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Migration gain as fewer head for Oz
Migration gain as fewer head for Oz

The turnaround in net migration flows gathered pace last month as fewer people left the country for Australia.

Aust coughs and Kiwis catch a cold

A softening Australian economy has forced several ASX-listed companies to downgrade their earnings prospects over the past…

NZ exodus across the Tasman slows

The number of New Zealanders quitting this country for a better life across the Tasman slowed to its smallest monthly pace…

Inside Money: NZ most-improved, despite disclosure worries

Mr Michael Smith, who describes himself as "The Fund Manager of Fidelity Investment International", personally tapped…

Meat blockade a 'technical issue'
Meat blockade a 'technical issue'

NZ meat exports held up on Chinese wharves may have been delayed partly due to Chinese efforts at curbing counterfeit meat…

Half of NZ workers eyeing new jobs
Half of NZ workers eyeing new jobs

More than half of the workers in an employment survey are planning to look for a new job in the next year.

Loan wars: Gifts galore
Loan wars: Gifts galore

Flat-screen TVs, cash for groceries and even iPads - banks are competing to offer more attractive prizes to sweeten home…

Shell applies squeeze in gas hunt
Shell applies squeeze in gas hunt

Shell says its campaign to squeeze untapped gas from the Maui field is meeting expectations as it casts it net to far flung…

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NZ dollar rises vs US ahead of Bernanke speech
NZ dollar rises vs US ahead of Bernanke speech

The New Zealand dollar rose as the greenback weakened on trader bets that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben…

NZ dollar hits 8 month low

The New Zealand dollar dropped to an eight-and-a-half-month low on optimism an improving economic outlook…

Results from Malaysia buoy Fonterra

Fonterra's Malaysian operation has doubled its revenue in local currency terms over the past five years.

NZ meat still sitting on Chinese wharf

New Zealand meat is sitting on the wharf in China and out on boats waiting to get in, while Kiwi authorities iron out the…

The two sides of the coin
The two sides of the coin

Bill English painted a picture of recovery in the Budget. But stresses remain and the economy is being…

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…

NZ consumer confidence picks up in May

New Zealand consumers continued to get more optimistic this month as rising house prices and an improving labour market…

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…

Small NZ banks on notice - S&P
Small NZ banks on notice - S&P

Standard & Poor's, the global credit rating agency, has put eight local banks on notice over…

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