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The biggest shopping day of the year – that Kiwis don't know about
Last year on Singles' Day NZ Post delivered almost three parcels a second, but despite the commercial success of the shopping day, here and around the world, many Kiwis still don't know what it is.Singles' [...]
Final interest rate call of 2019 has markets guessing
The final interest rate review of the year has markets guessing on whether the Reserve Bank will deliver a cut before Christmas or face a three month wait.On Wednesday afternoon governor Adrian Orr will release [...]
PwC Herald Talks: Paul Spain on the Tech Revolution
A tech expert has warned businesses not to sit idle as technology rapidly expands around them.Those who do risk being "relegated to the scrap heap", says Paul Spain, a Tech Futurist and commentator."There's a tendency [...]
The early bird gets the worm: Cheap flight tickets to regional destinations dwindling
Travellers hoping to head home to the regions over the Christmas and New Year holidays are being urged to get in early or risk paying through the nose.Experts say as demand increases, so will fares [...]
Glass disc sends sci-fi into space
When Elon Musk sent his Tesla Roadster into space aboard SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket last year, the spacesuit-clad mannequin in the driver's seat had a few essentials packed.A copy of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide [...]