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Kiwi's wings clipped, could break back below 60 US cents
The NZ dollar is trading around a seven-week low.
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Cars
NZ's vehicle pollution decreasing, still major health hazard
The annual cost to NZ of air pollution is estimated at $15.3 billion.
RBNZ expected to cut another 50bps in November
The OCR is now 4.75%.
RBNZ cuts by 50bps to 4.75%
The committee reached a consensus to cut by 50bps rather than 25bps.
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