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Rebecca Stevenson is an award winning business journalist and former business editor at The Spinoff and Stuff.
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The NZ entrepreneur who wants to make baby food better
Pain at the supermarket continues for consumers as food prices escalate again in December
19th Jan 23, 11:17am
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Pain at the supermarket continues for consumers as food prices escalate again in December
Mobile traders shut up shop or move on after Commerce Commission's compliance clampdown
8th Dec 22, 7:44am
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Mobile traders shut up shop or move on after Commerce Commission's compliance clampdown
Academic says building supplies market study isn't bold enough to bring real competition
7th Dec 22, 7:55am
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Academic says building supplies market study isn't bold enough to bring real competition
Less emails, less meetings: the four-day work week is picking up steam for good reason
6th Dec 22, 2:43pm
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Less emails, less meetings: the four-day work week is picking up steam for good reason
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Commerce Commission finds rebates paid to merchants to sell building supplies like GIB are hampering competition
6th Dec 22, 9:27am
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Commerce Commission finds rebates paid to merchants to sell building supplies like GIB are hampering competition
Stephen Tindall-backed online supermarket Teddy ready to take on tech giant Uber Eats
25th Nov 22, 12:24pm
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Stephen Tindall-backed online supermarket Teddy ready to take on tech giant Uber Eats
Rebecca Stevenson argues crypto currency exchange FTX was a triumph of marketing over substance and the most crypto thing FTX could do was fail, in the way it did
16th Nov 22, 4:46pm
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Rebecca Stevenson argues crypto currency exchange FTX was a triumph of marketing over substance and the most crypto thing FTX could do was fail, in the way it did
Competition regulators like NZ's Commerce Commission may help to combat rising prices for consumers
4th Nov 22, 12:45pm
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Competition regulators like NZ's Commerce Commission may help to combat rising prices for consumers
Trades feel powerless after vocational education reforms
Commerce Commission details how it's going to work out who is abusing their market power
20th Oct 22, 9:50am
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Commerce Commission details how it's going to work out who is abusing their market power
Inland Revenue clawed back millions in wage subsidy from multinationals, but the 2021 tax year looks like a battle
19th Oct 22, 2:14pm
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Inland Revenue clawed back millions in wage subsidy from multinationals, but the 2021 tax year looks like a battle
Much ado about Twitter: why does Elon Musk love tweeting so much?
One floor, three consents and a plasterboard shortage: this developer is walking away
15th Oct 22, 9:54am
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One floor, three consents and a plasterboard shortage: this developer is walking away
$30 to book a flight? Air New Zealand call centre fees rile up customer
Taking a little from everyone: it’s not just supermarkets who need to compete with Costco
13th Oct 22, 7:51am
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Taking a little from everyone: it’s not just supermarkets who need to compete with Costco
Costco economics: make this bigger, drop the price - walking the floor with Patrick Noone
28th Sep 22, 1:22pm
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Costco economics: make this bigger, drop the price - walking the floor with Patrick Noone
Vote now! Or you'll get more noise (and stench, or water-borne illness) gifted to you from local government
27th Sep 22, 10:44am
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Vote now! Or you'll get more noise (and stench, or water-borne illness) gifted to you from local government
Regulator has millions in the bank, still fees rise: Master Plumbers calls on minister to intervene in plumbing fee stoush
23rd Sep 22, 8:03am
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Regulator has millions in the bank, still fees rise: Master Plumbers calls on minister to intervene in plumbing fee stoush
Is that cheese really on special? New Zealanders need to dob in the supermarkets, watchdog says
22nd Sep 22, 3:19pm
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Is that cheese really on special? New Zealanders need to dob in the supermarkets, watchdog says
Why US farmers are now at the forefront of the right to repair movement
Left to rot or mowed down; why some NZ growers aren't bringing their crops to market at all
18th Sep 22, 6:10am
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Left to rot or mowed down; why some NZ growers aren't bringing their crops to market at all
Lessons from a startup death: It's like getting two university degrees
Heating up: food prices rise at fastest pace since 2009, but Foodstuffs says it's not them
13th Sep 22, 2:17pm
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Heating up: food prices rise at fastest pace since 2009, but Foodstuffs says it's not them
The tourist 'swamp': new study argues zoning laws needed to combat Airbnb impact
8th Sep 22, 2:04pm
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The tourist 'swamp': new study argues zoning laws needed to combat Airbnb impact