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'From Tiki to Tintin': Departing ad exec reflects on time in NZ

Sébastien Desclée is returning to Belgium after two years at FCB.

$1b developer can build 422-unit Riverhead retirement project

Objections from Crown, territorial agencies to big project mainly resolved by agreement.

Tesla rolls out record number of new cars in first quarter

Financial Times: Musk’s decision to cut prices by up to 9% appears to yield results.

Vodafone marks first day as One NZ by revealing ‘cell tower in the sky’ partnership with Elon Musk’s Starlink

The deal mirrors one between Starlink and T-Mobile in the US; also: TVNZ dispute latest.

‘Predatory’ - rural ISPs on Starlink’s cut-price new deal for Kiwis

Competition lawyer weighs in.

Opec+ nations make surprise output cuts of more than 1 million barrels a day

Financial Times: Initiative to boost prices shows Saudi Arabia’s determination.

Banks will have to work harder to keep hold of deposits

New technology will accelerate customers' ability to move funds.

Christopher Niesche: Only the brave would bet against the ‘dream team of retail’

Aussie retail giants eye expansion in the current downturn.

Quarter of emerging countries lose effective access to debt markets

Financial Times: Banking turmoil makes it difficult to raise funds.

Big southeast Auckland rezoning application in for 3000+ new homes

The site is partly occupied by the Rydges Formosa Golf Course and Resort.

Wānaka developer insolvent, $440k owed to IRD

IRD appears on a statement of affairs, owed $448,000 as a preferential creditor.

Leaked document reveals list of Today FM staff facing axe, with 20 more jobs 'under review'

Some 64 per cent of Today FM's costs are labour related, document says.

The 30 minutes of chaos that took Today FM off air

Programming started as usual, but then things took a turn.

New aviation law: Hits and misses

Consultation on changes to streamline oversight of aviation mooted a decade ago.

Microsoft wins consent to buy 6.5ha for $180m NZ data centre

New centre will provide 50 full-time equivalent jobs.

Australia Border Force creates new rules for Air NZ pilots on transtasman flights

Airline working with agency to tackle problem that has caused schedule glitches.

Soft landing hopes - business confidence steady and inflation indicators easing

ANZ Business Outlook still gloomy but signs of improvement on costs emerging.

Today FM shock closure: CEO reveals 'difficult decision', as upset staff say 'we were robbed'

The station's fate was revealed at 5pm by MediaWorks.