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The Global Dairy Trade auction ends flat as prices support Fonterra's $10/kg forecast.
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Rich-lister wants to demolish iconic Auckland boatshed
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NZ's new cheapest petrol station revealed
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Two private equity firms reportedly circling Spark
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