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Council buys $1m forest against advice
![Wellington city councillors Peter Gilberd, Jill Day and Malcolm Sparrow celebrate the council's purchase of the 36 ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/o/9/v/a/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1iddjg.png/1491535591469.jpg)
City councillors go against staff advice to spend $1m on Forest of Tane in Tawa.
Quake generosity extends to Japan
![Damage on a farm caused by the Kekerengu fault.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/l/g/t/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idcrv.png/1491531931344.jpg)
Faith in the human spirit has been restored after generous donations to quake and drought hit farmers.
Dairy food for the well heeled and poor
![Fonterra says it has a responsibility to make sure New Zealand is part of creating the future of food](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/9/m/k/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1id9vb.png/1491530255325.jpg)
Fonterra is front footing the creation of food for every part of society.
Banks offer relief for flood victims
![A car is submerged on the streets of Edgecumbe.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/z/6/o/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idetb.png/1491531887329.jpg)
Banks lend a hand to customers affected by this week's flooding.
BMW drops a diesel model
![New Zealand's BMW 2-Series Active Tourer range is now all petrol.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/t/w/1/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1icoho.png/1491528251606.jpg)
BMW points finger at NZ's road user charges as it drops a diesel engined vehicle from its 2-Series selection.
Invercargill council poses barriers
![Southland Chamber of Commerce president Carla Forbes at the chamber's 2017 AGM.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/z/p/5/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1id0hl.png/1491526275488.jpg)
Barriers and ideas on city growth have been discussed at a Chamber of Commerce AGM.
BP cuts CEO's pay 40%
![BP's Chief Executive Bob Dudley earn US$11.6](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/f/x/m/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idf6g.png/1491525904535.jpg)
BP boss will take home a US$11.6 million pay packet, after salary cuts to rein in executive spending.
Employees push for salmon farms
![Pelorus Sound could get an extra salmon farm under the MPI proposal. (File photo)](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/6/1/o/v/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1icbde.png/1491523143613.jpg)
King Salmon staff back relocation plan over job loss fears, but their boss says that won't happen.
Big bank customers less happy
![The Aussie-owned contenders – ANZ, ASB, BNZ and Westpac – couldn't match the ratings of local banks.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/m/g/r/r/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1icay1.png/1491506166417.jpg)
OPINION: Local banks are still doing a better job of keeping their customers happy than their big Aussie rivals.
Apps to track your cash
Wondering how to keep track of your finances? These might help.
Hefty fee to keep free store open
![The Free for All store's Dee Glentworth and councillor David Lee.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/a/8/r/1/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1i9ggl.png/1491283557704.jpg)
Parking dispute and other complaints may mean a charity store in an upmarket Wellington suburb has to shut.
The end of an institution
![Leanne and Dave Frandsen decided it was the right time to put their shop on the market.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/9/m/5/n/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1i9fdx.png/1491195132932.jpg)
There are not many left shops where you can sit around the pot belly stove and chat about your hunting adventures.
From drab to fab
![Changing Rooms founder Mandy Crozier partially staged an Ian Athfield house in Ngaio.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/v/1/s/9/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hulfe.png/1491352544071.jpg)
Wellington woman makes homes look warm, inviting, and you'll walk away wanting to buy it.
Women urged to aim higher
![Women shouldn't take no for an answer, Marie-Claire Andrews says.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/a/l/t/k/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ic6kw.png/1491525946068.jpg)
Breaking into the boys' club is tough if you're not a boy, but one Wellington woman is on a mission to change that.
Farmers grilled over clothing ethics
![More than four million people, mostly women, work in Bangladesh's garment industry which has been accused of exploiting ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/l/3/m/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1iclmr.png/1491513503765.jpg)
Shopping chain gets into hot water over the ethical background of its clothing suppliers.
Kendall's Pepsi ad falls flat
![Kendall Jenner's new Pepsi ad is strange, at the very least.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/b/b/b/u/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ib9ai.png/1491350354710.jpg)
Jenner joins a protest march and gives a police officer a soda. What is going on?
48,000 apply, just 100 get LookSee
![Applications have closed for LookSee Wellington.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/a/l/t/8/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1iahso.png/1491272816578.jpg)
People looking for a free holiday are weeded out from the wave of jobseekers who applied for a trip to Wellington.
Family won't sell to golf course
![Augusta spent US$40 million to buy neighbouring homes, offering the residents price tags that were simply too enticing ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/b/6/8/6/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idiot.png/1491530001375.jpg)
The Thackers turned down millions of dollars for their modest 3-bedroom house next to the US Masters course.
