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NZ firms to gain from aussie dollar surge
New Zealand tourism businesses and manufacturers that export to Australia are expected to be the winners from a strengthening Australian dollar.
Dairy leads exports up 15pc in August
Exports were up 15 per cent or $405 million in August from a year earlier to $3.2 billion, led by higher prices for dairy products.
'Extra flexibility' for foreign investment
The Government has tightened foreign investment rules around the potential sale of big chunks of farmland to overseas buyers.
Deborah Hill Cone:Thanks for coming, now leave us alone
Exports, not fawning over foreign visitors, is what we should focus on.
Fonterra confirms second highest payout
Fonterra has unveiled its second highest ever farmer payout, at $6.70 per kilo of milksolid, and says profits are up 12pc.
Current account deficit up $600m
Lower taxes from foreign investors have helped push NZ's current account deficit up.
Lambs dying in their thousands as storm bites
The corpses of newborn lambs are piling up in their tens of thousands as cold weather continues to hit Southland.