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ASB expects the economy to be ‘largely flat’
News in Brief

ASB expects the economy to be ‘largely flat’

Picture the economy as a skipping stone with shallow decreases and increases.

Staff reporters 22 Aug 2023
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Infant formula export volume halves in July
Primary Sector

Infant formula export volume halves in July

Imports from Korea have been quietly increasing.

Staff reporters 21 Aug 2023
Going under in a sea of wealth
Opinion

Charles Finny: Going under in a sea of wealth

Ruminations on the closure of a café.

Charles Finny 19 Aug 2023


Pattrick Smellie
Pattrick Smellie

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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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