<i>Fran O'Sullivan</i>: Bit rich for Goff to find voice now
Goff has spent much of the past week playing political football with two of New Zealand's major trading relationships.
Goff has spent much of the past week playing political football with two of New Zealand's major trading relationships.
The New Zealand dollar held above 75 US cents as the greenback rallied after China boosted the level of cash that six of its biggest banks need to keep on hand.
The New Zealand dollar is nearing 75 US cents after share markets around the world rallied overnight.
The version of the free market we had wasn't really free or perfect.
Prices slipped 1.3 per cent at Fonterra's latest online auction of milk powder, holding near a four-month high and keeping intact one of the pillars of New Zealand's terms of trade.
More than 30 people have complained to the Commerce Commission that businesses are using GST as an excuse to charge higher prices.
Prices for export commodities rebounded last month, reversing three months of declines.
A potential joint venture turned sour nearly spelled the end of clothing label Huffer's foray into the US market more than two years ago.
New Zealand tourism businesses and manufacturers that export to Australia are expected to be the winners from a strengthening Australian dollar.
Exports were up 15 per cent or $405 million in August from a year earlier to $3.2 billion, led by higher prices for dairy products.
I feel like a priest who has been wrestling with his belief in god...