Wages in the retail sector have risen - with the average wage reaching $30.94 per hour, up 1 percent on last year.

This comes amid difficult conditions impacting the sector, which faced shrinking margins and falling sales.

It was also lower than the annual rate of inflation, which was 4.1 percent in the June quarter.

Retail NZ CEO Carolyn Young says many workers also make extra money off commissions - and the sector offers significant contributions to workers' KiwiSavers. 

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Wages in the retail sector have risen - with the average wage reaching $30.94 per hour, up 1 percent on last year.
This comes amid difficult conditions impacting the sector, which faced shrinking margins and falling sales.
It was also lower than the annual rate of inflation, which was 4.1 percent in the June quarter.
Retail NZ CEO Carolyn Young says many workers also make extra money off commissions - and the sector offers significant contributions to workers' KiwiSavers.&nbsp;
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Carolyn Young: Retail NZ CEO on wages rising one percent amid economic downturn

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Meta, the tech giant behind Facebook and Instagram, has launched its own new AI-powered assistant.

Muse went to number one on the app stores and it's generated plenty of interest, but not everyone's a fan.

Sam Dickie from Fisher Funds explained further - and revealed why Amazon has cut the agent off its platform.

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Meta, the tech giant behind Facebook and Instagram, has launched its own new AI-powered assistant.
Muse went to number one on the app stores and it's generated plenty of interest, but not everyone's a fan.
Sam Dickie from Fisher Funds explained further - and revealed why Amazon has cut the agent off its platform.
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Sam Dickie: Fisher Funds expert on the launch of Meta's new AI assistant Muse

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Fonterra's boss believes the dairy co-op remains in a strong position, following the sell-off of its consumer brands.

It's confirmed a 23.6 percent rise in annual underlying operation profit.

CEO Richard Allen says these recent results are good news for New Zealand, as it means more money entering the economy and a good reward for Kiwi farmers.

"It's a great result - we've been very clear on, I guess, our strategy, focused B2B since our divestment and our B2B businesses have had a great year."

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Fonterra's boss believes the dairy co-op remains in a strong position, following the sell-off of its consumer brands.
It's confirmed a 23.6 percent rise in annual underlying operation profit.
CEO Richard Allen says these recent results are good news for New Zealand, as it means more money entering the economy and a good reward for Kiwi farmers.
"It's a great result - we've been very clear on, I guess, our strategy, focused B2B since our divestment and our B2B businesses have had a great year."
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Richard Allen: Fonterra CEO on the company delivering a full-year profit of $2.6 billion

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NZ First want taxes slashed for small and medium businesses in order to increase productivity.

The party will campaign on lowering the rate from 28 percent to 20 - for businesses turning over less than $30 million dollars. 

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says there's a case for making this change, as Australia tried something similar for small to medium enterprises.

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NZ First want taxes slashed for small and medium businesses in order to increase productivity.
The party will campaign on lowering the rate from 28 percent to 20 - for businesses turning over less than $30 million dollars.&nbsp;
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says there's a case for making this change, as Australia tried something similar for small to medium enterprises.
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Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on NZ First's bid to cut taxes for small and medium businesses

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Carolyn Young: Retail NZ CEO on wages rising one percent amid economic downturn

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