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Liam Dann: Never mind the technicalities, New Zealand is in recession

OPINION: If there's an upside to grim GDP data, it may be we'll get through this sooner.

Air NZ faces tougher year, data shows air fares fall

Airline bracing for a tough second half, gets Wamos back to bolster fleet.

Fearful Cook Strait freight transport sector asks what next for $15b-a-year cargo route?

Ferry project debacle another case of NZ's poor attention to infrastructure, says sector.

Red flag to a bull: NZ interest rates drop sharply after GDP falls

NZ wholesale interest rates have fallen sharply after US Fed news and NZ's GDP fall.

Spark offers free mobile during landline broadband outages, tests satellite service

Satellites could cover for damaged fibre during the next natural disaster, the telco says.

Tesla recalls Autopilot software in 2 million vehicles

New York Times: The recall is Tesla's fourth in two years and the most significant so far.

Shock as GDP falls 0.3 per cent in September quarter

The country's economy shrank in late winter and early spring, confounding experts.

Te Awamutu Countdown re-opens as Woolworths after $6.2m upgrade

Te Awamutu residents get supermarket back after three-month refurbishment.

Zespri reducing SunGold kiwifruit growing licences next year

No red kiwifruit licences offered as industry takes stock of the new variety.

Roger Partridge: Why Fair Pay Agreements were never going to work

OPINION: A cautionary tale for policymakers.

What's the future of the $5 billion fishing industry?

Fiercely competitive sector eyes consolidation and collaboration to endure.

Is Shane Jones the 'champion' the fishing industry wished for?

Fishing policy a trade-off says Jones, but misinformation is in his gunsights.

Official cash rate cut remains unlikely, despite drop in inflation - economist

Inflation looks set to fall well below 5 per cent by the end of the year.

Demolition of Albert Streets pigeon-infested building

Ward Demolition faced a challenging task deconstructing the pigeon-infested, street kid-decorated block of buildings in Auckland's CBD on Albert St. Video / Ward Demolition

Market close: NZ stocks stage strong rebound

The local market was heartened by cooling inflation in the United States.

The food prices jumping the most in 2023

Cost of vegetables increases after adverse weather events, disease.

Port of Tauranga gets partial green light from Environment Court for expansion project

Stage 1 involves constructing 285 metres of additional berth.

Vector urges Commerce Commission to focus closely on resilient infrastructure

Electrification and climate-change resilience are among the key priorities, Vector says.