TeamTalk shares have surged as thecompany trades insults with Spark over an independent report from Grant Samuel & Associates. The report from the independent adviser found the underlying value of TeamTalk is between $1.52-2.11 per share, prompting its directors to unanimously recommend shareholders reject Spark's 80c a share offer.

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A luxury car company that has made a profit only twice in its 100-plus year history is pledging no more losses. The legendary British marque Aston Martin is undergoing a corporate transformation that will see it selling more vehicles in the luxury segment of the market.

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The Māori Party has headed off a rival bid by government support partners United Future and the Act Party, reaching a deal to support an overhaul of the Resource Management Act which includes a framework to protect iwi rights.

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The Reserve Bank's concerns about geopolitical uncertainties have been upgraded to "extensive" at a time when US President Donald Trump is facing a tougher battle in winning over legislators to enact his regulatory and tax reforms and introduce major infrastructure spending.

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Australian e-commerce retailer Catch Group plans to open bricks and mortar Pumpkin Patch stores as well as online websites in Australia and New Zealand after buying the 27-year-old brand and intellectual property from the receivers.

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The recent discovery that substandard seismic grade steel reinforcing bar has been supplied to the New Zealand market comes as no surprise, says lawyer Adina Thorn who is leading a class action against defective house cladding and building another in relation to non-compliant steel mesh.

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ACT leader David Seymour’s attempt to change peer-to-peer lending legislation has been shot down, and the industry is divided whether that’s a good thing or not.

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New airline security measures will inconvenience international travellers over the coming months. The US and the UK have banned passengers from carrying most electronics larger than a cellphone on to aircraft.

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Were SAS troops fired on as they approached an Afghan village in 2010? For international security expert Dr Paul Buchanan, that’s one of the key questions for any inquiry into war crime allegations made by Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson in their new book Hit and Run.

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Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler kept the official cash rate unchanged at 1.75 percent, as expected, and reiterated his view that the benchmark rate doesn't need shifting for the foreseeable future.

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