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Dire economy opens door for 50bps cut in October
The New Zealand economy contracted 0.9% in the June quarter.
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Life insurance market shrinks
Foreign firms dominate as affordability, tax and access barriers stymie growth.
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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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