Supermarkets remove ability to sort by price online
Supermarkets remove ability to sort by price online
A move to remove New World and Pak'nSave online shoppers' ability to sort items by price is "surprising and disappointing", Consumer NZ.
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McDonald’s rules out patties as E. coli source
McDonald’s rules out patties as E. coli source
Fast food giant McDonald’s has ruled out beef patties as a source of the E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder hamburgers, which has killed at least one person and made nearly 75 others ill in the US.
Team win Young Enterprise Scheme regional final again
Team win Young Enterprise Scheme regional final again
An Aparima College student and his team have made it back to back, winning the Southland regional final of the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) for two consecutive years.
Smile at the end of the day makes work worth it
Smile at the end of the day makes work worth it
Josh Wiegman was 12 when he emigrated from the Netherlands to New Zealand.
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Builder hoping to have homes fixed before Christmas
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Builder hoping to have homes fixed before Christmas
A Dunedin building firm inundated with work to repair flood-damaged houses is working hard to get people back in their homes before Christmas.
Long-standing city store shutting its doors
Long-standing city store shutting its doors
After nearly two decades in fashion retail in Dunedin, Wendy Jones is calling it quits.
Southern businesses to feature in Fast 50 index
Southern businesses to feature in Fast 50 index
Nine southern businesses will place on the Deloitte national Fast 50 index when it is announced next month.
Ousted MP's husband has new bike business
Ousted MP's husband has new bike business
The husband of ejected MP Darleen Tana has set up a new e-bike business, just months after his former business was liquidated owing hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Insurance premiums rise 30% in a year
Insurance premiums rise 30% in a year
Insurance premiums have "increased horrendously", a Consumer NZ insurance expert says.
Recognition sweet for Cromwell cookie dynasty
Recognition sweet for Cromwell cookie dynasty
When it comes to Central Otago’s Rhoades family, the crumbs do not scatter far from the cookie.
Drop in domestic airfares tipped by expert
Drop in domestic airfares tipped by expert
A battle that appears to have broken out between Air New Zealand and Jetstar in the domestic aviation market may just be the start of a run of good news for consumers, one aviation expert says.
Air NZ's holiday hikes prompt call for inquiry
Air NZ's holiday hikes prompt call for inquiry
Allegations Air NZ is taking Kiwis for an excessively expensive ride across the Tasman have prompted calls for a Commerce Commission market study.
NZ consumers powerless on insurance premium hikes: advocate
NZ consumers powerless on insurance premium hikes: advocate
An Australian insurer has been told to unwind a 60 percent increase to a customer's insurance premiums after they complained - but Kiwi policyholders do not have the same recourse.
Major hotel operator returns to city
Major hotel operator returns to Christchurch
Millennium and Copthorne Hotels is returning to Christchurch for the first time since the earthquakes after agreeing to buy a multimillion-dollar 67-room facility.
Jumbo 75-point OCR cut possible - economists
Jumbo 75-point OCR cut possible - economists
The debate is growing about whether the Reserve Bank should make a jumbo sized cut to the official cash rate next month.
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Staff lose jobs in ‘emotional’ process
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Staff lose jobs in ‘emotional’ process
A family-owned Milton timber company has axed five staff in what was described as an "emotional" process.
Port Otago could net ORC nearly $60m
Port Otago could net ORC nearly $60m
The Otago Regional Council could receive a nearly $60 million cash injection from Port Otago over the next three years.
Record number of people now on benefit
Record number of people now on benefit
A record nearly 400,000 people are on some form of benefit - almost the same proportion of the population as after the Global Financial Crisis.
Head of embattled dairy company Synlait resigns
Head of embattled dairy company Synlait resigns
The head of embattled dairy company Synlait Milk has resigned just weeks after the company secured its near term survival.
Back-to-work dictate comes amid changes in workers’ priorities
Back-to-work dictate comes amid changes in workers’ priorities
Public Service Minister Nicola Willis recently announced that the government wanted to see more public servants come into their place of work each day.
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