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Trade data shows imports down, exports up in November
The latest trade data follow Thursday's dire GDP result.
Climate Policy
Closing NZ's Paris Agreement 'emissions gap'
Overseas carbon credits won't be cheap, as Treasury has warned.
Economy
GDP plunge may spur speculation about a 75bps cut
The past two quarters mark the weakest six months since June 1991.
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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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