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Foreign investors keep piling into NZ govt debt
Foreign investors boosted their share of government debt on issue last month to just shy of $28b, as the Crown borrows $300m a week to maintain its spending programme.
Foreign investors boosted their share of government debt on issue last month to just shy of $28b, as the Crown borrows $300m a week to maintain its spending programme.
Labour leader Phil Goff says he could work with Hone Harawira if the latter becomes an independent MP.
Housing lending fell in December, month-on-month, for the first since Reserve Bank records began.
The RWC will add about $700m to the NZ economy over its six weeks and if NZ wins it could boost general confidence, Alan Bollard says.
The NZ dollar rose as Reserve Bank Governor Allan Bollard held the official cash rate at 3 per cent as expected amid signs the economy is in need of support.