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Gloomy business survey sparks rate cut hopes

Latest Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion shows a downbeat outlook across all sectors.

Company insolvencies and liquidations up, 474,000 people now behind on payments

More people falling behind on their mortgage and credit card payments.

Legal claim launched alleging defects in New Lynn's Merchant Quarter: no hearing yet

Statement of claim lodged, no date has yet been set for a hearing in court.

$150m+ investment: Where are eight new Foodstuffs North Island replacement supermarkets going?

Economic downturn didn't dent our food market: biggest owner expanding, replacing stores.

Can Aussie tech start-up help Kiwi retailers stay in game v Amazon?

Sydney-based Shippit is quicky expanding its reach across the Asia-Pacific region.

Why the Warehouse won't be paying a final dividend

And an Australian construction firm is planning job cuts in New Zealand.

Editorial: Cause for optimism amid economic gloom

OPINION: There's still cause for optimism, despite bad economic times.

New Zealand’s 10 busiest builders

Winners of highest value of construction projects in 2023: BCI Central names top 10 in NZ.

Inside Economics: Inflation, shocking cost of building houses, the Temu effect

Opinion: Deciphering Boffinese inflation-speak, and is Temu killing our economy?

Grocery workers face low pay, understaffing and customer abuse

Hailed as heroes in pandemic, they're now getting spat on and underpaid, survey finds.

Rich list family plans $100m mass timber offices for Karangahape Rd

Public submissions for the resource consent application closed on June 6.

Expansion plans: Where new McDonald's are rising

Three new Auckland outlets opened last year but another four are coming nationally soon.

The Warehouse Group slims down its management structure

'Leaner' leadership for meaner time? The Warehouse and stablemates get a shake-up.

Property Insider: NZ tops OECD rent chart; tenancy law change coming

At least we got more rental properties since an 'upzoning' overhaul.

Troubled Laybuy companies placed into receivership

The buy now, pay later outfit cites fraud and a flat economy among insurmountable hurdles.

Buy now pay later operator Laybuy suspends payment service

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

Service sector, cars and hospitality lead spending falls as economy cools in May

Latest electronic card transaction data shows Kiwis are putting their wallets away.

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

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