Where to build or buy?: The top 10 hot spots

The top 10 hot spots for future property growth have been revealed - and all the important boxes of transport, infrastructure and amenity have been ticked.Property experts have named five areas within Auckland and five within a... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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More money for New Zealanders as some wages and benefits rise: What to expect from today

Thousands of New Zealanders can look forward to more money in their pockets from today. Minimum wage employees can now expect $16.50 an hour from their employers, up 75c. Superannuation is going up 1 per cent. That means singles... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Liam Dann: Ten things shaking the world in 2018

Easter, it's a time for excessive chocolate consumption and illicit garden center visits. But more than that, it offers some time for quiet contemplation as another year hurls by at an accelerating pace.It seems like a good time... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Business leaders weigh in on the minimum wage increase to $16.50 per hour

Today's increase to the minimum wage has been welcomed by business leaders.The first of three increases outlined in the Government's plans was met today, increasing the minimum paid hourly rate by 75 cents to $16.50 from $15.75.It... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Diana Clement: Make the most of your pay rise

Kiwis working on minimum wage, those on benefits, and anyone getting NZ Superannuation get a pay rise today.The increases aren't a king's ransom. The minimum wage rises by 0.75c an hour or $30 before tax a week and the NZ Super... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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In Iowa's GOP ag epicenter, tariffs spark Trump skepticism

HOSPERS, Iowa (AP) — In Sioux County, where swine barns interrupt the vast landscape of corn-stubbled fields, exports of meat, grain and machinery fuel the local economy. And there's a palpable sense of unease that new Chinese tariffs... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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EPA to loosen rules for automobile gas mileage, pollution

DETROIT (AP) — The Trump administration is expected to announce that it will roll back automobile gas mileage and pollution standards.Automakers wanted the government to relax the current standards, which were imposed by the Obama... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Facebook executive Andrew Bosworth defends 'ugly truth' memo

Facebook executive Andrew Bosworth says he didn't agree with a provocative memo leaked to Buzzfeed in which he describes the company's mentality to grow and connect people at all costs.Bosworth, who goes by "Boz," said on Twitter... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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The Latest: Russian pleads not guilty to US hacking charge

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on a Russian man extradited to the U.S. to face hacking charges (all times local):6:40 p.m.A Russian man has pleaded not guilty to hacking computers at LinkedIn, Dropbox and other American companies.Yevgeniy... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Canadian convicted in telemarketing scheme in California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of a Canadian telemarketing operation has been convicted of mail and wire fraud for orchestrating a scheme that prosecutors say defrauded at least 60,000 people out of more than $18 million.The U.S.... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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