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Inside story: How China became NZ's number one trading partner

Jamie Gray
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Business Reporter·NZ Herald·
10 mins to read

China's coronavirus outbreak has delivered a fast, sharp shock to the New Zealand economy.

From tourism to the meat trade, the disease has highlighted just how reliant New Zealand has become on China.

In less than a decade, the People's Republic has come to dominate nearly all New Zealand's major merchandise exports.

Already, some economists are saying the virus - officially named Covid-19 - and a local drought could tip New Zealand into recession this year.

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