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Mark Lister: What do the midterms mean for markets?

COMMENT: Markets have turned their attention to the US midterm elections on Tuesday.

Rebuilding Better - can we create a fairer, more prosperous nation?

Can we emerge from the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic as a fairer, more prosperous NZ?

Local Focus: Chuffed! Online voucher system gains momentum

James Fitzgerald was hit hard by Covid, now he's shifting the landscape of gift giving.

Diesel no longer the cheaper option? 'Extreme' fuel cost adds $87k to company's bills

How to reduce your fuel consumption.

Snowed in: $4m bailout for Ruapehu Alpine Lifts

RAL needs another $9m to keep its two skifields operating.

'Nightmare': Bad tenants knuckle down while some landlords eye holiday market

Desperate families are also applying for one-bedroom homes.

Business digest: New invention, luxury spa awards, restaurant recognised

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'Quite nasty': Customers lash out over transport delays

'Some just don't care about our problems.'

Migrants prefer Australia, Canada over NZ due to crime, housing costs - recruiter

A recruiter at a UK job market says no one wanted to move here.

'Catastrophic consequences': Hospitality owners protest over immigration issues

Local hospitality businesses shut down in protest over staff and immigration issues.

Job 'vacancies everywhere' provide leverage for staff to up the ante with bosses

Employees improving their current positions by saying they have other job offers.

Mark Lister: Shares are looking cheap, or are they?

Biggest driver of share prices over the long-term is earnings companies are generating.

Netflix ads: Start date, pricing, limitations revealed

Streaming wars enter a new phase.

Slow start to spring for housing market as prices drop, but agents optimistic

'Hopefully we're coming out of a difficult time but who knows with interest rates.'

Richard Prebble: Any idiot can run - why so many Kiwis didn't vote in local elections

OPINION: Any review has to consider the real reasons for non-participation.

North Island ski fields operator placed in voluntary administration

This comes after three disastrous snow seasons due to a lack of snow and the pandemic

Business Digest: Scion scientist a finalist in NZ Biosecurity Awards

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'Patchy result': Bay of Plenty economic confidence still in the red

Seven regions posted lifts in confidence, while four regions posted falls.