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Retail
Lukewarm retail sales in first quarter as inflation bites
Retail sales volumes fell a seasonally adjusted 0.5% in the first quarter, Statistics NZ said.
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Coronavirus
Covid alert remains at orange – 2nd wave expected
There has been no change to the covid alert level, pending fears of a second wave.
Policy
The $600m plan for MIQ 2.0
The government was about to dive into a $600m plan for a new improved MIQ but its border reopening plan has seen the project put on hold for now.
Opinion
Pattrick Smellie: Why the PM's US mission matters enormously
In a troubled world beset by inflation and low growth, the US represents both a major market opportunity and a friend that NZ needs to work harder to like.
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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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