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The two sides of the coin
Bill English painted a picture of recovery in the Budget. But stresses remain and the economy is being pulled in different…
NZ meat blocked at Chinese ports
A name change for a government ministry has resulted on New Zealand meat being blocked at Chinese ports, Labour has claimed…
Key tips early surplus
John Key says it is possible the Government could get close to a surplus in the coming financial year - one year earlier…
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Fran O'Sullivan: Huawei founder scoffs at US rage
When I joined a number of New Zealand business journalists…
Brian Fallow: Austerity's for booms, not slumps
As we await another miserly Budget from Bill English…
Small NZ banks on notice - S&P
Standard & Poor's, the global credit rating agency, has put eight local banks on notice over the rising risk of…
Budget 2013: 'Black hole' spending tax rules change
Deep within the Government's Budget can be found mysterious references to "black hole expenditure" and "thin…
Budget 2013: Extra funding for R&D
The Government has boosted the amount of cash available for its research and development grant schemes, saying the extra…
ACC levy cuts to cancel out fiscal drag
ACC levies will be significantly reduced for households and businesses with cuts of $300 million next year and $1 billion…
Economy
NZ consumer confidence picks up in May
New Zealand consumers continued to get more optimistic this month as rising house prices and an improving…
NZ dollar slumps to 81.58 US cents overnight
The New Zealand dollar slumped to its lowest this year on expectations an improving US economy may prompt its central bank…
John Armstrong: Steady-as-she-goes budget
The theme of Bill English's fifth Budget is "Building Momentum". The finance minister should have added the words "slowly"…
English signs off on Reserve Bank toolkit
Finance Minister Bill English has given the tick of approval to the Reserve Bank's new set of tools to cool asset bubbles…
Chch rebuild 'key driver'
Some $18 billion of new residential housing in Canterbury, accounting for almost half the region's…
Manufacturing expanding at pace
New Zealand manufacturing expanded at its fastest pace for three years in April, bolstered by new orders. The BNZ-BusinessNZ…
Fonterra sets 'wet share' price
Fonterra said it had set $7.92 as its final price for the economic right of each share that farmer shareholders can sell…
Inside Money: Default review misses deadline, consultation ahead
After seeing the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) had failed to make its deadline on new KiwiSaver…
NZ dollar rallies ahead of Budget
The New Zealand dollar strengthened against major currencies as investors take advantage of a dip in the kiwi to buy ahead…
World dairy prices drop 2.1pc (+graphic)
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Prices of dairy products extended their decline from a record high as a resurgent US dollar weighed…
Brian Fallow on the economy
Rosier view enables ACC cuts
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In Bill English's fifth Budget slightly more cheerful economic forecasts have cleared the way for cuts…
Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey: Interest rates the pin that will prick bubble
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Watching our Reserve Bank and news about interest rates from overseas this week, Bernard Hickey wondered…
Business
Trade mission eyes up Indonesia opportunities
A 52-strong trade mission is flying to Indonesia this weekend for two weeks of intensive briefings and meetings. It is…
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