India starts trade route to Afghanistan via Iran

NEW DELHI (AP) " India on Sunday shipped its first consignment of wheat to Afghanistan by sea through Iran's strategic Chahbahar Port, launching a trade route bypassing longtime rival Pakistan.The shipment, an Indian gift for Afghanistan,... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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What New Zealand can learn from Ireland

The head of Ireland's tourism agency says his country and New Zealand have a lot to learn from each other.Ireland is often cited by New Zealand tourism leaders as an example of a country with a smaller land area coping with a visitor... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Small Business: The Kaikoura app company digitalising school communication – Alert Media

Sharlene Barnes, founder and owner of Kaikoura-based app maker Advert Media talks about overseas investment and how her app designed for schools and parents is improving communication. What does your business do? We provide schools... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Weirdness returns to Key West after Hurricane Irma

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) " Things are weird, as usual, in Key West.A pair of Vikings push a stroller full of stuffed chimps down Duval Street. A man with a ponytail swallows a steel sword. People dressed only in body paint and glitter... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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ANZ Bank's David Hisco says NZ property has peaked

ANZ's New Zealand chief executive David Hisco thinks the Auckland property market probably peaked last year but that conditions are still difficult for first home buyers.Hisco, who heads up the country's biggest lender, hit the... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Supermarket worker fired for working too hard, arriving early

A supermarket manager is suing his former bosses after they sacked him for working too hard.The dedicated former manager, known as "Jean P", had worked at discount supermarket chain Lidl in Barcelona for 12 years before he was sacked,... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Job ads continue to trend upwards

Job ads are continuing on an upward trend according to new data from career website seek.co.nz.Job ads this September were up 9.6 per cent compared to last year, and the growth was seen across all major regions in the country.Janet... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Apple under pressure over iPhone X delays

Delays to Apple's flagship iPhone will weigh on the tech giant's profits this week amid weak demand for its second-rank new handset.The iPhone X features an overhauled design and costs up to £1,149 (NZ$2191) but does not go on sale... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Diana Clement: Are you in the best Kiwisaver fund?

Are you in the best KiwiSaver fund - and what does that question even mean?Every provider will tell you they're the best, and there are many marketing tricks to look like a world beater. But how do you know?Providers choose different... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Liam Dann: The problem with raising wages

I read a news story about how exhausted the press gallery is after the election. It made me smile.I'm not denying it's true. I have friends and family in the gallery. I appreciate how hard they worked and how tired they must be.... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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