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NZ currency: Dollar little changed
The New Zealand dollar remained below US77c against the greenback, unable to regain that level after reaching it for the first time in nearly eight weeks yesterday.
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English told quit over 'epic' SCF bill
Labour has called the Govt's revised $1.2b South Canterbury Finance bill a "disaster of epic proportions", saying Finance Minister Bill English "grossly mishandled" the situation and should resign as a result.
![<i>Bernard Hickey</i>: How the foreign profit and interest drain has made us poorer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Bernard Hickey</i>: How the foreign profit and interest drain has made us poorer
Ever wondered why it seems New Zealanders can't ever seem to get ahead despite apparent GDP growth?
![Investing in Auckland still a priority - PM](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Investing in Auckland still a priority - PM
The massive bill for rebuilding Christchurch will not put the Government off spending more money on Auckland, Prime Minister John Key says.
![Consumer confidence falls in quake's wake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Consumer confidence falls in quake's wake
Respondents less gloomy about own prospects than economy as a whole.
![Businesses to pass on fuel costs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Businesses to pass on fuel costs
Supermarket chain says rising oil prices particularly affect suppliers who package goods in plastic.
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<i>Nick Smith</i>: When the pressure goes on - resist
Reviving Christchurch is a job for Government, not Alan Bollard.
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Building boom 'will help economy'
Rebuilding Christchurch will create conditions similar to the building boom between 2002 and 2007, Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard says, helping the economy and improving prospects for the building sector 'massively'.
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Banks slash mortgage rates after OCR cut
Banks have slashed interest rates after the Official Cash Rate was cut to a record low of 2.5 per cent.