Timaru already feeling meatworks closure
Timaru already feeling meatworks closure
The loss of 600 jobs in Timaru is hitting the local economy hard, with retailers seeing a big drop in sales and fearing more shops will close.
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Govt moves to streamline building consents
Govt moves to streamline building consents
The government is moving to streamline the building consent regime by swapping out some council inspections for a self-certification scheme.
Christchurch Airport to double freight-handling capacity
Christchurch Airport to double freight-handling capacity
Christchurch Airport has signed a multimillion-dollar contract to double its freight-handling capacity.
Ezibuy parent company in administration
Ezibuy parent company in administration
Ezibuy's parent company has appointed administrators - and this time it includes other brands including Katies and Millers.
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Network projects would increase power bills
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Draft approval for Aurora network projects
Aurora Energy could be allowed more room to invest in network capacity in Queenstown and Central Otago and to shore up electricity supply.
Bricks over clicks: Shops back in fashion
Bricks over clicks: Shops back in fashion
The rise of online shopping has led to swathes of store closures, casting doubt over the future of retail malls and high streets, but in Europe there are signs that shops are back in vogue.
ASB Bank services back after outage
ASB Bank services back after outage
ASB Bank services are back up and running after customers reported issues accessing the bank’s mobile app and online banking services on Saturday morning.
Global economy chiefs fret over a Trump return
Global economy chiefs fret over a Trump return
Low growth, high debt and wars topped the official agenda at the IMF and World Bank annual meetings, but leaders spent much of their energy worrying about potential impacts of a return of Donald Trump to power.
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.
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.
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