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Westpac fined $3.25m for misleading customers
Bank's 'systems were insufficient', says Judge.

Agents fined $35,000 after vendor suffers $73,000 loss on sale
The Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal ruling is seen as an unusual case.

AgriZeroNZ boosts funding for methane-reducing cow feed
US start-up Hoofprint Biome aims to lower the climate-warming impact of cow burps.

Bega Group claims to be left out of Fonterra consumer business sale
Billionaire Twiggy Forrest is the largest shareholder of the Aussie dairy company.

Matthew Hooton: Labour’s credibility demands big new tax promises
OPINION: There’s no room for any new spending by anyone without massive tax hikes.

Jamie Beaton’s Crimson buys Being AI’s school in Takapuna, reveals more bricks-and-mortar plans
The troubled Being AI slims down.

Auckland Airport to get new cargo precinct as fruit and vege freight booms
Airport outlines cargo precinct plan. Meanwhile, a US duty-free ban takes effect today.

Stock Takes: Rain not enough to stop dry weather from hurting NZ power company earnings
Mercury, Meridian and Manawa are likely to be hit hardest by the earlier drought.

CEO pay survey: NZ’s first $5m woman but recession hits many in the pocket
Pay packets fall as CEOs fail to achieve performance targets.

ASB and POLi strike deal - is the Govt's competition push working?
Deal marks a step towards open banking gaining scale.

Rethinking NZ's meat and dairy brand - Dr Jacqueline Rowarth
Opinion: Brands are brands because they have a history and reputation.

Market close: Infratil rises 3.5%
The NZ market lifted today but is still slower to recover than its Australian counterpart.

Investor's market manipulation a ‘warning for online share brokerage accounts’
Experienced investor fined nearly $200,000 for 10 days of mischief.

'We are here to help': ASB offers relief measures for weather-hit customers
Bank says it will pause home loan repayments for up to three months.

Paddock to Pantry to triple range with new warehouse, second store
The online supermarket is pitching itself as a real alternative to the big players.

Legaltech firm VXT raises $2.5m at $45m value with Silicon Valley backing
Firm says it's fast growing in the US and tracking to a $100m revenue within two years.

Is there method to Govt's madness, helping ANZ and ASB in court?
Lawyer supports law change to avoid "draconian consequences" for lenders.

WorkSafe issues maintenance warning for quad bikes after man killed
Tragedy could have been avoided if farm manager had kept bike in good working order.

Roger Partridge: Policy whiplash risks eroding NZ's investment stability
OPINION: Policy unpredictability is now seen as a genuine investment risk.

Is the US dollar about to be replaced?
The world's reserve currency is losing its dominance.

Former FMA chief Rob Everett to chair Simplicity
Rob Everett was the former chief executive of the Financial Markets Authority (FMA).

Air NZ overhauls emission targets: How more sustainable fuel could power future flights
Airline says overseas turmoil doesn't change its goal to slash emissions.

Amelia Linzey: Driving growth and prosperity in a nation that loves to win
Opinion: These are four sectors that hold potential to propel Aotearoa to turn on growth.

NZ's billion-dollar builders revealed as new king of construction emerges
The country's busiest commercial builder secured $1.2 billion of work last year.

Chinese compliance concerns kill Rakon deal
Why US firm Skyworks walked away from $390m takeover.

Why Te Arai dune house is a standout
A ferry terminal, hotels, waterfront apartments, eye-catching new homes: who won awards?

How Trump's crypto empire is reshaping presidential norms
New York Times: The Cayman startup rejected the multimillion-dollar deal as unethical.

Study links 350,000 heart disease deaths to plastic chemicals in 2018
Phthalates are chemicals added to plastic to make it more stretchy, soft or flexible.

White House clashes with Amazon over tariff report, denies action
New York Times: Amazon denied plans to display tariff-related price increases.