YEAR IN REVIEW: NZ economy flies through 2016's political curveballs

YEAR IN REVIEW: NZ economy flies through 2016's political curveballs
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Dec. 23 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand's economy batted away some curly political curveballs of 2016 to end the year on a high note, with its twin planks of a booming construction sector and rampant tourism soon to be joined by a resurgent dairy industry.  Government data this week showed the economy humming along, with September gross domestic product up 3.5 percent from a year earlier. Construction is the centrepiece with a $37 billion pipeline of work estimated for the next six years, largely to meet Auckland's housing sho...