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Apple hit by Belgian probe over ‘blood minerals’ from Congo

Financial Times: Former colonial master starts probe into Apple 'blood minerals' claim.

‘What a waste of money’: Why agent left $500k career

Mike Harvey left his job after seeing issues with how the industry operated.

Picky, picky: 25 peculiar ad complaints – togs, topless All Blacks, vibrators, nose-pickers

Banks, supermarkets, house firms in the firing line: 'I am not trying to be a Karen.'

Property Insider: 6 big things likely to dominate 2025

Seascape, Ikea, some big new buildings and a court drama loom.

Port pricing the remedy for ‘alarming’ decline in sector’s returns on capital: Forsyth Barr

Most ports are owned by local councils suggesting "public good" thinking over performance.

QV figures: How much has your home lost since the market peak?

We can't say 'peak to trough' because we don't yet know if we have hit rock bottom.

Market close: Millennium hotel takeover offer bright spot in quiet sharemarket

The market still declined despite the corporate action.

Donald Trump plans blitz of executive orders for first days in White House

Financial Times: Deportations, tariffs and cuts to regulation are expected to be ordered.

E-motorcycle firm collapse: Anxious customers, Crown agency owed $400k

Can the electric biker maker still go postal? Crown agency owed $400,000.

Pigeons vs Prisons: Vertigo pulse system used as Corrections, AT battle bird poo deluge

Bringing Symterra to the skies: Government agencies face off against avian adversaries.

TikTok begins restoring US service after Trump pledges to pause ban

Elon Musk is a potential buyer of the app.

Best of Markets with Madison: Construction & infrastructure

Take a peek behind some of the country's biggest projects.

Du Val entity funnelled $6.7m to 8 affiliates amid $4.6m tax debt

The loans were made to eight Du Val entities and were all unsecured.

Hannah McQueen: How to make your financial goals last beyond January

Join Nadine Higgins as she discusses 2025 goals with Hannah McQueen and Jacqui Maguire.

How artradie is connecting Kiwis with New Zealand artists

Mei Hill talks to Tom Raynel about artradie and its marketplace, created by artists.

NZ productivity crisis blamed on brain drain, dismal pay prospects

We're just not ambitious enough, recruitment firm says.

Inflation rate will give clues on how much more the OCR will be cut

December quarter inflation figures to shed light on where the OCR may settle.

Mark Lister: Why 2024 proved the need for global investment

OPINION: NZ investors are urged to diversify globally after local returns lagged in 2024.