Lingering concerns around the prospect of a European debt crisis will weigh on the kiwi dollar, with the currency expected to continue trading in its recent range this week.

EU ministers struggled overnight to work out a new rescue mechanism for troubled governments in an attempt to keep markets from targeting weaker eurozone members before Asian markets open this morning.

The kiwi dollar has surged in value after a stunningly low unemployment stat and a speech by Alan Bollard.

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Dairy products helped push the value of exports to more than $4 billion for only the second time on record.