion about the value of celebrity and what was once called "a culture of excess" at TVNZ.The release of BBC pay deals has revealed that one-time Top Gear presenter Chris Evans was... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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