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Employment grew by 64,100 over the month.
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Trade minister to attend G20 meeting in Brazil
Trade Minister Todd McClay is attending the Group of Twenty trade and investment ministerial meeting in Brasilia next week.He will also be leading a business delegation, including Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown, to help boost New Zealand's $242 million of exports to Brazil, the e...
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