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![Westland Milk payout slashed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Westland Milk payout slashed
Westland Milk Products, the Hokitika-based dairy cooperative, has overtaken rival Fonterra in cutting its forecast payout to farmers.
![Dollar falls as expectations for local rate hikes pushed out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dollar falls as expectations for local rate hikes pushed out
The New Zealand dollar weakened overnight, weighed down by a rising US dollar and changing expectations for Reserve Bank interest rate rises.
![Fall in export prices hits trade balance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fall in export prices hits trade balance
Falling prices for dairy and forest product exports drove the trade balance into the red last month.
![Labour will give policy on state asset buy-backs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Labour will give policy on state asset buy-backs
Voters will know where Labour stands on buying back partially-sold power companies before the election, leader David Cunliffe says.
![Central banks to lawmakers: You try growing this economy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Central banks to lawmakers: You try growing this economy
Power of monetary policy to drive global growth is nearing its limit. Further progress depends on government leaders.
![S&P upbeat on US growth picking up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
S&P upbeat on US growth picking up
Viewed from the vantage point of Standard & Poor's global chief economist the world economy does not seem too inhospitable a place right now, but not without risks either.
![Peter Lyons: Lenders gobbling up hard-earned cash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Peter Lyons: Lenders gobbling up hard-earned cash
Peter Lyons writes: It is important that the team in charge of the economy is paddling in the right direction.
![Metlifecare tipped as value buying](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Metlifecare tipped as value buying
Listed retirement giant Metlifecare is tipped to be trading cheaply, well below its peers even after a good financial result out yesterday.
![Editorial: Demand for investment property the problem](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Demand for investment property the problem
With the economy performing well on most other fronts the residential property market remains its major defect.
![Nats in push to woo first-home buyers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Nats in push to woo first-home buyers
National is promising grants for first-home buyers on modest incomes will be doubled - to up to $20k for a couple buying a newly built home - if it is re-elected next month.
![Brian Gaynor: Big firms fail to match growth of economy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brian Gaynor: Big firms fail to match growth of economy
Recently released profit figures confirm that our largest listed companies have not taken full advantage of the buoyant economy.
![Stock takes: Drury Hits Back](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Stock takes: Drury Hits Back
Xero boss Rod Drury is disappointed with the sell recommendation Craigs Investment Partners has slapped on the company's stock.
![Steady hand up against a wider vision](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Steady hand up against a wider vision
New Zealand's economic recovery is tentatively under way, albeit with a few wobbles.
![China's baby boom wagers go bust on child cost burden](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
China's baby boom wagers go bust on child cost burden
After China's loosening of its one-child policy, living costs are deterring couples from having more than one child.
![Migration boom hits 11-year high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Migration boom hits 11-year high
New Zealand's annual migration extended its decade highs in July, with the inflow continuing to surpass expectations.