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Unease over Trump benefits Kiwi exports
Trump's confrontational rhetoric about Chinese trade policies hasn't won much support among Chinese consumers.
Trump's confrontational rhetoric about Chinese trade policies hasn't won much support among Chinese consumers.
Households are borrowing more relative to disposable income than before the financial crisis.
WATCH: Never mind the lack of economic detail, it mattered that he didn't say anything too weird.
COMMENT: Donald Trump evidently has a primitive view of international commerce.
Whakatane Mayor Tony Bonne is confident in the success of the region, despite a Maxim Institute report projecting population decline in the next two decades. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Kawerau Mayor Malcolm Campbell discusses what the industrial service centre needs to do to ensure a prosperous future, after a Maxim Institute report forecast population decline in the area in the next two decades. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
The S&P/NZX 50 Index dropped 18.68 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 7148.78.
Donald Trump's first speech to Congress has left markets guessing after it revealed little detail about his economic plans.
Hauraki District Mayor John Tregidga is optimistic about the future of his region - despite dire predictions. But - he wants Government agencies bought back to the district. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
New Zealand business confidence slipped in February while remaining relatively optimistic.
Small businesses have strong confidence in the country's economy.
The North Korean economy has stopped being in freefall, but sanctions could hit the country hard.
COMMENT: Record-breaking migration brings positives as well as challenges, writes Mark Lister.
Prime Minister Bill English is defending the latest increase in net migration and says he is not looking at curbing demand.
The big migration trend which has underpinned New Zealand's strong economic growth shows no sign of letting up.
Next month, EU citizens who travel to Britain will no longer have the automatic right to stay in the UK permanently.
It's an expensive exercise for Kapa haka teams to get themselves onto the stage at Te Matatini - organisers say they want to help more with that cost as well as becoming an autonomous business. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
A $5 million dollar proposal to build a state-of-the-art tourist information centre has been approved by Tauranga City Council, but in a digital age could there have been a different way of supporting tourists. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
COMMENT: The Government's plan to clean up waterways is an attempt to look as though action's being taken, when in reality nothing's happening, says Mark Dye.
Watch The Economy Hub: Housing affordability, immigration and Trump's policies will be the big economic election issues this year.
COMMENT: Even a little relief for taxpayers will take a big bite out of the Government's expected surpluses, Brian Fallow writes.
Closing the Cadbury factory will hit Dunedin hard, but what does it say about the health of NZ manufacturing?
Live crabs, stink bugs and ''miracle water'' are some of the most bizarre things intercepted at NZ's border.
COMMENT: Some people argue that if copyright law was strengthened even more, increase in profits and jobs would result, writes Alex Sims.
A_JS101116NADBAFIVE100.JPG: Northland Regional Council chairman Bill Shepherd What is the Investment and Growth Reserve? By Christine
COMMENT: Despite blip, the housing behemoth is likely to roll on - until the recession, writes Mark Lister.
Liam Dann talks to Economist Satish Ranchhod about the big issues for this year’s election.
Activity in New Zealand's services sector, which accounts for about two-thirds of the economy, rose last month to a near-record.
After his first major speech as Finance Minister, Steven Joyce talks to Liam Dann about economics, social investment and the odds of tax cuts in the upcoming budget.