South African-owned insurer Youi has been sentenced to a $320,000 fine out of a potential maximum penalty of $9 million in the Auckland District Court after receiving hefty discounts for agreeing to plead guilty to 15 representative charges relating to misleading sales practises in New Zealand.

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In print and online at https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/nbr-special-investigation-roading-industrys-rotten-underbelly-ks-197944

A new report, Internet Trends in New Zealand 2007-2015, compares findings from the five World Internet Project New Zealand surveys which were compiled from more than 7000 questionnaires. MORE: https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/internet-trends-study-finds-lingering-digital-divide-ck-p-197906

You won’t have heard of many of the people in this column – but if Labour has any smarts you’ll learn all about them early next year.

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Barely a week after Labour thundered home with a by-election victory in Mount Roskill, the neighbouring suburb, Mount Albert, is gearing up for its own race.

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Grant Samuel’s independent valuation of Abano Healthcare is based on a full takeover offer, not the partial offer Healthcare Partners is making.

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Pushpay [NZX: PPH] was on the sharemarket’s nice list throughout most of 2016 but since listing on the ASX in October the company has been given a big lump of coal in the form of a 40% share price fall.

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Sky Network Television expects subscriber numbers will resume growing again once new sports broadcasting kicks in.

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The government says it will spend between $1.4-2 billion to rebuild State Highway 1 and the rail corridor along Kaikoura’s coastal route.

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Rob Hosking on National MP resignations: “I think this was the equivalent of being left alone in a room with a loaded revolver."

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