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Ministerial inquiry warns of environmental disaster
The panel found the forest industry has lost its social licence in Tairawhiti.
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Politics
Grant Robertson says wellbeing is about 'bread and butter' too
Finance minister Grant Robertson says the budget will not just focus on infrastructure.
Pent-up demand to live in NZ still strong
There was a monthly net migration gain of 12,100 people in March.
News in Brief
Manufacturing activity declines again in April
Five of the last seven months have seen New Zealand's manufacturing sector in contraction.
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