MBIE said the new technology meant bond refunds would be quicker, with payments confirmed online and "processed instantly".
Business
11:01am
Here are strategies suggested by a recruiter and workers who have been there for addressing a career gap.
Life
Sunday 10:45am
An academic says AI-related investments had been very volatile so it was not unreasonable for managers to avoid them.
Sunday 10:16am
Kmart has opened a K Home in Melbourne, which is smaller than a full-size Kmart and has been described as a "mini IKEA".
Sunday 7:44am
In the past two weeks Rocket Lab's share price has dropped from just over US$100 to about US$80.
Sat, Jun 27
First-home buyers are increasingly active, and now make up 27.7% of all purchases despite overall New Zealand property sale numbers falling.
Thu, Jun 25
Uncrewed boats – called autonomous vessels – are used for research and surveillance in the world's oceans, but they are not being used to catch fish.
Wed, Jun 24
The 'vulnerable' migrant employees, who sometimes worked between 60 and 90 hours a week, were underpaid and forced to take out personal loans.
The proposal reflected "challenging market conditions, falling demand in key markets, rising costs and insufficient work to keep the mill operating sustainably".
Fire and Emergency NZ were first called about the burst pipe at 4.35am, and said it was affecting a building with multiple businesses.
It came after the country's largest bank announced it would cut some of its fixed home loan interest rates earlier this week, in response to a fall in wholesale interest rates.
The changes across the bank's fixed and special rates are effective from tomorrow.
Tue, Jun 23
More than 225 million trays of kiwifruit were picked this year, compared to 216 million trays last year.
Some experts say a 5% plus 5% contribution rate is probably the optimum default rate for KiwiSaver.
Cheryl Horrell was furious when painful, private details were used to target her and other cancer survivors with advertising.
Mon, Jun 22
A Gisborne bull has become the most expensive ever sold in Australasia, eclipsing a benchmark set days earlier as breeders continue to pay top dollar for elite genetics.
The owners of a popular Lyttelton cafe are devastated by a fire that has destroyed the building.
The Riverton factory selling a million pāua shells a year to Chanel, Cartier and the Sultan of Oman says it can't keep up with global demand.
Sun, Jun 21
The 2020s is shaping up to be the decade with the weakest house price growth in the past 70 years.
Karangahape Rd has long been a vibrant counterculture pit stop. But in the last two days, two businesses have announced they’re shutting down.
Sat, Jun 20
Fears that future TVs could arrive with no New Zealand content by default have prompted the requirements to preload local streaming apps.
Fri, Jun 19
Michael West and the Your Discounts Team have made an array of claims against Alan Chew and the MORE Team, accusing them of “blatant lies” and manipulating statistics.
The company's CEO said landing a huge customer such as Dubai International Airport was also expected to create opportunities beyond a single contract.
The bank said "positive geopolitical developments" in recent weeks had brought longer-term funding costs down.
Thu, Jun 18
Stats NZ said the measurement of GDP in the March quarter "was not heavily impacted by the Middle East conflict and late-quarter fuel price increases".
