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Michael Neil is the newest member of the Horsley Christie legal team in Whanganui. Mr Neil was born and raised in Taranaki before

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This week I'd like to introduce Craig McKinnon who is an associate at Balance, specialising in accountancy and tax services. It

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My wife and I have both retired. We cashed up my KiwiSaver and kept hers open. With the returns of our fixed deposits being so low

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Life partners Diane Hay and Ian Loveridge are now business partners of a new Whanganui mowing and property maintenance company, Mow-It

A new name in women's fashion is starting up in Whanganui, with KILT bringing its brand to the city. KILT will open a "samples, seconds

Do I need to change my KiwiSaver fund? Last year it was doing really well but this year it seems to be going nowhere. I am in a growth

New Zealand consumer confidence remained upbeat in July as Kiwis were more optimistic about their own fortunes than they were for

Australian-owned Godfrey Hirst has applied for leave to appeal against a High Court decision last month that dismissed an earlier

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Spending on credit and debit cards in New Zealand rose in June, led by increased spending on durable goods. Retail spending rose

Did you hear the one about how the Government should cause house prices to crash by 40 per cent? It would be funny if it weren't

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A staff member at my ANZ bank has suggested I join their scheme so I can keep track of my balance online. But I don't know if it's

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Former Whanganui mayor Michael Laws says he will contribute "any and all" the information that was available to him to the pending

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