This time last year Arepa found themselves in hot water after the government officials decided that made unsubstantial health claims of cognitive and physical boosting abilities, they are forced to amend these claims and now back launching a new brain drink – Uplift.

Co-Founder of Arepa, Angus Brown told Heather Du Plessis – Allan that this time round he's proud to call the "brain drink” because of the fact him and his team committed a lot of time and effort towards conducting human clinical research and have that peer reviewed and published.

Brown says that its a really tough market but they're on the journey.

He says that they are certainly making some strides towards it and are still the one and only drink that anybody could pick up in the supermarketthat's got clinical research behind it.

“Learning this toughness in New Zealand is teaching us about how we can become fitter for entering bigger markets like the US”

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Plenty of Kiwi customers are still enjoying Netflix's output - and the company's doing well among investors.

But as times get tough, the streaming giant has walked back on an earlier promise and looks to introduce ads on the service.

Fisher Funds expert Sam Dickie explains why Netflix has made these changes.

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The Minister for Trade and Agriculture is in Brazil on a New Zealand Trade Mission to São Paulo.

Todd McClay is expected to meet with experts and business leaders to bring the nations closer together.

The Country's Rowena Duncum explains the opportunities that could come out of these meetings.

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The Electricity Authority said market options were available to big power users during the winter price spike that some blamed for their closure.

The closures prompted the EA – the regulator – to investigate the options available to big power users, and it found hedges available tended to be lower than the overlapping average ASX price at the time.

Last month, a number of Kiwi businesses, including Pan Pac, Winstone Pulp and Oji were forced to close, citing surging electricity costs.

ERANZ chief executive Bridget Abernethy says the prices were higher than usual - but the companies had alternative options to bring their costs down.

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David Seymour's new school lunch programme has opened up more concerns - this time from environmentalists.

The new lunches are expected to come in aluminium trays and non-compostable packaging, prompting worry about sustainability, with some suggesting the food should come in less 'wasteful' packaging.

Ecoware co-founder James Calver has raised concerns about the lack of recyclable materials to be found - and he thinks the sustainability aspect is worth discussing.

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As the latest US earnings season picks up, one famed luxury good company has caught attention for all the wrong reasons.

LVMH's earnings report left investors disappointed, with its key Fashion & Leather Goods division seeing a 5 percent revenue drop this quarter.

Milford Asset Management's Stephanie Batchelor explains what's causing this drop.

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Experts from Australia and New Zealand are meeting with leaders in Malaysia to discuss how to improve business and security.

The three groups are expected to discuss new opportunities and challenges - and outline new solutions.

Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen explained what could come out of these discussions.

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Fletcher Building's chief executive and board faced up to some very disappointed shareholders at today's annual general meeting.

Company chief executive Andrew Reding revealed margins were under pressure - with revenue down 12 percent in September versus 7 percent down in July and August, compared to the year earlier.

NZ Shareholders Association CEO Oliver Mander was at the meeting, and he noted the company seemed 'humbled'.

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