Hamilton pub goes to the dogs video

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The pub Keg  restaurant offers a menu for dogs at the weekend.
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5:20 PM  No doggie bag needed as Hamilton pub encourages man's best friend to enjoy a meal with him.

BNZ internet banking down

BNZ acknowledged the fault at 1.30pm but has yet to say when it will be resolved.

Bank tells customers to cross their fingers as it investigates fault that's downed mobile and internet banking.

NZ trust takeover green lighted

Four relatives of Low Taek Jho have filed court actions in New Zealand and the Cayman Islands to have real estate and ...

5:02 PM  Controversial businessman involved in huge alleged scandal is allowed to take control of NZ trusts.

Historic manor departs in bits video

Huntly House has begun its road trip north.

Historic Palmerston North house cut into six pieces to be driven to a new home in Auckland.

New lodge approved amid noise

Roys Peak is one of NZ's marquee spots but it has "at least a limited capacity to absorb change", planning commissioner ...

Hush-hush ordered as permission granted for contentious lodge at Roys Peak near Wanaka.

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Here's a yarn

The decline in the national flock represents a continuing sunset on not only an integral industry, but a part of New ...

Sheep are a long-standing part of New Zealand culture, but as the national flock declines has a golden era ended?

Holographic exhibitions to bring art out of the vaults

Gabe Redding's holographic art exhibition project could help solve the problem of limited display space for New ...

A Palmerston North project to create holographic exhibitions could revolutionise museum industry.

Competitive shearing gets under way in Lumsden

Shearer Robert Hubber, of Heddon Bush, Southland, competing at the 35th Northern Southland Community Shears near Lumsden.

The lead-up to the World Shearing Championships kicked off with the Northern Southland Community Shears in Lumsden.

Z vouchers for EV rides

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Wellington's first fast charging electric vehicle station at Z Vivian St.

Government-backed scheme should offer cheap way to check out an electric vehicle.

Putting the QT in Queenstown

The Rydges Hotel Queenstown with development of the new QT Hotel at rear.

"It's an eclectic mix of design and art. It's style and luxury with a touch of quirk."

Invest in yourself in 2017

Follow these tips to increase the value of your human capital.

Invest in yourself and watch your human capital grow alongside your super and investment assets.

Sea with a view

Sit back and relax on New Zealand's brand new Clearyaks.

See what lies beneath the deep blue sea, without getting wet.

Controversial rental company's key ring

The "Try not to be a c..." key holder is given to every Wicked Campers customer.

"People love them. They say 'can I have more to take home overseas?'"

More Pumpkin Patch stores to close

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A further 68 Pumpkin Patch stores are to close by the end of January, resulting in up to 560 job losses.

No slowing for stop/go

Site traffic management supervisor for Fulton Hogan Bruce Bailey will be hard at work while we enjoy summer.

Jandals, shorts, singlets stay in the wardrobe as road construction workers face their busiest time of year.

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money

NZ's massive 2016 credit card bill

Many Kiwis should take a long, hard look at whether the card in their wallet is right for them.

Kiwis spent more than $36 billion on their credit cards in 2016, but only a minority of them paid it back without interest.

When banks behave badly

Three Banking Ombudsman cases show how unreasonable, inconsistent and infuriating banks can be.

Confidence hits two-year high

The truth about inequality in NZ

small business

Feline thirsty? Stop into Rotorua's cat cafe

Fancy Meow Cat Cafe staff member Mario.

Spend an hour patting cats and drinking a coffee.

Beer lovers have their say

Warrick Quinn enjoys a beer at the 2016 Mountain Ales beer festival in New Plymouth.

Industry awards raise a glass to bar and breweries offering great service.

Pre-festival market back on

Marlborough Artisan Market committee chairwoman Charlene Scott, left, and co-ordinator Debbie Carter in Market Place, ...

Retailers complained and the market was cancelled, but another organiser has stepped up.

