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Is a recession worse than inflation?

Financial Times: Economists have been asking people what they think.

Buy now pay later operator Laybuy suspends payment service

The company's website is also unavailable due to maintenance.

Builder sentenced for forgery, pretending to be licensed

He provided false and misleading information on three separate jobs.

'Crude attempt' - Fletcher v Australian builder on leaky pipe problem

'Negotiations over the Perth pipe problems are confidential and have not yet concluded.'

Opinion: US dollar doomsters have got it all wrong

Financial Times: Why global demand for the US currency is so strong.

Kiwis voting on Elon Musk’s giant pay package; Air NZ cuts costs

And the joke doing the rounds after the latest US Federal rate announcement.

$160m video game rebate: First recipients named after brush with death

PLUS: How transtasman posting was halted, despite our lower kickback.

110 Perth homes a month have exploding pipes: builder BGC

Full cost to put new pipes into a Perth place has been estimated at A$80,000 per home.

Competition head-on: NZ's biggest new Pak'nSave rising beside rival Woolworths

Newcomer makes a bold challenge, developing giant store right next door.

Travel stats show tourist arrivals up but still below pre-Covid rates

Traveller numbers were up in April despite early Easter weekend having an impact.

Tradies told: ‘Take 15c in the dollar or get nothing’

92 trade creditors out of pocket, millions owed.

$500 away from serious trouble: Cost of living hurting Kiwis’ ability to save

New pressures displace divorce, unemployment as explanation some cite for money troubles.

Dairy farmers will need to tighten belts this season, says DairyNZ

Inflation has eaten into what historically would have been a strong farmgate milk price.

'Helping increase supply' - Luxon to Kiwi Property at build-to-rent Resido opening

Changes will allow foreigners to buy build-to-rent land here.

Kiwibank faces prosecution over $7m in customer overcharging

'Serious' charges come after multiple errors in Kiwibank’s manual and electronic systems.

A big decision for Boeing’s next CEO: Is it time for a new plane?

New York Times: Could building a new plane help the company regain ground?

Wynyard Quarter’s broken footbridge: Eke Panuku looks at temporary water-level pontoon

21 businesses are awaiting Eke Panuku's response, due at the end of the week.

Mercury's Hawksworth to step down

Mercury's chief executive Vince Hawksworth to retire, with Stew Hamilton taking over.