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Alcohol tax hits Auckland gin business, liquidators called in

Lowered demand and an increase in the alcohol excise tax have hit profit margins.

Air traffic controllers shortage dents airlines' recovery

Financial Times: The shortages have caused delays and reduced schedules.

Fonterra farmers fear new season milk price forecast about to get the chop

An important global whole milk powder price has gone south.

Lives of 50,000 retirement village residents could change in proposed shakeup

"We’re very pleased with this as a starting point as well as the tenor of the proposals."

Three reasons Epic Craft Beer failed

Brewer got $210,000 Covid cash for 14 staff - even that wasn't enough for it to survive.

Air NZ on the search for airports to juice up new generation planes

Air NZ needs airports to service battery or hydrogen demonstrator planes.

Emirates marks 20 years in NZ: How its A380 double-decker shook up the travel market

Emirates boss says capacity of big plane defied doubters as airline marks 20 years in NZ.

Uber makes first operating profit after racking up US$31.5b of losses

Financial Times: Uber reaches long-awaited landmark after years of heavy spending.

Meta develops AI chatbots with personas

Financial Times: Facebook owner seeks to seize on AI hype, battle TikTok.

Locals rally against waterfront golf club closing

Impact of the course closure a blow to 'hundreds of members'.

Drones strike towers in Moscow’s business district

Financial Times: 'Tech partisans' using 'asymmetric hybrid warfare techniques'.

ECB introduces ‘de facto bank tax’ snubbed by RBNZ

Central bank president speaks of "public duty" to conduct monetary policy efficiently.

Big businesses are watching our every move - Should we be worried?

Online tracking and data gathering are rampant across business.

Confidence grows that Federal Reserve can deliver a soft landing for US economy

Financial Times: Economists increasingly believe a recession can be avoided.

Mark Lister: What might the election mean for markets?

Just remember Australia, Europe and the US all have politicians too.

The 27-year-old Kiwi serial inventor onto his fourth startup sale

Serial inventor says Shear Edge offers new hope for strong wool.

Mary Holm: Have you been caught out by the KiwiSaver cut-off date?

OPINION: Some businesses don't charge for contactless payment, but others do.

Borrowers forced to dig deeper as home loan test interest rates jump again

One bank is now testing at over 9 per cent.