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![More expensive veges push food prices higher](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
More expensive veges push food prices higher
Food prices rose in May as a drop off in the price of meat, poultry and fish was offset by a 16pc gain in vegetables.
![Dairy industry facing big challenges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dairy industry facing big challenges
It's the $64 billion question - can New Zealand double its primary exports in the next decade without causing unacceptable harm to the environment?
![Rate hike in July on cards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rate hike in July on cards
Another increase in the official cash rate on July 24, to 3.5 per cent, is more likely than not.
![Goodman Fielder plans $27m upgrade of Chch milk factory](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Goodman Fielder plans $27m upgrade of Chch milk factory
Goodman Fielder will spend $27m to expand its Christchurch UHT milk plant, giving it additional capacity to meet increased demand in Asia.
![Brian Fallow: Overvalued dollar sounds alarm bells](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brian Fallow: Overvalued dollar sounds alarm bells
The exchange rate may have eased in recent weeks but two reports remind us of just how overvalued the kiwi dollar is, writes Brian Fallow.
![Shoppers pull out the credit cards in May](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shoppers pull out the credit cards in May
New Zealand retail spending on credit and debit cards rose at its fastest pace in seven months in May, with gains across all six retail industries measured.
![Economists soften view on rate rise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Economists soften view on rate rise
There is solid support from the NZ Institute of Economic Research's monetary policy shadow board for another rise in the official cash rate tomorrow.
![IMF tips NZ economic growth of 3.5pc this year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
IMF tips NZ economic growth of 3.5pc this year
The International Monetary Fund expects the New Zealand economy to grow 3.5 per cent this year.
![Dip in primary exports tipped](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dip in primary exports tipped
The value of primary exports will fall from unusually high levels over the 2014/15 year before recovering steadily in the following three years.
![Bryan Gould: That's not left wing, it's just democratic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bryan Gould: That's not left wing, it's just democratic
The rich and powerful are expert at using their dominance of the media to raise the salience in the popular mind of values that suit their interests, writes Bryan Gould.
![Why it's hard to define unemployment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why it's hard to define unemployment
What does it mean to be unemployed? The definitions of "unemployed" vary from country to country.
![Rate rise likely but focus is on message](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rate rise likely but focus is on message
It will be no surprise at all if the Reserve Bank raises the official cash rate again on Thursday to 3.25 per cent
![Norwegian oil giant eyes Northland coast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Norwegian oil giant eyes Northland coast
Plans by Norwegian oil giant Statoil to explore off the Northland coast are moving closer with the visit of a top executive to the area this week.
![GST law change slammed as tax grab](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
GST law change slammed as tax grab
A Government announcement yesterday has been condemned as an unfair tax grab, a compliance nightmare and no way to make tax law.
![What Google says about the economy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
What Google says about the economy
A growing number of researchers are turning to big data in hopes of unlocking the secrets of the economy at the speed of the Internet.
![QV shows NZ house prices climbing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
QV shows NZ house prices climbing
Auckland house values rose 13.1 per cent annually but have shot up 30.6 per cent since the last peak of the market in 2007.