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JLL retirement village study: population up, companies adjust growth

Most older people do not live in such villages, even with 53,000 people there now.

How far have interest rates really fallen?

August has been the month of cuts. Here's how they've stacked up.

ANZ weighs ban on office-hours drinking after trader misbehaviour

Financial Times: Bank seeks to call time on drunk workers as part of culture review.

'Plague of our times': banks devoting more to scam fight

Australia's 'Big Four' banks are setting aside more resources to fight scams.

Liam Dann: The economy sucks – why is business confidence so high?

OPINION: Business optimism has surged, despite the recession and rising unemployment.

Wellington cafe suffers ‘worst sales day ever’ as job cuts bite

Cafe owners say crunch worse than during Covid and making a profit is 'near impossible'.

Energy crisis: What will it take to fix the system?

What this month's power price spike says about NZ's electricity sector.

Bruce Cotterill: Luxon’s tough talk to councils — no more magic money tree

OPINION: PM tells councils to focus on basics, not 'laundry list of distractions'.

Beam e-scooters to be taken off Wellington streets

Wellington council has temporarily kicked e-scooter company Beam off the city's streets.

Stock Takes: Aussies snap up $2b stake in NZ power line company

Australia’s second-largest pension fund will take up majority ownership of Powerco.

Westpac cuts home loan rates as highly competitive market continues

Westpac now has the lowest advertised two-year rate among the five major banks.

Business confidence soars to highest in a decade – ANZ

ANZ chief economist: 'Things are looking up, albeit from a pretty dark place.'

Chomping down bigtime: Fast-food giant expanding in NZ

New outlets across the country contributed to the New Zealand arm performing strong.

Comvita posts $77.4m loss after difficult year

Loss of a major customer and sharp fall in China demand blamed for poor result.

The five biggest property sales in 2024 so far – including Sir Peter Jackson’s Lyall Bay deal

Buying and selling activity is continuing apace, despite the sluggish economy.

Critics challenge power companies' reasons for high costs

Meridian denies the company is profiteering with the release of the annual report.

Nvidia revenue more than doubles as demand for AI chips remains strong

Financial Times: Shares fall 6% despite the strong earnings.

Air New Zealand profit takes a dive

The airline's full-year profit has taken a hit.