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Fonterra legal scrap risk to NZ
Apartments boost building consents
A boost in new apartment consents led to an 11 per cent rise in the number of new dwellings consented in November 2013…
Dollar drops as greenback strengthens on US optimism
The New Zealand dollar dropped to a six-day low in the face of a stronger greenback following a better-than-expected employment…
Average house price hits $700k
Auckland's average house price rose to a record in December as property values benefited from a lack of supply heading into…
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John Key will probably get in a few more rounds of…
Dollar touches three-week high against Aussie
The New Zealand dollar rose to a three-week high against the Australian dollar overnight as investors bet the fundamentals…
First-ever woman to lead US Fed
The US Senate has confirmed Janet Yellen as the first woman to lead the country's Federal Reserve.
Dollar gains after weak US data
The New Zealand dollar advanced after weaker-than-expected economic data in the US tempered expectations over how fast the…
Kiwi firm to build Oz parcel system
A New Zealand technology company has scored its biggest logistics contract to build a parcel sorting system for a 53,000sq…
Economy
Dollar dips ahead of US jobs data
The New Zealand dollar slipped ahead of a key US employment report later today which analysts are tipping…
Oz iron ore earnings soar despite mining concerns
The size of Australia's iron ore export earnings continues to soar despite concerns about an end of the mining boom, a new…
Dollar rises to six-year high vs yen
The New Zealand dollar hit a six-year high against the yen this morning and may trend higher this year reflecting the divergent…
Bernanke tips stronger year for US
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has predicted a stronger year for the US economy in 2014.
Editorial: 'Rock star' NZ needs Aussies to play drums
Transtasman rivalry is wide-ranging but only rarely does New Zealand relish comparing itself economically…
Fed to restrain flying NZ dollar
The New Zealand dollar is expected to remain at elevated levels throughout this year.
Lower dollar set to help strengthen Australian economy
The Australian economy could strengthen in the new year helped by a weaker currency and the policies of central bankers…
Editorial: Sun shines on economy as 2014 dawns
Discussion of the economy normally disappears in the summer holiday languor, for good reason.
Brian Fallow on the economy
Brian Fallow: A year on, climate policy still a disgrace
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A year ago, Brian Fallow described the state of NZ's climate policy as a shambles and a disgrace. A…
Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey: Our economic party is heading for a hangover
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After nearly six grinding years of stop-start recession and timid growth the economy seems set to finally…
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'Game changing' gas boom worth billions
The first taste of petroleum money could be just weeks away in Dunedin, as oil giant Anadarko prepares to move its drilling…
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