Smaller malls get day in the sun
![Trafalgar Square in Whanganui has been put on the market by syndicate manager Augusta Capital.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/9/b/h/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ic6u6.png/1491522251501.jpg)
Whanganui's Trafalgar Square tests the waters of keen retail market.
Ex-Highfield block for sale
![The foreground land is part of the site now for sale on Hills Rd previously earmarked for the Highfield subdivision.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/a/v/x/k/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1i7wae.png/1491520884246.jpg)
A large chunk of land previously earmarked for Christchurch's Highfield subdivision is for sale.
Where's Wesley?
![Looking towards the Wesley community from Mt Roskill cone.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/n/d/h/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1icmtc.png/1491528137645.jpg)
This small Auckland community has been Wesley for decades. Now, its name could be pinched by a "new town" housing development.
Stop whining about tax
![It's the first week of the new financial year. Are accountants out celebrating having completed last year's books or do ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/9/b/c/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ibvau.png/1491507644527.jpg)
OPINION: Paying tax totally sucks. But you gotta do it to pay your share for the essentials.
We need a flexible education system
![You won't learn anything about becoming a ski instructor at university.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/b/l/f/2/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1iay3e.png/1491513311475.jpg)
OPINION: Looking at my own kids and their futures, there are six things I want them to know
Circle closes on zero hours
![15042015 News. Photo: Ashten Macdonald/Fairfax NZ.
McDonald's workers protest their zero hour contracts in Wellington.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/k/8/w/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ick6i.png/1491444550832.jpg)
OPINION: Changes should make workplaces fairer, but it's up to employers to ensure they're implemented.
A desire to stay small
![Switzerland has numerous local councils which compete for residents rather than shy away from them.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/b/j/r/z/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ibghm.png/1491420043906.jpg)
OPINION: Local councils are hard-wired to discourage new citizens, and it's part of Auckland's housing crisis.
Flooded, but still at work
![EastPack and Fonterra are the biggest employers in the town of 1638 people.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/z/7/d/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idc69.11jq0k.png/1491534763265.jpg)
Their houses may be underwater, but some Edgecumbe residents aren't letting that stop them from going to work.
Wet fields infuriate farmers
![Federated Farmers meat & fibre chairman Richard Morrison, left, inspects his wet farm near Marton with James Stewart.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/d/d/j/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1icef7.11jq0k.png/1491522019596.jpg)
Sodden paddocks leading up to winter are irritating Manawatu and Rangitikei farmers.
Lamb eating myths busted
![A report reveals many key lamb traits do not impact eating quality.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/n/d/9/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1iclol.11jq0k.png/1491522019596.jpg)
Sheep traits long thought to make lamb tasty have no consistent impact on eating quality.
Workers push for salmon farms
![Pelorus Sound could get an extra salmon farm under the MPI proposal. (File photo)](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/6/1/o/v/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1icbde.11jq0k.png/1491523143613.jpg)
King Salmon staff back relocation plan over job loss fears, but their boss says that won't happen.
BP cuts CEO's pay 40%
![BP's Chief Executive Bob Dudley earn US$11.6](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/f/x/m/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idf6g.png/1491525904535.jpg)
BP boss will take home a US$11.6 million pay packet, after salary cuts to rein in executive spending.
UK employers must reveal pay gaps
![Women eared 18 per cent less than men in the UK in 2016.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/a/7/p/m/p/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1icdn9.png/1491439350246.jpg)
Companies in Britain required to report pay discrepancies between male and female employees under a law.
US corn fields threatened
![Iowa produces around a fifth of corn grown in the United States.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/f/1/1/w/9/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1icckm.png/1491439116227.jpg)
Farmer mistakenly planted a strangling weed in a conservation effort, now burns it with old tyres to destroy it.
Big fines for anti social media
![Social media companies in Germany would struggle to carry out the requirements of the new law, a Facebook spokeswoman said.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407033604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/2/q/y/v/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ic22m.png/1491427180209.jpg)
The likes of Facebook and Twitter could find it costly in Germany if they don't move quickly to remove hate speech.
Council buys $1m forest against advice
Taranaki farmers escape worst of Debbie's deluge
Quake generosity extends to Japan
Dairy food for the well heeled and poor
Banks offer relief for flood victims
Family won't sell to golf course
AI spawns billion-dollar industry