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Budget 2019: Goodbye 'NZ Inc' and welcome to the world of wellbeing
Will Thursday's Budget really be so different?

Debt is as bad as a hangover or being sleep-deprived when it comes to IQ
OPINION: It's official, if you're stupid with your money then, writes Richard Meadows, you actually reduce your IQ.

Closing the 'wills gap' through digital wills subscription service
Netflix-style pricing for online wills service is a New Zealand first.

Brexit hits the backpacker market and spending plunges by $167m
Spending by the youth market dropped $167 million last year and the tourism industry is worried.

Sanford seafood earnings and net profit down
Nationwide fishery Sandford Limited report rocky half year financials.

Otago Diatomite miner outlines plans on fossil-laden land, apologises
Diatomite mining chief executive Peter Plakidis is keen to consult with Otago community.

Gang issues spark fear at upmarket Auckland apartment complex
Body corporate takes action after gang member moves into high-end apartment in leafy Auckland suburb.

Grandmother jailed for GST fraud
Doubts remain about where a grandmother spent $211,000 she methodically defrauded from Inland Revenue with false GST returns.

Former Facebook exec recommends Mark Zuckerberg step down as CEO
Facebook's former security chief is disagreeing with calls to break up the social network.Instead, Alex Stamos believes the way to fix problems is for Mark Zuckerberg to step aside as CEO.Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes and other...

Lobbying - trust in the system, but maintain a close watch
OPINION: Everyone has access in our democracy, even if some seem to have a little more.

Fonterra is investing in artificial meat, but would you eat it?
ANALYSIS: Alternative meat products are big business, but is this really the direction we should be going in?

Kaikoura brewer Emporium survived the quake to become award winners
Paula and Laura Finney set up the Emporium brewery in Kaikoura a few months before the massive quake.

Linda Clark - from top flight journalist to partner at a prestigious law firm
The journey of journalist, mother and lawyer has been far from straightforward, broadcaster Linda Clark says.

Boeing's 737 Max bills include $3000 a month to park each grounded jet
"They just don't park them and walk away and come back six months later."

Lawyers for Noah's Ark theme park in the US are suing for rain damage
The owners of the multimillion-dollar US theme park and monument to fundamentalist Christianity are suing insurers.

Legal spat over Albany building after Beca gives low seismic rating
ANZ vacates building sold to Oyster investors after low Beca seismic rating.

Protesters expected at 'coal forum' in Dunedin
Delegates attending a mineral conference in Dunedin are being told to brace themselves for protests by people claiming the event is a "coal forum".

Shoppers turning their backs on Huawei following Google ban
Shoppers both here and abroad are turning their backs on Huawei's handsets in the wake of Google suspending its hardware and software business with the Chinese mobile giant.Huawei's handset popularity has plummeted by more than...

US CEOs get $1.2m pay raise, leaving workers further behind
Did you get a 7 per cent raise last year? Congratulations, yours was in line with what CEOs at the biggest companies got. But for chief executives, that 7 per cent was roughly US$800,000 ($1.2 million).Pay for CEOs at S&P 500 companies...

Soft-banking leads to a soft float for Uber
OPINION: I have a love-hate relationship with Uber.

Lower Hutt looking at bold plan to reshape its struggling CBD
Lower Hutt's struggling business district might need to be partly demolished in order to be saved.