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![Inside Economics: Inflation, shocking cost of building houses, the Temu effect](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Inside Economics: Inflation, shocking cost of building houses, the Temu effect
Opinion: Deciphering Boffinese inflation-speak, and is Temu killing our economy?
![Guac-star economy: Global avocado consumption expected to grow - Rabobank](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Guac-star economy: Global avocado consumption expected to grow - Rabobank
Rabobank's Global Avocado Update 2024 finds new opportunities for Kiwi growers.
![Liam Dann: How will NZ drive economic growth in the next decade? Why mining won’t cut it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Liam Dann: How will NZ drive economic growth in the next decade? Why mining won’t cut it
OPINION: The next wave of global economic growth will involve electricity, Liam Dann says.
![Liam Dann: Recession or not, economic downturn will get worse before it gets better](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Liam Dann: Recession or not, economic downturn will get worse before it gets better
Key parts of the economy are crashing while population growth flatters the headlines.
![Inside Economics: NZ's debt woes, recession versus inflation, cheese price craziness](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Inside Economics: NZ's debt woes, recession versus inflation, cheese price craziness
OPINION: When cheap cheese drives people crazy, and why private debt is a public problem.
![Report predicts export billions from cloud software – as Collins axes funding](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Report predicts export billions from cloud software – as Collins axes funding
The move comes as the industry trims jobs for the first time since 2016.
![PM announces new efforts to enforce sanctions against North Korea](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
PM announces new efforts to enforce sanctions against North Korea
Christopher Luxon is due to meet Japan's Defence Minister this afternoon.
![PM's plane woes risk denting NZ's international reputation, says law expert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
PM's plane woes risk denting NZ's international reputation, says law expert
Christopher Luxon was forced to use a commercial flight for his official trip.
![NZDF plane breaks down: Air NZ flight diverted for delegation; PM may always fly commercial](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
NZDF plane breaks down: Air NZ flight diverted for delegation; PM may always fly commercial
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's meeting with Japanese counterpart unaffected.
![Andrew Bayly: Why KiwiSaver is an untapped source of capital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Andrew Bayly: Why KiwiSaver is an untapped source of capital
OPINION: There is opportunity to leverage KiwiSaver for homegrown businesses.
![Craig Stobo: We need foreign firms to shake us out of innovation mediocrity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Craig Stobo: We need foreign firms to shake us out of innovation mediocrity
OPINION: Past embarrassments aside, we need foreign firms to solve a productivity problem.
![Cameron Bagrie: Major changes means it's time to slay dragons](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Cameron Bagrie: Major changes means it's time to slay dragons
OPINION: The scale of a monstrous problem has become clearer of late.
![Fieldays 2024: Prime Minister backs rural banking inquiry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Fieldays 2024: Prime Minister backs rural banking inquiry
The appearance came after the announcement agriculture won't be included in the ETS.
!['Really tough': Poor avocado season puts pressure on growers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Really tough': Poor avocado season puts pressure on growers
Many growers have had two seasons in a row without making any profit.
![The 'major crisis' facing sheep farmers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
The 'major crisis' facing sheep farmers
“Some people are finding it hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel.”
![Red meat export dip reflects weaker Chinese demand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Red meat export dip reflects weaker Chinese demand
The Meat Industry Association says it was the lowest value for the quarter since 2018.
![NZ's 'ambitious' FTA with the EU comes into force](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
NZ's 'ambitious' FTA with the EU comes into force
Horticulture shipments likely to take immediate advantage of NZ's FTA with the EU.
![Mice cause havoc on ship carrying 1.2m trays of kiwifruit to Europe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Mice cause havoc on ship carrying 1.2m trays of kiwifruit to Europe
It's the first time in two decades that Zespri has encountered the issue.
![US red meat demand helps offset weak Chinese market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
US red meat demand helps offset weak Chinese market
Exports in February were up 10pc on the relatively low export value of February 2023.
![NZ forestry 'struck to our knees' by weak demand from China](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
NZ forestry 'struck to our knees' by weak demand from China
NZ log inventories have piled up due to very weak demand from China in recent months.
![Seeing red: RubyRed kiwifruit reaches million-tray milestone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Seeing red: RubyRed kiwifruit reaches million-tray milestone
Zespri's RubyRed kiwifruit variety is in its third year of commercial production.