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New low: Kiwis score Govt 4/10 in performance survey
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The Reserve Bank is worst in OECD - Richard Prebble
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‘Not competitive’: Calls for banks to lower high interest margins
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Shops urged to extend hours to prevent ‘ghost towns’
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Editorial: Govt must listen to RBNZ call for better economic statistics
OPINION: Failure to accurately record economic progress can have costly consequences.
Homeless family camps at Whangārei beach for more than a month, draws complaints
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Cost of no growth: $12,700 for every Kiwi
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‘Major challenges’: Experts weigh in on KiwiSaver private asset plan
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Co-operative grocery store pitched to battle food insecurity
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Opinion: Luxon’s Minister for Economic Growth may as well be a Minister of Silly Walks
OPINION: The PM should put his marketing past behind him.
‘It’s a growing problem’: Demand rises for school support programmes
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Nit good at all: Head lice frustrations driving rise in risky treatments
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