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![Impact of dairy farming a key election issue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Impact of dairy farming a key election issue
New Zealanders are evenly divided about whether farmers are moving quickly enough to reduce their impact on the environment, a Herald DigiPoll survey shows.
![Liam Dann: Recovery's still got a mountain to climb](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Liam Dann: Recovery's still got a mountain to climb
Here we are again, hearts in our mouths, as we watch an international commodity slump knock the shine off New Zealand's economic recovery.
![Dollar rises to 6-week high against euro after ECB cuts rates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dollar rises to 6-week high against euro after ECB cuts rates
The NZ dollar rose to a six-week high against the euro after the European Central Bank unexpectedly cut its three key interest rates.
![Butter prices soar in the US](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Butter prices soar in the US
Butter futures reached an all-time high in Chicago as Americans' rising appetite for the fatty dairy spread erodes US inventories.
![Russia's ban hitting NZ milk prices](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Russia's ban hitting NZ milk prices
Dairy farmers in this country can expect to come under financial pressure if milk powder prices remain low and tensions in Europe continue to mount, say economists.
![NZ commodity prices fall as dairy prices slide](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ commodity prices fall as dairy prices slide
New Zealand commodity prices fell for a sixth straight month in August, taking the index to a 17-month low.
![Terms of trade at new 40-year high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Terms of trade at new 40-year high
New Zealand's terms of trade held at a 40-year high in the second quarter, as a high New Zealand dollar pushed down the price of imports, offsetting a decline in exports.
![How NZers' grocery habits are changing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How NZers' grocery habits are changing
We're eating more fresh fruit and vegetables, visiting supermarkets more often, spending more and seeking more self-service checkouts, says a supermarket boss.
![Fonterra's new ally sees falling sales](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fonterra's new ally sees falling sales
Fonterra is pinning its hopes on a tie-up with Chinese infant formula giant Beingmate as it pushes into China's lucrative baby milk market.
![Dollar falls as expectations for local rate hikes pushed out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dollar falls as expectations for local rate hikes pushed out
The New Zealand dollar weakened overnight, weighed down by a rising US dollar and changing expectations for Reserve Bank interest rate rises.
![Fall in export prices hits trade balance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fall in export prices hits trade balance
Falling prices for dairy and forest product exports drove the trade balance into the red last month.
![S&P upbeat on US growth picking up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
S&P upbeat on US growth picking up
Viewed from the vantage point of Standard & Poor's global chief economist the world economy does not seem too inhospitable a place right now, but not without risks either.
![Metlifecare tipped as value buying](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Metlifecare tipped as value buying
Listed retirement giant Metlifecare is tipped to be trading cheaply, well below its peers even after a good financial result out yesterday.
![Dollar takes a surprise dip](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dollar takes a surprise dip
The New Zealand dollar took a sudden and unexplained dip in early trading yesterday, fuelling speculation that the Reserve Bank may have chosen to exploit thin trading conditions.