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Primary Sector
ASB expecting 'substantially lower' milk price next season
ASB Bank is forecasting $8.65 per KgMS for this season and $7 for next.
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The staple items fuelling food inflation
Fruit, vegetables, eggs and cheese are all up by more than 20%.
Opinion
Iain MacLeod: Simple? No, minister, immigration is complex
Immigration policy is hard and current efforts to simplify it miss the point.
Politics
Tributes flow in following shock Ardern resignation
Auckland chamber of commerce CEO Simon Bridges says NZ needs a PM who can inject confidence into the business sector.
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