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SkyPod won't have TVNZ channels on TV guide after broadcasters fail to reach deal
Sky TV and TVNZ failed to reach an agreement, Sky TV says. → Read More
Church leaders sentenced on tax fraud charges
Offences involved seeking false tax credits for donations. → Read More
Federated Farmers puts farm damage from cyclone at about $1 billion
The 'educated guess' includes cost of repairs, restoring orchards and income disruption. → Read More
Biggest power company, Meridian Energy, increases profit 51%
Meridian result caps off lucrative reporting period for big power firms. → Read More
Petone still a good bet despite possible TAB job losses, says Lower Hutt mayor
TAB says discussions with partners in 'final phase' but it hasn't yet seen proposals. → Read More
Survey suggests those who haven't negotiated big pay rises may have missed the boat
ANZ survey shows business sentiment off the floor, but remaining weak even ahead of cyclone. → Read More
Simon Power looks to the future for TVNZ after abandoned merger
Too soon to follow BBC and start discussing a switch to online-only television says broadcasting boss. → Read More
Reserve Bank hikes official cash rate to 4.75%
Bank says it is too early to assess the monetary policy implications of Cyclone Gabrielle. → Read More
NZME profit falls by a third to $23m, reports 'soft start' to new financial year
Revenue virtually unchanged ahead of possible recession year. → Read More
Tom Pullar-Strecker: Cyclone leaves less room to deal with more shocks
ANALYSIS: Many questions and no certainty about what comes next. → Read More
Sky TV may send 200 customer service jobs to the Philippines
Pay TV firm consulting on redundancies as it seeks to cut costs. → Read More
End in sight for most power outages in Hawke's Bay and Gisborne
But lines companies warn of 'long tail' fixing problems in harder-to-reach communities. → Read More
Fix in sight for some but not all of those without power in Hawke's Bay
More progress in Gisborne where downed telecommunications links remain a more widespread problem. → Read More
Transpower knew Napier substation was 'critical' risk in worst case flood
Document shows national grid operator was seeking permission to spend $109m making its network more resilient. → Read More
Government accounts in 'good shape' to meet cyclone challenges despite debt rise
Net debt about $1b higher than the Treasury had forecast in December. → Read More
Stats NZ not ruling out delay to March 7 census due to cyclone
Department says it is consulting with NEMA and assessing 'community sentiment'. → Read More
Transpower reports further progress restoring some power to Hawke's Bay
Full restoration may still take weeks, with questions likely over vulnerability of key Hawke's Bay substation. → Read More
Contact Energy seeks larger slice of the pie in power generation
Chief executive Mike Fuge says it plans to increase its generation at a faster pace than market demand. → Read More
Vodafone TV switch-off pushed back again as Sky TV 'fine tunes' its new box
Sixth extension is designed to give Vodafone TV customers more time to switch to new box or media player. → Read More
Netflix to crack down on account sharing in NZ later this month
Notifications will go out to customers explaining new policy over the next three days, Netflix says. → Read More