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Property values fell in December, outlook ‘subdued’
Economy

Property values fell in December, outlook ‘subdued’

The housing market had a ‘soggy’ performance in 2024, an analyst says.

Staff reporters 03 Jan 2025
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Joint Aus-NZ shares index proposed
Economy

Joint Aus-NZ shares index proposed

The Government is ‘unaware of a strong business case’. 

Murray Jones 03 Jan 2025
Greenleaf Fresh in voluntary administration
Economy

Greenleaf Fresh in voluntary administration

Administrators were appointed to the vertical farmer on Dec 31.

Staff reporters 31 Dec 2024
NZ border staff start NYE strike
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NZ border staff start NYE strike

Border staff start their New Year's Eve strike.

Staff reporters 31 Dec 2024


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Pattrick was judged New Zealand's best overall columnist and business columnist of the year at the Voyager 2021 Media Awards. He has more than 35 years’ experience reporting and working in New Zealand politics and the commercial sector. A former Press Gallery chairman, he is an award-winning journalist and has worked for titles including The Dominion, The Press, Sunday Star-Times and National Business Review. He was the first NZ correspondent for The Australian and co-founded BusinessDesk in 2008.

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