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NZ-EU sign FTA
Prime minister Chris Hipkins says New Zealand and the European Union inked a free trade agreement (FTA) that will see the highest immediate tariff saving delivered by any NZ FTA.“Tariff savings on New Zealand exports are $100 million from day one of the agreement entering into fo...
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Primary Sector
Government seeks to calm carbon market panic
James Shaw tries to reduce chaos on the carbon market, but foresters remain unconvinced.
Opinion
Dileepa Fonseka: New Zealand's 'Falklands-plus' economy
Must we be a primary exports-driven country closed to other types of growth?
Māori Economy
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Figures skewed by having 'no real definition of a Māori-owned business'
Māori women filled nearly 200 more jobs than men, but men still earned more per person.
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