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Record sales of $1 million suburban homes
Suburban house sales of more than $1 million have doubled.

Watch credit card debt
Most people rely heavily on their credit cards for much of their day-to-day spending.

Who will spend your retirement nest egg?
There are two very important questions you need to ask yourself.

KiwiSaver: Non-residents can't join scheme
If an invalid enrolment is determined then the KiwiSaver membership will be cancelled.

Scales shares down after profit drops 14pc
Scales' first half profit fell 14 per cent after bad weather hit its apple orchards.

Team at Takapau honey business turning into busy bees
Cold winter may make for sweet season but not without hard graft

Weta and Air NZ to overhaul national aquarium
Bold plans have been announced for the National Aquarium in Napier.

Sir Selwyn retires from Skellerup board
Business icon Sir Selwyn Cushing retires from Skellerup board.

Avocados target for thieves, black market sales
Avocados are being targeted by thieves and being sold on Facebook for profit.

Rising houses prices fuel new Bay builds
Increased house prices are stimulating the building industry.

Water consents ban 'could jeopardise Bay business'
The end of new allocation of water from the Heretaunga aquifer raises concerns.

Top marks for aspiring winemaker
An aspiring Hawke's Bay winemaker came out on top at a North Island competition.

Candidates want to cap Unison dividends
Some local body candidates want to divert cash to community projects.

Better broadband for Te Pohue and Te Haroto
Chorus has finished work upgrading two rural cabinets in Te Pohue and Te Haroto.

Tractor firm farewells directors
Stevenson and Taylor in Waipukurau farewells two company directors/shareholders.

Retail spending on the rise for Hastings
Figures show Hastings retail spend has increased by 18.8 per cent for the first quarter.

Woodville's Viking battles to stay afloat
Woodville's Viking is looking to the internet to help boost sales.

New Waiheke ferry calls at Napier
New ferry part of $17.6 million boat building contract

Whopping icecreams finally licked
Connoisseurs of monster-scoop cones will miss the Tinkerbell

NZ not so pure after water crisis?
New Zealand's pure image may have taken a hit overseas after water crisis.

Avos affordable, veges more expensive
The latest food index reveals fruit has become cheaper and vegetables more expensive.

New forestry standard 'positive step'
The new forestry standard will be introduced in May next year.

Provincial rugby finances in good condition
The Mitre 10 Cup teams posted their best combined surplus in a decade.

House sales collapse: Calls for lending squeeze to end
House sales volumes have collapsed by a quarter in the past year.

Young viticulturist chases win in Marlborough
Ben Richards hopes to be crowned the Bayer Young Viticulturist of the Year this month.

Kiwi real estate agent's $74m sale
She grew up on a Dannevirke dairy farm and now brokers luxury real estate deals.

'If it seems too cheap, it probably is'
Meth decontaminator has words of wisdom. Made with funding from NZ On Air.