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I see red, I see red, I see red

One of the many examples of red kiwifruit being developed by Plant & Food scientists and Zespri.

The plant breeding programme that developed the SunGold kiwifruit are growing a new red kiwifruit.

When insurers won't pay

If you speed excessively and get hurt, expect some tough questions from your disability insurer.

OPINION: Here are 10 times your insurer won't stump up for your claim.

Google v ticket clippers?

Mike O'Donnell: Google Flights won't be the last disruption.

Worse - if you try it without adding value, then your business model is in trouble.

Lions a Sky TV cashcow video

Lions fans and supporters.
New Zealand All Blacks v British and Irish Lions. 1st Rugby union test match. Eden Park, ...

Advertisers will pay Rugby World Cup rates to promote their wares on Sky TV during the British and Irish Lions v All Blacks test.

Vector to give $13.9m refund

Vector assumed retailers would put customers on the right type of plan.

Vector settles with Commerce Commission after restructure left many customers paying more on the wrong type of plan.

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Magazine editor blames publisher for axing

Mana magazine editor Leonie Hayden didn't hold back with her opinion on Twitter.

Mana magazine editor is furious at news of its closure, calling the move a waste.

Retirement village boom

Retirement Villages Association executive director John Collyns (file photo).

Baby boomers are selling up, gaining equity, and moving to retirement villages.

Chinese buyers back off

Uncertainty about immigration and housing policies after the September election has made Chinese property buyers wary.

Nearly half of all Chinese property buyers are pulling out of the market until they know who wins September's election.

Patea's pain spreads

The small south Taranaki town of Patea has been in search of a doctor for more than a year.

Staff at medical centres near Patea are "rushed off their feet" after the last doctor left the small town.

Arrogant TVNZ doing itself no favours

TVNZ's deputy director of content Andy Shaw says TV viewers should not get carried away with Netflix's appeal. It's just ...

OPINION: It's akin to a fast food restauranteur ranting against the attraction of fine-dining: You know you want a cheeseburger!

What the fog is with all the delays?

In 2016, travellers using Christchurch Airport endured a total of 50 fog-affected days.

After another morning of airline fog delays, what's the answer - and how much will it cost?

Residents pay price of pay equity

Some rest home residents face a hike in their rates to cover the impact of the pay equity settlement.

Rest home residents face a hefty hike in fees as pay equity for aged-care workers comes into effect.

Watch out ticket clippers – Google is out to get you

Mike O'Donnell: Google Flights won't be the last disruption.

Worse - if you try it without adding value, then your business model is in trouble.

Catlins garage a rural hub

Adam and Cindy Miller at their business in Tokanui, Southland.

When you're a long way from the nearest city, it pays to have a can-do attitude.

A horsey calling

Jackie Williamson in her country-home studio​, surrounded by her paintings and drawings of horses.

Horses have shaped Jackie Williamson's life and art.

money

Price freeze to return $13.9m to customers

Vector assumed retailers would put customers on the right type of plan.

Vector settles with Commerce Commission after restructure left many customers paying more on the wrong type of plan.

Power bills skyrocket

'Sticker shock' a big concern for consumers as the cost of spot price energy bills spikes.

Is it too late to make a career change after 50?

Elderly abandoned by banks

small business

Wellington's tugboat for sale

The tugboat is near the Freyberg Pool and Fitness Centre on Oriental Bay.

The 59-year-old tugboat has been permanently moored in Wellington's Freyberg Lagoon, and comes with a cafe.

Eco-socks a hit

St Andrews College students James Young, 17, and Liam Rassie, 17, with their Sock Exchange socks made from 100 per cent ...

"You can't save the planet with cotton socks, but you can with eco-friendly repreve socks."

'Circus' roundabout no joke

Junction Hotel and Bar owner Mike Pink says construction of the Spring Creek roundabout has had a serious impact on his ...

Work on $5m roundabout at one of South Island's worst intersections blows out until spring, but business owners might not last that long.

