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Auckland tumbles, Southland on top in ASB regional scoreboard
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Prime Minister Luxon heading to United States for NATO
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is set to visit the United States and NATO next week.
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Business gloom offers inflation hope
The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research’s (NZIER) Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion shows a continued deterioration in business confidence in the second quarter.A net 35% of firms expected a deterioration in the general economic outlook over the coming months on a seaso...
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