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Fonterra legal scrap risk to NZ
French food giant Danone's legal action against Fonterra will cause uncertainty for investors and is more bad press for the dairy co-operative and NZ, says a commentator.
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Apartments boost building consents
A boost in new apartment consents led to an 11 per cent rise in the number of new dwellings consented in November 2013, according to Statistics NZ.
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Average house price hits $700k
Auckland's average house price rose to a record in December as property values benefited from a lack of supply heading into summer.
![Kiwi firm to build Oz parcel system](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi firm to build Oz parcel system
A New Zealand technology company has scored its biggest logistics contract to build a parcel sorting system for a 53,000sq metre freight facility in Sydney.
![Oz iron ore earnings soar despite mining concerns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Oz iron ore earnings soar despite mining concerns
The size of Australia's iron ore export earnings continues to soar despite concerns about an end of the mining boom, a new report says.
![Fed to restrain flying NZ dollar](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fed to restrain flying NZ dollar
The New Zealand dollar is expected to remain at elevated levels throughout this year.
![Editorial: Sun shines on economy as 2014 dawns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Sun shines on economy as 2014 dawns
Discussion of the economy normally disappears in the summer holiday languor, for good reason.
![Lower dollar set to help strengthen Australian economy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lower dollar set to help strengthen Australian economy
The Australian economy could strengthen in the new year helped by a weaker currency and the policies of central bankers in Washington.
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Stockmarket strong but issues ahead
Market-watchers say New Zealand's share market will be underpinned by a strong economy next year, but higher interest rates and the general election pose challenges.
![Follow the money - just head south](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Follow the money - just head south
The South Island has had bigger median income gains than the North over the past seven years, Census figures show.
![Retailers to find an edge over online](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Retailers to find an edge over online
Today's final rush to complete pre-Christmas shopping will also complete a highly successful period for retailers.
![Liam Dann: Great year to be a Kiwi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Liam Dann: Great year to be a Kiwi
Let's use present momentum to develop sectors that have the potential to transform New Zealand's economy.
![Bernard Hickey: Our economic party is heading for a hangover](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bernard Hickey: Our economic party is heading for a hangover
After nearly six grinding years of stop-start recession and timid growth the economy seems set to finally take off.
![Fewer kiwis drifting across the Tasman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fewer kiwis drifting across the Tasman
New Zealand's inbound migration remained elevated in November as new migrants kept arriving and fewer locals drifted across the Tasman.
![Economic growth hits 4-year high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Economic growth hits 4-year high
Economic activity grew 1.4 per cent in the Sept quarter to be 3.5 per cent larger than a year earlier.
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GDP up - driven by booming dairy
Rebounding dairy production has driven the biggest gross domestic product (GDP) increase since the December 2009 quarter.
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NZ's deficit the widest since 2008
NZ spent $4.8b more than it earned in its dealings with the rest of world during the September quarter.