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NZ economic recovery: signs of life but pulse still weak

NZ economic recovery: signs of life but pulse still weak

The recovery, barring an external shock, is forecast to pick up in the second half. 

Rebecca Howard 04 Mar 2025
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Liquidations up 38%, Centrix says

Liquidations up 38%, Centrix says

Financial hardships have reached the highest level since covid-19.

Gregor Thompson 04 Mar 2025
The major nuclear 'irritant' to closer NZ-India relations
Politics

The major nuclear 'irritant' to closer NZ-India relations

As the NZ and India get closer, an old nuclear obstacle looms large.

Dileepa Fonseka 04 Mar 2025
Port of Tauranga ups guidance as profits bounce back
Infrastructure

Port of Tauranga ups guidance as profits bounce back

Company is also changing its consenting approach for a crucial wharf upgrade.

Oliver Lewis 28 Feb 2025


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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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