Articles by Aimee Shaw, NZ Herald
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Business
Uber to launch flying taxis in Melbourne
Wednesday, 12 June 2019, 8:43amFlying taxis are one step closer to reality with ridesharing giant Uber announcing it will begin a pilot programme testing...
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Business
Holy guacamole: $10 for a single avocado
Tuesday, 7 May 2019, 12:37pmThe cost of avocados have been creeping up over the past few months but the cost of the popular fruit appears to have now...
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Audio
Only 50 per cent of Kiwis cook at home - survey
Monday, 22 April 2019, 8:49amJust half of New Zealanders say they cook at home daily, and a home-cooked meal is most popular with old generations, a report...
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Business
French beauty retailer Sephora set to launch NZ store
Thursday, 4 April 2019, 9:42amFrench beauty giant Sephora could soon open it's first New Zealand store, with work on a three-storey Auckland site about...
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Business
Collapsed Auckland company owes creditors $10.2m
Monday, 18 February 2019, 1:59pmFailed Auckland manufacturer Precision Foundry owes creditors a combined $10.2 million. According to the receiver's first...
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Business
Explainer: Why NZ can't afford to mess with China
Friday, 15 February 2019, 1:51pmChina and New Zealand have enjoyed decades of mutual benefits. The global powerhouse and New Zealand signed a Free Trade...
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Business
ComCom cracks down on unlawful traders
Monday, 22 October 2018, 7:13amNew Zealand's consumer watchdog is ramping up its crackdown on online traders and lending companies which it alleges may...
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Business
ComCom sues ticket reselling site Viagogo
Wednesday, 15 August 2018, 12:08pmConsumer watchdog the Commerce Commission is sueing ticket reselling site Viagogo. The comission is set to commence civil...
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Business
Retailers rush to support Govt's plastic bag ban
Friday, 10 August 2018, 1:15pmNew Zealand retailers - big and small - have welcomed the Government's plans to phase out single-use plastic bags over the...
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National
Government bans single-use plastic bags
Friday, 10 August 2018, 10:54amSingle-use plastic bags will be banned in New Zealand and are to be phased out over the next 12 months, the Government says. Prime...
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National
Revealed: NZ sectors offering the worst customer service
Wednesday, 8 August 2018, 1:51pmConsumers rate banks and airlines as the organisations with the best customer service, well ahead of retailers and telcos...
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Business
Bunnings agrees to pay staff Living Wage
Tuesday, 7 August 2018, 3:07pmHardware chain Bunnings has committed to pay its staff the Living Wage of $20.55 per hour. The move to the Living Wage will...
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Business
Topless Auckland tradesman's $22,000 payout for unfair sacking over flirting
Friday, 20 July 2018, 12:39pmAn Auckland tradie who lost his job following a complaint over his alleged flirting with a customer has been awarded more...
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Business
Price check reveals duty-free shopping is more expensive
Tuesday, 10 July 2018, 9:55amDuty-free has long been lauded as a haven of deals, but new research reveals the reality doesn't live up to the hype. A study...
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Business
Commerce Commission receives five complaints following WORLD report
Tuesday, 8 May 2018, 2:06pmThe Commerce Commission has so far received five complaints against clothing brand World since a Spinoff investigation yesterday...
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National
Independent rental operator not spooked by closure of Video Ezy
Thursday, 3 May 2018, 2:34pmAustralian-owned rental chain Video Ezy is pulling out of the New Zealand market. Just six stores operate under the retail...
