A global stock market sell-off that once appeared likely to only dent investor accounts turned into a larger retreat as concerns grew over the state of China's economy.

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Fresh milk, chicken and groceries prices all dropped significantly in 2015.

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Concern about low oil prices and China's growth prospects has driven New Zealand's sharemarket lower.

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China's GDP announcement will come next week, amid scepticism about how well the economic report informs the financial world.

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NZ investment specialists agree it's time for caution but say the world is not on the brink of another global financial crisis.

Police have released the name of a man killed while working at a Huntly manufacturing business.

Auckland housing affordability has improved slightly - but the city is now 59 per cent less affordable than the rest of New Zealand.

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Brazil's economy will contract more than previously forecast and is heading for the deepest recession since 1901.

A Ukrainian dairy farm worker was called a c*** and told to "f*** off to your own country" by his former South Island employers when he left following a dispute.

China's securities regulator signals its open to tweaking the country's new market circuit breakers after analysts blamed the rules for exacerbating a rout in stocks yesterday.

The New Zealand dollar edged lower after Chinese stocks recovered from a sharp decline that sapped investors' appetite for risk-sensitive assets around the world.

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Chinese stock trading stops after the CSI 300 Index plunged more than seven per cent.

The New Zealand and Australian dollars sagged amid concern that China's economy remains anemic after a fifth month of contraction in factory activity.

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