A bustle of butter-buying at Auckland's Costco - where it costs $10 a kilo.

Stats NZ figures show the price of a block of butter has soared 65 percent in the past year.

Videos on social media show shoppers piling boxes of the spread into carts at the bulk-buy supermarket.

Former Costco managing director, Patrick Noone, says the store's very unlikely to try to stop bulk buying. 

He explained they did it once when eggs were short - but if they can supply it, they'll let people buy as much as they can.

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A bustle of butter-buying at Auckland's Costco - where it costs $10 a kilo.
Stats NZ figures show the price of a block of butter has soared 65 percent in the past year.
Videos on social media show shoppers piling boxes of the spread into carts at the bulk-buy supermarket.
Former Costco managing director, Patrick Noone, says the store's very unlikely to try to stop bulk buying.&nbsp;
He explained they did it once when eggs were short - but if they can supply it, they'll let people buy as much as they can.
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Best of Business is the home of all things business at Newstalk ZB, from morning market updates right through to incisive interviews with New Zealand’s top business leaders and decision makers. Whether you’re a small business owner or interested in what’s going on in the Big End of Town, this podcast encompasses the sharpest voices and minds in the world of business.

Best of Business is the home of all things business at Newstalk ZB, from morning market updates right through to incisive interviews with New Zealand’s top business leaders and decision makers.

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Patrick Noone: former Costco managing director responds to videos of people bulk-buying products at stores

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Bill Gates is the latest big name in the tech sector to issue a warning about AI amid rising concerns.

Gates says the technology needs to be regulated and warns that AI can't keep going unchecked and that existing 'kill switches' aren't enough.

US correspondent Richard Arnold says Gates is calling for a better 'monitoring system' to stop AI from causing harm. 

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Bill Gates is the latest big name in the tech sector to issue a warning about AI amid rising concerns.
Gates says the technology needs to be regulated and warns that AI can't keep going unchecked and that existing 'kill switches' aren't enough.
US correspondent Richard Arnold says Gates is calling for a better 'monitoring system' to stop AI from causing harm.&nbsp;
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Richard Arnold: US correspondent on Bill Gates warning that AI growth can't keep 'going unchecked'

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Over in the UK, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has promised to bring 'stability' back to the UK's economy as Labour heads to Liverpool.

However, economic concerns like the Middle East conflict and rising energy prices are threatening to have a significant impact on UK households.

Business correspondent Vicky Pryce says interest rates in the UK are also quite high and the pressure's on for Burnham to bring down the debt.

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Over in the UK, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has promised to bring 'stability' back to the UK's economy as Labour heads to Liverpool.
However, economic concerns like the Middle East conflict and rising energy prices are threatening to have a significant impact on UK households.
Business correspondent Vicky Pryce says interest rates in the UK are also quite high and the pressure's on for Burnham to bring down the debt.
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Vicky Pryce: business correspondent on Andy Burnham's bid to fix the cost of living amid rising energy prices

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There's a belief New Zealand First's proposal to slash the tax rate for small businesses could make a positive difference to our business landscape.  

The party's promising to lower the tax rate from 28% to 20% for firms with turnover under $30 million.

Its estimated cost is about a billion dollars a year.

BusinessNZ Chief Executive Katherine Rich told Kerre Woodham it would apply to a majority of our businesses. 

She says it would need to be researched for implementation, but it's bold and could transform business in New Zealand   

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There's a belief New Zealand First's proposal to slash the tax rate for small businesses could make a positive difference to our business landscape. &nbsp;
The party's promising to lower the tax rate from 28% to 20% for firms with turnover under $30 million.
Its estimated cost is about a billion dollars a year.
BusinessNZ Chief Executive Katherine Rich told Kerre Woodham it would apply to a majority of our businesses.&nbsp;
She says it would need to be researched for implementation, but it's bold and could transform business in New Zealand &nbsp;&nbsp;
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Katherine Rich: BusinessNZ CEO on the impact NZ First's proposed tax cut for small and medium businesses could have

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Patrick Noone: former Costco managing director responds to videos of people bulk-buying products at stores

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