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Liam Dann: Dairy to rescue as property boom economy falters
COMMENT: As risks around domestic economy grow, export prices once again come to rescue.
COMMENT: As risks around domestic economy grow, export prices once again come to rescue.
Taranaki's future as an energy powerhouse could be in "green" hydrogen, PM announces.
Comment: Interest rates are super-low and display little sign of rising soon.
The Government has failed to recognise that we already have a clean, effective tax system
Cullen cut govt debt to below $20 billion, created KiwiSaver, and improved National Super
Economy Hub: Construction boom keeps Auckland growing
Is it enthusiasm for what he does? Or maybe he just likes to do things a bit differently.
COMMENT: A floating currency is the secret of real national sovereignty.
A horrific disaster is unfolding in this tiny country - it's just one of many.
Comment: A redid trade deficit does not matter as much as it once did.
Mortgaged, a $200,000 home really costs you $400,000. So who says you make a capital gain?
Oceania Marine has ''let go'' of its Hewlett St boat refit operation.
Economists were expecting a January deficit of $300m.
Finance Minister Grant Robertson has delivered his first big economic speech for 2019.
Jacinda Ardern says a capital gains tax would be far from an attack on Kiwi values.
A top economist is sharing his take on the proposed capital gains tax
COMMENT: Adrian Orr needs to keep his focus on the Reserve Bank's primary role.
Comment: Capital gains tax still faces long and difficult path to become functioning law.
CGT on productive enterprises is no way to help Kiwi businesses become more productive.
Comment: Political reality means proposed capital gains tax is dead on arrival.
Fears voiced about valuations, productivity and property slumps.
After a big 2018, law firm Russell McVeagh expects to see more of the same this year.
Comment: Particularly when it comes to those entities who're coining it on the Internet.
Chinese student numbers in NZ schools are down 20 to 30 per cent this year.
COMMENT: The Banking sector has a big influence on the economy - this year more than many.
New Zealand has work to do to balance diplomatic demands as US/China tensions grow.
Economy Hub: Beijing based Kiwi David Mahon has serious concerns about NZ-China relations.
NZ has fallen out of favour with China's leadership, says Beijing based Kiwi David Mahon.
For refugee resettlement to succeed, there needs to be a significant community buy-in.
The Reserve Bank has left its official cash rate unchanged at 1.75 per cent, as expected.