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Growth tipped to ease after brisk quarter
Economists expect some easing in the pace of economic growth when the December quarter national accounts are published on Thursday.
![Auckland's real estate fail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland's real estate fail
If you judged by house price growth alone you would think Auckland is the best performing region in NZ economically. But not by a long chalk.
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Dollar extends gains following weak US retail sales
The NZ dollar extended its gains overnight after the Reserve Bank's better-than-expected outlook for the local economy.
![Brian Fallow: Trade disputes not so clear-cut](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brian Fallow: Trade disputes not so clear-cut
As people turned out to march against the Trans-Pacific Partnership last weekend, one of the issues exercising them was "investor-state dispute settlement" (ISDS).
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Property sales surge in February
More properties were sold last month than during any February since the last property boom of 2007, latest figures from the REINZ show.
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Summer superyacht visits soar
The number of superyachts arriving in New Zealand this summer has soared from 37 to 57 compared to last year with the biggest of them all, Serene, extending its stay for maintenance.
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1080: Police check history to find links
Police investigating the 1080 contamination threat have not ruled out a connection to a similar letter drop seven years ago.
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Solid Energy will need bank deal
Solid Energy says it is solvent, but only just, and will need a new deal from its bankers to survive.
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Andy Hamilton: Kiwi companies need to think bigger
Everything is fine in New Zealand is it not? The country has experienced a great few years. We have ridden the commodity boom and other countries' misfortunes.
![More foreigners making NZ home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
More foreigners making NZ home
Migrants are once again setting their sights on New Zealand, a new report reveals.
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Few had access to 1080 used in threats
Only a few people had authorised access to the 1080 poison most likely used in the baby-milk blackmail letters, says a food safety expert.
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Police contact 1080 opponents
Police have been contacting known 1080 opponents in a bid to find the person behind a threat to contaminate New Zealand's baby formula stocks.
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1080 threat: Retailers ramp up security
The Warehouse and Foodstuffs are reassuring customers they are doing everything they can to boost security in their stores.
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Formula threat: World reacts
News of New Zealand's infant formula contamination threat has spread across the world. Here is a selection of what the foreign press is saying.
![John Armstrong: Key's silence right way to handle crisis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
John Armstrong: Key's silence right way to handle crisis
Should New Zealanders have been kept in the dark about the 1080 threats for nearly four months? The answer, on balance, is yes, writes John Armstrong.
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1080: Letters 'irresponsible', 'stupid'
1080 opponents have condemned those behind the baby formula threat letters, branding them "irresponsible" and their actions "total stupidity".
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Christopher Adams: All eyes on reaction of Chinese media and consumers
After everything New Zealand's infant formula industry has been through over the past few years, the last thing it needed was yesterday's news of the 1080 threat.
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NZ could pay a high price
Local infant formula producers are optimistic the 1080 threat is minimal but are fearful of the reputation damage it could cause.
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Formula 1080 threat sends dollar down
The New Zealand dollar dropped by half a US cent on news of a threat to contaminate infant and other formula with 1080 poison.
![Consumers boost spending and saving](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Consumers boost spending and saving
Retailers are continuing to benefit from the boost to consumers' discretionary incomes from the fall in oil prices over the past year.
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Little reaction from China so far
News of the threat to contaminate New Zealand infant formula with 1080 poison had barely registered in Chinese media last night.