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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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Independent costings needed for tough political decisions
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Brave-faced craft chocolate industry finds strength in unity
More than 30 boutique chocolate companies raised the bar at Chocstock.
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Medicine working but business confidence continues to fall
Confidence in retail and construction rose, while other sectors were more downbeat.
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