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What is an essential service? Retailers seek clarity from Govt

Retailers are confused about what they can sell online.

Hard landing: Auckland Airport plunges to first loss since sharemarket listing

The country's biggest gateway falls to a loss for the first time since 1998.

Covid lockdown: How $750m convention centre is faring as 650 people off site

Fletcher annual report says company fully insured for NZICC works.

New app aims to make paying a few bucks much easier

Buck has been three and a half years in the making.

Air travel scramble: Air NZ stands firm on refund policy

Consumer NZ calls on Air NZ to "do the right thing" and offer refunds on all tickets.

Liam Dann: Rates hikes postponed not cancelled (hopefully)

Markets are betting that rates aren't on hold for long - we should hope they are right.

No jab no job at Qantas - what Air NZ is doing

Air NZ says more than 80% of frontline staff vaccinated and increasing without mandate

After broadband miss, Spark doubles down on 5G spend

Telco goes on the front foot.

What lockdown will cost the economy - and how the experts work it out

Lockdown costs look bad, but past experience shows we need to factor in the rebound.

Mercury earnings take hit on low rainfall and Kawerau outage

The company forecasts a better year in 2022.

PGG Wrightson profit up 33 per cent, debt plummets

PGG Wrightson has just posted a 33 per cent increase in its annual operating result.

Ezibuy tumbles to big financial loss, union fears for jobs

EziBuy could lay off up to 60 staff in the coming days.

Contact lifts profit by 24%, makes a case for 'ThermalCo'

Contact Energy put in a solid earnings result for the 2021 year,

Companies fined $357,500: Quad bike 'not fit for use' before fatal accident

The bike's brakes, steering, suspension and bumper were in need of servicing or repair.

Plexure chairman talks up $125m merger deal

Deal offers diversification, growth opportunities and synergies.

Plexure plans A$120m merger with new CEO, shares rise

Deal will come with a new CEO.

Contact Energy earnings lift by $107m

Contact lifted its earnings by 24 per cent and wants NZ's thermal assets to consolidate.

Apartment boom: New builds hit record in Auckland

There are enough to house the entire Queenstown population.