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No recession in 25 years

The last time Australia faced a recession was a quarter of a century ago, in 1991.

Australia's last recession was in 1991. This is why the lucky country has done so well.

Bank refunds 230,000 people

The refunds were issued after holders of Citibank-branded credit cards - and other cards - were stung with unexpected ...

More than 230,000 people received part of A$5 million in refunds after their bank charged unexpected fees.

Don't say these things to your boss

There are some things you just shouldn't say in a workplace - particularly to your boss.

 In any workplace, there are a few things it's not worth telling your boss - like that you're bored - or hungover.

Business confidence drops

Businessmen falling down toward the economic crisis

 Changes are needed if people want their pay to rise, ANZ Bank warns.

Banks lose battle to fight Apple

Apple Pay allows customers to use their phones like tap-and-go bank cards.

Major banks in Australia have been denied the all-clear to team up and fight Apple Pay.

Chart: Power up in Auckland

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What's the biggest factor behind the rise in Aucklanders' electricity bills?

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The clean up begins on Hamilton Island, off the Queensland coast, after Cyclone Debbie.

Insurers have already recieved 2500 claims for damages since Tropical Cyclone Debbie struck Australia.

Blue Sky Meats offer off table

Blue Sky Meats has been hit by bad weather, affecting its profitability.

It's back to the drawing board for Blue Sky Meats, which was awaiting approval for a Chinese takeover.

New hotel plans unveiled

Architect's depiction of a proposed Holiday Inn Express in Queenstown.

Plans for a new 227-room hotel in central Queenstown have been unveiled.

Xero's machine learning lesson

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The Red Peak flag fly's above the Xero office in Wellington

Machine learning could be a time-saver for businesses, but the 'people factor' is delaying a bigger revolution.

Gina Rinehart recruits at the netball

Gina Rinehart is the richest person in Australia and her company is hiring cheap labour.

Why the richest person in Australia scouts local netball competitions for cheap mining labour.

Xero hits million customers

Xero chief executive Rod Drury last year set a new goal of building Xero's annual turnover to $1 billion.

Wellington-based company passes milestone set out as big goal in 2011.

Hospital post shop closes

Auckland City Hospital's bookshop and post shop is closing its doors on March 31, 2017.

Auckland City Hospital is losing its bookshop with Kiwibank and New Zealand Post services.

Eat a kiwi, save a kiwi

Whittaker's marketing manager Holly Whittaker, left, and Kiwis for kiwi executive director Michelle Impey, right.

For the second year in a row, Whittaker's has chosen saving our iconic native bird as its large charitable activity.

Chart: Jetsetting Kiwis

About 30,000 passengers are expected to pass through Auckland Airport every day over summer.

How many NZ residents are going overseas from Auckland Airport?

Kiwi learns from 'Woz'

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak advised Kiwi health-tech entrepreneur Sheng Chiong Hong to focus on a couple of opportunities.

Health tech entrepreneur Sheng Chiong Hong returns from prize trip with sharper focus.

12 jobs robots could do

A robot called "Pepper" speaks with visitors at a  Technology Trade Fair on March 20, 2017 in Germany. "Pepper" has a ...

Receptionists, lawyers, bartenders and taxi drivers are just some of the jobs that could be replaced by robots.

Rape culture, the musical video

Director Roseanne Liang.

Not a traditional approach, but it seems to be working.

Media merger ruling delayed again

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More journos will keep their jobs if Fairfax-NZME merger proceeds than if it doesn't, company-funded research says.

RMA reform plan welcomed

The Productivity Commission has made 64 recommendations to improve urban planning.

The Resource Management Act is 25 years old and past its use-by date, PM says.

Auckland's ethnic makeup

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Auckland City Limits Festival, Action Bronson on the Spark 1 stage.

How do the proportions of Auckland's ethnic groups compare with NZ as a whole?

Money for Auckland, PM says

Prime Minister Bill English said it was up to the Auckland Council to decide what the city's priorities for ...

Prime Minister Bill English said money is 'no constraint' when it comes to Auckland's infrastructure.

2degrees may be in profit

2degrees store in central Wellington

After a horror start to 2017 with customer service woes, 2degrees appears to have finally moved into the black.

Fancy a hard drive in your head?

Elon Musk is investing in the technology to help humans keep up with robots.

Elon Musk is investing in technology to merge human brains with computers.

Germans offered taste of Cervena

Chef Graham Brown shows United States chefs how to get the best out of New Zealand seafood, lamb and Cervena venison. ...

A trial shipment of grass-fed deer is heading to Germany in an attempt to expand the market.

Who'd gain from a border wall?

Some 850 companies have expressed interest online in being vendors for the border wall project.

Engineering and infrastructure firms likely to capture a chunk of the multi-billion-dollar work.

One belt, no roads

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang speaks during a media conference with New Zealand's Prime Minister Bill English in Wellington.

China's one belt, one road initiative isn't likely to be linked to major NZ projects, it's predicted.

Careful what you call it

American parmesan cheese has been found to contain wood pulp.

What's in a name? In the case of these products, a marketing minefield.

MediaWorks radio boss quits

Wendy Palmer, Mediaworks Radio chief executive has resigned.

Wendy Palmer did not give her reasons for leaving the company after 12 years, in a company-issued statement.

Cigarettes delivered for 'love'

New Zealand law does not prohibit the home delivery of cigarettes.

An online company is delivering cigarettes to disabled customers' doors as a show of "love towards them".

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