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Climate change
Parliamentary committee to review managed retreat
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Markets
Kiwi dollar may be under pressure for some time
It's at a new year low compared to the US dollar.
Coronavirus
Govt scraps last remaining covid-19 rules
Due to falling risk, the government has done away with the remaining covid-19 public health requirements, effective overnight.The last rules on seven days of mandatory isolation and wearing face masks when visiting health care facilities will no longer apply from midnight Monday....
Migration’s strong so why isn’t the economy booming?
NZ on track to record a net inflow of around 90,000 migrants this year.
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