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Times tight in Auckland as NZ spending growth slows
The largest city had the slowest spending growth this month.
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Finance
ASB's new risk appetite for export lending
Pairing budding exporters with experts is intended to help ASB be a bolder lender.
Policy
National vows to single out inflation
The government introduced the RBNZ's dual mandate in 2018.
Opinion
David Chaplin: Fund or foe, stay or go – the climate investment dilemma
Stay-or-go arguments for companies and funds emitting climate reports will only heat up.
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