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Jeremy Tauri: Pay taxes online to be on time
Are you paying your taxes online? The Inland Revenue wants you to.

Opera House closure costs jobs
Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule says his council is committed to restoring the earthquake-prone Hawke's Bay Opera House.

$1b in new spending as surplus returned
Finance Minister Bill English has delivered an election-year Budget that delivers a bigger than forecast surplus and free doctors' visits for 400,000 more children.

Jeremy Tauri: Scheme looks better on paper
When politicians come out with a new policy, it can be easy to be drawn in by the headline and not look too closely at the detail.

Jeremy Tauri: Entry-level buyers - it's good news
Good news for would-be house buyers with small deposits - the banks seem to be more willing to lend to you.

Jeremy Tauri: Delegate for more effective workflow
There's no doubt about it: Everyone needs help in business, writes Jeremy Tauri.

Interest rate hikes 'blow for middle NZ'
Hawke's Bay homeowners are being warned to brace for further interest rate hikes and prepare for bigger monthly repayments on their mortgages.

Jeremy Tauri: Contracts vital for workers
"You can be fined $20,000 for not having an employment agreement," a labour inspector from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) told me recently.

Couple steal over $100,000 from bosses
A former Hawke's Bay company director and his partner - labelled "commercial hazards" - stole in excess of $100,000 from their business.

Airline's sponsorship takes off to new heights
After three years of putting its support into the annual Tremains Art Deco Weekend, Air New Zealand has bumped things up into a higher class.

Jeremy Tauri: Jobs also needed in wee towns
We're hearing a lot about the strength of the economy and the boom that economists assure us lies ahead.

Bay aquifer sites spared from mining
Hawke's Bay's Ruataniwha and Heretaunga Plains aquifer sites have been scrubbed from the Government's oil and gas exploration programme.