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ANZ economists expect RBNZ to keep hawkish stance, before making abrupt OCR cut in August.
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EV owners are happy to pay road user charges but say it works out double the petrol tax.
Politics and inflation worries take shine off improved business confidence results
Businesses owners tend to feel more positive under National-led governments.
Māori authority exports drop 16 per cent in September quarter
Stats NZ's tatauranga umanga Māori data for the September quarter show a drop in exports.
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From housing to energy to food, US inflation picks up
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Five key risks to economy this year, ASB says
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Market close: Shares fall as investors fret about rates
Shares fell at the opening after a mixed day on Wall Street and then slid further.
30,000 more jobs in Auckland - including health sector growth
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Greg Smith: What does 2024 have in store?
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Editorial: Time for optimism when looking at the year ahead
Let's look on the bright side and ditch the negativity.
Matthew Hooton: Apologies needed for Labour to be taken seriously
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Liam Dann: New Zealand is still a rich country ... now for the bad news
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Suncorp CEO: 'It just hasn’t let up this year'
Jimmy Higgins talks resilience, foreign investment and Hollywood strikes.
ELE group collapse: Fears hundred more workers will lose jobs
The role of recruiters who can hire large numbers without ensuring work is under scrutiny.
Market Watch: What to expect in 2024 and what we picked right and wrong in 2023
Pie Funds' chief investment officer shares his picks for the year ahead on markets.
Matthew Hooton: Why education reforms will be the most important change this government makes
OPINION: Complete disengagement from school is growing and average performance is falling.
2023 a good year for NZ's renewable energy projects
Demand for electricity is increasing, so how are we coping?
Benefits of extending 90-day trials aren't worth the costs - MBIE
Why MBIE believes enabling small businesses to use 90-day trials is sufficient.
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ELE group collapse: Volunteers race to help hundreds of laid-off workers
Woolworths provided $25,000 of food vouchers for the laid-off workers.
Sasha Borissenko: Santa’s 2023 naughty list of lawyers
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Liam Dann: Everything that will definitely happen in 2024 revealed
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Engineered stone firm sent WorkSafe notices; rejects landlord’s claim of unsafe practices
Engineered or artificial stone will soon be banned in Australia.
ELE collapse: Filipino community stunned after mass layoffs days before Christmas
Numerous offers of help have been made to laid off staff.
Wall Street slams the brakes for a rare slowdown after record-setting rally
S&P 500 had its worst loss since beginning a monster-sized run shortly before Halloween.
Jenée Tibshraeny: Govt faces tough trade-offs to improve books
The work starts now for Finance Minister Nicola Willis.