Tax change: One in four employers on board early with payday filing, but uncertainty remains

One in four employers has voluntarily got on board with payday filing ahead of the official switch-over, but uncertainty hangs over how many will fail to file on time in one of the biggest shake-ups to the tax system.From Monday,... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Fran O'Sullivan: Why Jacinda Ardern's visit to China really is a 'big deal'

COMMENT: Jacinda Ardern's top-level meetings in Beijing will finally put to bed speculation that an unbridgeable gulf has opened between New Zealand and China since she became Prime Minister.Officials are right to suggest that... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg: By working together, we can win against hate

By Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer at Facebook The terrorist attacks in Christchurch were an act of pure evil.All of us at Facebook stand with the victims, their families, the Muslim community, and all of New Zealand.... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Air New Zealand's cost cutting, fleet deferral gets muted welcome from FCNZ, Craigs

Air New Zealand's business review has landed to a muted welcome from analysts.Andrew Steele at FCNZ says the incremental upside versus existing expectations from the initiatives was modest. At Craigs, Wade Gardiner rated yesterday's... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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'Farting' bully boss case dismissed but worker will appeal

An Australian appeals court on Friday dismissed a bullying case brought by an engineer who accused his former supervisor of repeatedly breaking wind toward him.The Victoria state Court of Appeal upheld a Supreme Court judge's ruling... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Whale Oil company owes more than $670,000 – liquidator

A company that until recently owned the Whale Oil blog owes creditors at least $670,986, liquidator Victoria Toon of Corporate Restructuring says in her first report.Social Media Consultants was put into voluntary liquidation on... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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More Kiwis support capital gains tax than oppose in new poll

A new Horizon Research poll shows more people support than oppose the idea of a capital gains tax.However, when the poll dug into more detail about the asset classes people owned, opposition was significantly higher.The nationwide... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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NZX50 delivers 12% gain in March quarter

The S&P/NZX 50 Index climbed almost 12 per cent to end the March quarter at a record, as a late tailwind from the Reserve Bank's bias towards lower rates spurred demand for companies with reliable dividends such as Meridian Energy... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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World Federation of Advertisers calls on powerful members to put pressure on social media companies

The World Federation of Advertisers has called on all brands globally to hold social media companies to account in light of recent failures to block dangerous and hateful content. The World Federation of Advertisers is the global... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Twitter still won't remove Trump's tweets that violate its rules. But it will label them

The next time a politician, dignitary - or perhaps a president - makes an utterance that violates Twitter standards, the message might be accompanied by a note that expands on the 280-character tweet, a top official with the company... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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