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Elon Musk decries Australia's misinformation crackdown

X owner attacks move to fine platforms up to 5% of their revenue.

Armstrong's employee in NZTA privacy breach

Car dealership confirms employee accessed information for personal reasons.

Waikato Chamber of Commerce shifts to Union Square in Hamilton CBD

A new development in Hamilton CBD includes 23,000 square metres of office space.

Fed wrestles with decision over how aggressively to cut interest rates

Financial Times: Close call over whether to lower rates by half or quarter point.

FDA approves Apple AirPods as hearing aids

A forthcoming software update will add a hearing aid feature to the AirPods Pro 2.

Housing market still flat despite OCR cut

Activity is expected to strengthen over the rest of the year as interest rates fall.

‘We need a common sense solution’ - Brown wades into scooter stoush

Disability groups advocate for review or law change.

Two-year home loan fixed rates drop below 6% - but should you take them?

Opinions are mixed on whether they will prove a good option over the longer term.

Chris Smith: The solution to our broken home-buying model

OPINION: The banking system is working for shareholders and against consumers.

Should NZ follow Australia’s social media ban for teens? Netsafe's suprising take

Plus: Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden weighs in.

Editorial: Kmart expansion shows up poor infrastructure planning

New store welcome but getting there will be a nightmare unless roading is sorted.

Stock Takes: Oliver Mander's new NZSA role

Plus: WasteCo's covenant breach, Tower's new horizons and Napier Port pain.

Market close: NZ sharemarket rebounds to 32-month high

The market was led higher by increasingly influential Fisher and Paykel Healthcare.

Metro Performance Glass gets a lifeline

Australian company Cowes Bay Group will become Metro Glass' main lender.

Coal, gas data shows NZ 'lurching from crisis to crisis'

Figures show NZ relied heavily on coal and gas-driven power generation from April to June.

Retail spending grows for the first time in seven months

Economists say the effects of tax cuts and government stimulus are yet to see results.

Eight- to 10-year painting job for Auckland Harbour Bridge

Mayor Wayne Brown doesn't back a tunnel but a second bridge to cross the Waitematā.

How the fall of the Berlin Wall shaped the life of influential NZ think-tank boss

Economist Oliver Hartwich leads the NZ Initiative, a key independent think tank in NZ.