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Wellington Houses Strp The weak property market has made Wellington one of the most affordable cities to live in.

Plummeting Sky drags market down

Share market New Zealand stocks were down today, dragged lower mainly by the plummeting price of pay TV operator Sky Network Television.

High price for hot TV shows

Downton Abbey Kiwis are probably paying the highest prices in the world to watch TV series such as Downton Abbey.

Dash expands to Australia

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Xtra backlog remains

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RBC 0.390 arrow 0.020 5.41%
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Euro 0.602
British Pound 0.482
Hong Kong Dollar 5.958
Japanese Yen 61.560
Singapore Dollar 0.971
US Dollar 0.767

Price as at 12:50 pm, 17 May

Telecom plans 4G customer trials

Paul Reynolds Telecom says it will conduct "live customer trials"' of a 4G mobile network later this year.

Preventing phone bill shock

Vodafone says it has a cure for "bill shock" caused by customers running up unexpectedly large bills on smartphones.

Low-effort way to sell online

How they find where you live

Petone a modern success story

Petone Wellington's first European settlement has gone from hard times to boom town.

Wellington an 'affordable' city

The weak property market has made Wellington one of the most affordable cities to live in.

A blueprint for trading up

Competition sees rates slashed

Caution over upswing

The Property Council New Zealand-IPD Commercial Property Index for the first quarter of 2012 has shown positive annual capital growth.

Big changes for Petone

Petone Plans to transform a slice of Petone are intended to bring in $480 million and 900 jobs.

Quake-proofing masonry

Owners of unreinforced masonry buildings can do a lot to improve the strength of their properties, says earthquake engineering consultant Win Clark.

Wellington landmark sells for $17 million

Building sector faces bleak year

Whitby golf course land for sale

For the first time since Whitby was started in the late 1960s the developer is opening itself up to competition.

Affco-union dispute goes to court

Affco The fractious relationship between Affco and the Meat Workers Union is being put under the microscope in the Employment Court as part of a legal bid to end a three-month lockout.

Global milk price drop

Falling international milk prices could hit Fonterra's payout to dairy farmers.

Affco court hearing today

All good eating at the Steak of Origin

Winery celebrates 50 years

As New Zealand's most awarded winery bottles its 50th harvest wine, owner and founder Sir George Fistonich knows the value of a good vintage.