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Trade data shows imports down, exports up in November
News in Brief

Trade data shows imports down, exports up in November

The latest trade data follow Thursday's dire GDP result.

Staff reporters 20 Dec 2024
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Closing NZ's Paris Agreement 'emissions gap'
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Closing NZ's Paris Agreement 'emissions gap'

Overseas carbon credits won't be cheap, as Treasury has warned.

Greg Hurrell 20 Dec 2024
GDP plunge may spur speculation about a 75bps cut
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GDP plunge may spur speculation about a 75bps cut

The past two quarters mark the weakest six months since June 1991. 

Rebecca Howard 19 Dec 2024
Massive GDP fall: NZ in deep recession
News in Brief

Massive GDP fall: NZ in deep recession

New Zealand’s gross domestic product fell 1.0% in the September 2024 quarter.The massive fall came after a revised 1.1% decrease in the June 2024 quarter, according to figures released by Stats NZ on Thursday.“The structure of the New Zealand economy can change quickly, which is...

Staff reporters 19 Dec 2024


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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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