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NZ not backing down from dairy fight with Canada
New Zealand is arguing its dairy exporters are effectively locked out of the Canadian market.
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Primary Sector
Indian tariffs a turnoff for NZ exporters
The stalled free trade negotiations with India are frustrating for NZ exporters, but the government is looking for alternative mechanisms to access its massive market.
Finance
Jenny Ruth: Reserve Bank is making stuff up
Inflation was already well out of control long before Russia invaded Ukraine.
Opinion
The Economist: Global warming can't be limited to 1.5°C
The world is missing its lofty climate targets and it's time for some realism, the Economist argues in its cover story this week.
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