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Cooling jobs market keeps RBNZ on course for August cut
It was the highest unemployment rate since 2020.
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Auckland daycares in receivership as creditors close in
Peacocks Early Learning Centre remains operational.
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NZ faces $1.4b trade cost hit from US tariffs
Merchandise goods exports to the US were around 12% of total exports in year to June.
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