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How to start an eCommerce business from home
There are multiple platforms to choose from when it comes to selling products online.
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Online secondhand shopping to overtake fast fashion by 2029 thanks to Gen Z
Generation Z – the under-24s - are leading the growth of online thrifting.
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How mushroom kits have bloomed into an award-winning business
Less than 18 months after GoodVibesFungi launched, they've won an award.
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Five tips for leadership from a Westpac GM
REDnews sat down with Karen Silk to learn her top tips for leadership and success.
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The new retirement reality: Working beyond 65
Around 25% of New Zealanders aged 65-plus are working.
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Ever thought of buying a franchise?
Redundancies and low interest rates are major influences on people buying franchises.
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New Zealand’s 20 most-needed jobs in COVID recovery
Healthcare is New Zealand’s most in-demand industry post COVID.
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Inland Revenue tax relief amidst COVID-19: What’s on offer
An IRD spokesman said they had received 1058 enquiries about COVID-19 tax relief.
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Westpac awarded Gender Tick
The Gender Tick criteria include culture, safety, leadership representation, and equal pay.
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Meet the family who has worked at Westpac for 82 years
Westpac has become a family business for the Shore and the Ryburn family.
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Westpac NZ and Contact Energy agree first sustainability-linked loan
The $50 million, four-year sustainability-linked loan facility is one of the first of its kind in NZ.
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How new GST rules will increase your online shopping bill
Which items are actually worth ordering from foreign websites such as Amazon, Alibaba and eBay?