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A quagmire of challenges meant many pundits picked the cash rate to stay put.
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OPINION: The Government's announcement won't deal with long-running problems.
Business blues bubble to the surface as bad debts rise
An accountant says some businesses should consider whether staying open is viable.
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Will tax cuts make up for the end of cheap public transport?
Calculating the true cost of public transport with half-price fares ending this month.
OCR preview: Cuts coming but no 'game changer' from RBNZ this week
Markets will be alert for any clues to how the RBNZ is viewing inflation.
Will the oil price rally continue?
Financial Times: Traders are asking how much further oil can rally.
Food inflation across rich nations drops to pre-Ukraine war levels
Financial Times: Inflation across industrialised nations down to 5.3% in February - OECD.
Is there a bread shortage in NZ supermarkets?
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Opinion: We need to look at different ways to solve the housing crisis
OPINION: Housing supply is not just about owning homes.
Chlöe Swarbrick: A country is not a company and a PM is not a CEO
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Fuller house: What happens when mum - and the kids - move back home?
The benefits and pitfalls of returning to the nest, and how to make it work.
April 1 Govt cash boosts: Everything your family can claim from today
Thousands will be affected by the financial adjustments.
Unpaid rent: One tenant was $33k behind in rent; another lay dead in their council flat
A long-term landlord says bad management is behind tenants getting so far behind in rent.
FamilyBoost: Kōhanga reo kaiako says scheme only a 'feel-good' ploy
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'Between a rock and a hard place' Taupō people face big rates and fees rises
Taupō ratepayers are in for a big hike in rates this year.
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Thousands will be affected by the changes in just a few days' time.
A significant part of the community: Whangārei Trade Aid to close after 37 years
Trade Aid's northernmost store to close. 'It's an end of an era.'
Only 212 submissions made on HCC’s proposed 19.9% rates rise
Hamilton councillors will focus on official submissions, not social media comments.
Opinion: National is choosing reckless tax cuts for landlords over everyday Kiwis
OPINION: Supermarkets and banks make absurd profits - consumers are the butt of the joke.
Political Roundup: Is Chris Hipkins to be trusted on tax reform?
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Govt boosts early childhood rebate by up to $75 a week, 100,000 families eligible
Up to $75 a week is there for eligible households as National keeps an election promise.
'Heartless and cruel' - Hipkins hits out at public sector job cuts
Labour's Chris Hipkins has given his first major speech as Opposition leader.
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Trade Aid to close stores: Business to focus on import, wholesale and online sales
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Recession data: Have boomers been hit hardest?
Herald analysis shows boomers have been hit hardest by the cost of living crisis.
Home-building construction crunch: Who has failed lately and why
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