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NZ sharemarket little changed

Dollar up on eco recovery news

NZ Post turns in $72m profit

Kiwi dollar reaches new highs

Aussie stocks close slightly down

Aussie stocks marginally weaker

Freightways delivers dividend, closes up

Disagreement over dollar's direction

Financial advisers get watchdog

Kiwi dollar edges back over US70c

New Zealand No 1 for investor safety

<i>Media</i>: Taxpayers fork out for TV awards

Television New Zealand opted out of the Qantas Film and Television Awards because of the economy and because coverage of the event did not rate well last year.

Aussie stocks close higher

Aust stocks close flat

Aussie markets on high

NZ dollar rides US69c range

NZ commodity prices surge - aluminium, dairy, wood all up

Former Westpac boss's clifftop mansion sold - to his own bank

Westpac bought an exclusive North Shore property, valued at $6.8m, from its former boss after the property failed to sell.