Loose leaves rein at Petticoat Junction

Offering a cuppa chai for travelers at the Paekakariki train station is Helen Keivom, right, with visitors Aymie David, ...

Back home in India tea plants grow wild, but in Kapiti, Helen Keivom wants to free them from the captivity of the bag.

better business

CEO's favourite job question

"I'm really trying to understand what drives them.": ModCloth CEO Matt Kaness

Job interviews questions can be profound, tricky, or downright weird. This CEO keeps it simple.

Daily chart: Out of work

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How long have jobless Kiwis been unemployed?

Kiwi ingenuity saves the day

A helicopter is used to dry cherries at New Zealand Cherry Corp's orchard in Cromwell.

NZ's cherry producers using low-flying choppers like giant fans to dry off rain and protect their product.

Daily chart: Unemployment

Empty wallet

Northland is dwarfing other regions of the country when it comes to the unemployment rate.

property

Historic manor departs in pieces video

Huntly House has begun its road trip north.

Historic Palmerston North house cut into six pieces to be driven to a new home in Auckland.

Iwi rejects petition concerns

Pt England Reserve beach underwent a $1.1 million redevelopment in 2011.

Iwi developing hundreds of houses on east Auckland reserve pours cold water over residents' concerns.

$85m Wanaka apartments approved

An artist's impression of the pool area of the Marina Terrace Apartments.

Restaurant binned but 50 Wanaka apartments approved for construction on the lakefront in February.

Wanaka development properties on market

The four Lakeside Road properties are directly opposite the Wanaka marina.

Hope springs forth again for prime lakefront Wanaka sections within two minute's walk from town.

opinion & analysis

Trump's NZ man is a mystery

Kiwi businessman Chris Liddell remains an enigma.

OPINION: Chris Liddell could be Mother Theresa or Mussolini. NZ never actually asked him his values.

IPhones to iPolitics

As a trading nation, what other countries do matters to New Zealand, whether it's the US, Russia, Australia, China or ...

Opinion: Donald Trump is suggesting significantly higher tariffs to protect American jobs. We have to be careful how we respond to such a move.

A stronger New Zealand

Rather than dwelling on statistics pointing out the current misrepresentation of boards, perhaps we would do well to ...

Opinion: Under-representation of women on boards not only raises concerns about equal rights and opportunities for women, but also undermines business success.

Customers drive banking innovation

Karen Scott-Howman is the chief executive of the New Zealand Bankers' Association.

Where bankers may once have shunned technology, the opposite is true today.

farming

Oh no! We've fewer sheep

In 1982 there were over 70 million sheep.

Once, there were 22 sheep for every person in NZ. Now there are only 6 for each of us.

Fonterra: big cheese in Korea

Fonterra's South Island general manager Tim Keir and Clandeboye's site manager Steve Mcknight about to tuck into some ...

Koreans' taste for pizza is growing, to the benefit of Fonterra.

Shearing brings little income

Lambs being driven along the road on Weber Rd , east of Dannevirke.

Farmers are making little money from lambs' wool because of low prices.

Alpacas: from cute to chic

An alpaca tied down and being shorn.

Alpacas react differently during shearing, from screaming to nonchalant.

world

Trump-scented candles for sale

A Donald Trump bobblehead doll will cost you just US$29 at the White House Gift Shop.

There's inauguration merchandise for everyone — even non-Trump supporters.

Tesla avoids recall in death probe

A Tesla Model S involved in the fatal crash on May 7, 2016 is shown with the top third of the car sheared off by the ...

No evidence of defects after investigation into the death of a man whose Tesla hit a truck while using its Autopilot system.

Alibaba riches for the Olympics

China president Xi Jinping and International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, ...

Chinese e-commerce giant teams with the IOC in an estimated $420m sponsorship deal.

Dick Smith on Vegemite sale

Dick Smith said he bought $250,000 of Bega Cheese shares on Thursday after it bought Vegemite.

Dick Smith buys A$250,000 of Bega Cheese shares after it bought Vegemite.

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