Hastings Municipal Building blessed and poised for business

Commercial premises in the rebuilt Hastings Municipal Building will begin to open next month.A blessing was held this morning to mark the Hastings Municipal Building moving one step closer to completion after more than seven years.... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Spark reports surge in free or subsidised 'Jump' broadband as cost-of-living bites

Spark says the number of households on its Skinny Jump programme, which offers free or subsidised internet, has surged - which the telco puts down to "Kiwis feeling the pinch from the cost-of-living crisis".Jump provided wireless... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Continuous Disclosure: Meme stocks, crypto and NFTs – the reality check for investors

Read More Continuous Disclosure: The rise of retail investors ... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Front Page: Will the Govt's supermarket smackdown make prices cheaper?

The Government this week announced a range of steps to increase competition in the grocery sector. Amid the ongoing impact of high inflation and the cost of living crisis, these moves come at a critical time for New Zealanders who... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Supermarket prices: Our shopping is part of the problem too – John MacDonald

OPINION: I think I'm going to be the only person in New Zealand today who's going to say "stop beating up on the supermarkets".The Government has released details of what it's going to do to try and help us pay less for our food... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Tower buys TSB insurance business

NZX-listed insurer Tower is to pay $5.2 million to acquire TSB's insurance portfolio which it already underwrites.The move is the latest by Tower to build up its business after previously acquiring Youi New Zealand, Club Marine... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Supermarket giant Aldi eyes New Zealand, joining Costco to shake-up duopoly

International grocery giant Aldi is eyeing up New Zealand in a move that could shake up the tightly-held supermarket sector.Acting Prime Minister Grant Robertson confirmed today that the German-owned chain was "one of the players"... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Scott Tech signs deal to build automated system for JBS Canada

NZX-listed Scott Technology said it had signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to deliver its first fully automated warehousing system for JBS Canada's Brooks beef processing plant in Alberta, with an estimated value of... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Supermarket owner says work already under way to make changes in sector

From RNZ Major supermarket chain Woolworths, owner of Countdown, says it cannot offer large scale wholesale supply at present but is working on delivering what the Government wants.Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Northland physiotherapist and ACC fraudster Skye Renes refused chance at Supreme Court appeal

Former New Zealand women's rugby league team physiotherapist Skye Renes has been refused a shot at a Supreme Court appeal against her convictions for Accident Compensation Corporation fraud. Renes, 41, was the manager and part-owner... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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