Stephen Coulter & Krystyna Westonon their new lift-sharing app and hopes to get business users onboard

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The result of an NBR reader poll on whether it’s racist to oppose current immigration levels is both “surprising” and “fascinating,” according to political commentator and academic Bryce Edwards.

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A Christchurch start-up has created a secure mobile messaging app for medical professionals, which is being piloted by the Canterbury District Health board to improve patient care.

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New Zealand basketball player Steven Adams is believed to have signed a deal worth $140 million to stay with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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Hellaby Holdings’ board has come out fighting, saying its automotive division alone is worth more than Australia-based Bapcor’s $322.5 million takeover offer.

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Former Labour leader David Cunliffe’s decision to quit politics represents a kind of bowing to the inevitable by the New Lynn MP.

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Xero’s chief marketing and revenue officer Andy Lark and Americas president Russ Fujioka join a long line of senior executives, particularly in the US, to leave the company.

Mr Lark has been with Xero just two years and two months while Mr Fujioka, a former Dell executive, has been with the company a year and eight months.

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Armillary Private Capital’s equity crowdfunding arm has changed its name and moved to a different joint venture partner to better promote the business to Chinese investors.

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Taxpayers' Union executive director Jordan Williams says the sale of Solid Energy is tremendous news for taxpayers

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Meridian Energy continues to rail against the Australian federal government’s failure to tackle the shortcomings of its renewable energy target (RET) scheme.

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