NBR's Nevil Gibson reports the world's first test A380 is heading for a French aviation museum

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News consumers and business planners could be forgiven for feeling the end of days is upon us. Hardly a day goes by without new reports of supposedly disastrous executive orders, imminent civil disorder or impending international chaos on the watch of President Donald Trump.

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The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has unanimously declined to reinstate President Donald Trump's temporary ban on travellers from seven countries.

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National is busy taking Labour policies and adopting them as its own, such as the recent announcement to increase the number of police.

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Something took a bit of getting used to during the New Zealand and Australian media launch for Maserati’s new Levante SUV last weekend.

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Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler does not expect to change interest rates for some time.

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Apple says the big Australasian banks are trying to freeload on its investments in mobile payment infrastructure – and that they want to condition customers to paying extra fees for “tap-and-go” payments via smartphone.

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An analyst says Gull is one of the more profitable retailers in the petrol industry, based on the details revealed by its $340 million sale to Caltex Australia just before Christmas.

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Banks are facing a number of changes including technological disruption, which may lead to them becoming smaller, says PwC banking and capital markets leader Sam Shuttleworth.

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Callaghan Innovation chairwoman Sue Suckling says former Auckland mayoral candidate Vic Crone is the “perfect fit” to head government growth agency Callaghan Innovation despite a spell out of the corporate leadership to delve into politics.

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