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Inside Money: NZ Super ventures in the distressed zone
This quite nifty interactive graphic from the UK Guardian website makes a pretty picture out of three-plus distressing…
World dairy prices drop 7.3pc (+graphic)
Prices have fallen more than 7 per cent in the latest global dairy auction held overnight. It comes after a slight dip in…
Property prices reach high
Asking prices for property in New Zealand reached an all-time high last month, according to new figures.
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Insurance will represent a significantly higher share…
ANZ result tipped as sign of banking downturn
A decline in revenue at the ANZ - the country's largest bank - could signal a down-turn in earnings across the industry…
Anoop Singh: Global outlook positive for NZ
The backdrop is positive for New Zealand and will help offset some of the more domestic headwinds that are emerging, writes…
Backwater regions can learn from Waikato - Joyce
Economic backwaters like Northland and Gisborne should learn from the West Coast, Waikato and Taranaki.
Council to discuss marine precinct
Ambitious plans to create a $150 million world-class marine industry precinct at Hobsonville near a vast new housing estate…
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NZ dollar weakens on US payroll figures
The New Zealand dollar dropped by more than half a US cent as weaker than expected private payrolls…
NZ dollar edges up to 85.71 US cents
The New Zealand dollar held near a two-week high before the release of China's manufacturing PMI which will provide fresh…
Construction industry most optimistic - outlook survey
Businesses remain in a buoyant mood, ANZ's monthly business outlook survey found.
Capping a major oil leak off NZ coast could take 14 days - Shell
Shell said it would take the company about 14 days to respond to a major deepwater drilling accident off the New Zealand…
NZ business confidence falls, dragged down by agriculture
New Zealand business confidence fell for a second month, with the agricultural sector remaining pessimistic…
Report highlights benefits of development - Joyce
A new report comparing the economic performance of New Zealand's regions is intended to highlight the benefits of resource…
Inside Money: Think-tanking by numbers - a self-interested portrait
As much as it can be, the inaugural report of the recently-rebranded The New Zealand Initiative is relatively free of…
NZ dollar rises to 85.64 US cents overnight
The New Zealand dollar rose to a two-week high as gains in equity markets in Europe and the US, and signs of growth in the…
Oil drilling plan comes with warning
New Zealand is about to open huge tracts of its offshore territory.
No one wants to make pizza
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There are few things more Italian than a freshly-baked pizza emerging from a wood-fired oven, but Italy…
Brian Fallow on the economy
Brian Fallow: Show us first that power is broken
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The onus is on those calling for radical, disruptive change to something as important as the electricity…
Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey: Power barons fail to fool the public this time around
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Bernard Hickey asks: Did the electricity industry think it could get away with generating super profits…
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Power plan an 'ambush'
New Zealand's leading business lobby groups say the Labour Party and the Greens have "ambushed" businesses with their controversial…
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