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![Dairy prices slip to 2-year low](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dairy prices slip to 2-year low
Dairy prices showed signs of stabilising overnight, with the GlobalDairyTrade main price index slipping by just 0.6 per cent.
![Big call for small beers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Big call for small beers
Export demand for New Zealand craft beer is expected to triple over the next decade as Asian consumers develop a taste for boutique brews.
![Economy slower but still robust](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Economy slower but still robust
The economy has lost some momentum since earlier in the year, the Treasury says, though it still describes the pace of expansion as robust.
![Budget surplus still intact](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Budget surplus still intact
National heads into the election with its Budget surplus target broadly intact according to the latest Treasury forecasts.
![English: Tax cuts in the works](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
English: Tax cuts in the works
With a surplus in his sights this year, Finance Minister Bill English has confirmed his Government has budgeted for tax cuts some time over the next four years
![$366m profit tipped for Fletcher](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
$366m profit tipped for Fletcher
New Zealand's biggest NZX-listed business is forecast to declare a $355 million to $366 million normalised annual net profit after tax tomorrow, up on last year's $326 million.
![Cruise lines reaching 'tipping point'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cruise lines reaching 'tipping point'
New Zealand needs to be competitive to continue attracting cruise ship seasons worth more than $365 million, according to the national voice in the sector.
![Surplus at risk of vanishing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Surplus at risk of vanishing
The wafer-thin surplus which the Budget pencilled in for 2014-15 is at some risk of disappearing when the Treasury updates its fiscal and economic forecasts tomorrow.
![Brian Gaynor: Greying of workforce good for economy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brian Gaynor: Greying of workforce good for economy
The New Zealand workforce has changed dramatically over the past 24 years.
![Improving economy boosts ANZ's result](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Improving economy boosts ANZ's result
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group says its New Zealand unit grabbed market share of home and commercial lending in the latest quarter as an improving economy stoked credit growth.
![Protesters chained themselves to desks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Protesters chained themselves to desks
Almost 100 protesters staged a loud picket outside NZ Superannuation Fund today as six anti-Israeli protesters chained themselves to the front desk of the company's office.
![Officials find lack of faith in Abenomics disturbing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Officials find lack of faith in Abenomics disturbing
Japan's program of monetary stimulus, fiscal stimulus, and structural reforms hasn't created as much growth as proponents hoped it would.
![NZ to stay investing in Israel Chemicals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ to stay investing in Israel Chemicals
The NZ Super Fund will continue with its $900k investment in an Israeli company making white phosphorus, which critics say has been used in recent conflicts.
![NZ unease over Russian food import ban](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ unease over Russian food import ban
A one-year ban instituted by Russia on food imports from the West could hurt NZ's dairy trade, even though local exports are exempt, say economists.
![House prices picked to keep rising](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
House prices picked to keep rising
Rising interest rates have yet to dent people's expectations that house prices will continue to rise over the year ahead, especially in Auckland and Canterbury.
![Retail jump quickens, vehicles lead the way](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Retail jump quickens, vehicles lead the way
New Zealand retail sales rose more than expected in the second quarter, as vehicle sales volumes and values increased at the fastest pace in two years.