The battle over Weet(a)Bix video

A Christchurch mini-mart owners is going head-to-head with Sanitarium over the trademark of Weet-Bix and Weetabix and ...

Christchurch mini-mart owner is prepared to take Sanitarium to court after being told to cover up branding.

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End of Mana magazine

Mana had  the first interview with the Maori king.

Leading Maori magazine has been around since 1993.

Flick Electric turns it on gallery

Flick Electric chief executive Steve O'Connor runs an innovative start-up electricity retail business from Wellington.

Fast-growing energy retailer powers past the rest.

Don't let TPPA fears hurt business: ExportNZ

Kim Campbell says this Government has been good to exporters.

'Political manoeuvring' must not detract from commitment to trade, exporters warn in lead-up to election.

'It is like sandpaper in my eyes'

Anna Youngman has to wear a mask on her property because of the risk of crystalline silica from a neighbouring quarry.

Anna Youngman constantly wears a mask inside her home to protect her from the dust of a neighbouring quarry.

property

Chinese buyers back off

Uncertainty about immigration and housing policies after the September election has made Chinese property buyers wary.

Nearly half of all Chinese property buyers are pulling out of the market until they know who wins September's election.

Fall in house auctions

Auction numbers in Hamilton have dropped, but some real estate firms are bucking the trend.

However, auction process finding buyers, sales going ahead days later.

State houses empty for four years

The Housing NZ homes in Gear Terrace, Porirua, have  been empty for four years.

Too big, too small, for sale, not for sale - the one sure thing is the state houses have been empty for four years.

Wellington's tugboat for sale

The tugboat is near the Freyberg Pool and Fitness Centre on Oriental Bay.

The 59-year-old tugboat has been permanently moored in Wellington's Freyberg Lagoon, and comes with a cafe.

opinion & analysis

A question of trusts

The leak of the Panama Papers led to concerns about New Zealand's role as a tax haven.

OPINION: The numbers suggest that New Zealand was indeed a tax haven.

Bank of Mum and Dad is open

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OPINION: Your kids are in their first home, so you can relax, right? Not so fast.

Scrum down for business

Like scrums, the inner workings of business negotiations can be hard to decipher from afar.

OPINION: When it comes to winning business, some deals can only be done face to face.

Ask Kevin: Buying off plans

Buying off plans gives you the chance to get a property adapted to fit your needs.

Here's what you need to know if you're buying a property that doesn't exist yet.

farming

High veggie prices to continue

Shoppers are unlikely to get a respite from high vegetable prices.

Vegetables are rotting in damp paddocks in some areas, meaning fewer potatoes and other winter staples.

Synthetic meat a threat

Artificial meat also known as vitro meat or cultured meat, is animal flesh that has never been part of a complete, ...

Farmers have gone from fascination, irritation to apprehension about synthetic meat.

'I want to farm weka' video

A weka is startled by a camera trap amongst the undergrowth on Roger Beattie's farm.

Roger Beattie likes to eat (and make beanies) out of weka and he's ready to go to war with DOC.

A life full of flavour

Cecilia Jones at Jones Berry Fruits in 2010. (File photo)

Born on a Thai coconut plantation, Cecilia Jones moved to NZ and grew a strawberry empire.

world

Panda-shaped wind farm powers China

An artist's impression of the China Merchants New Engery Group wind farm, shaped like a panda.

Most solar farms are generally built in grid formation. China's gone with something much more adorable.

Hurt trainee fired by Emirates

Before her fall, Ciara Burke had spent almost six months working on flights to Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Australian woman was days away from becoming a flight attendant when she tumbled in her red heels, and was later fired.

Microsoft to cut 3000 jobs

Most of the job cuts will be outside the United States.

The CEO, who came up through the firm's cloud division, has doggedly trimmed the company's workforce.

EU, Japan seal free trade video

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called the deal "a strong message to the world".

New pact creates the world's biggest open economic area and sends a message to the US.

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