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Current account gap narrows on dairy, tourism spend
Greens ditch money policy
The Green Party has abandoned its policy of quantitative easing - otherwise known as printing money - after almost a year…
Dairy prices halt slide, up 1.1pc (+graphic)
Prices of dairy products rose in Fonterra's latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, snapping three straight declines as prices…
Surge in apartment living
More than 1600 new apartment units are planned throughout suburban Auckland after a half-decade lull.
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