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BNZ sees downside risk to kiwi already trading below fair value estimate
By Rebecca Howard July 5 (BusinessDesk) - Global risks coupled with domestic forces are weighing on the New Zealand dollar and Bank of New Zealand says its fair value estimate of 70 US cents faces downside risks that could push it even lower. "The biggest near-term risk we...

Air NZ slams 'excessive pricing' by NZ airports, says law changes could cut plane ticket costs
By Sophie Boot July 5 (BusinessDesk) - Air New Zealand has slammed the "ravages of airport pricing behaviour" in New Zealand in support of changes to the Commerce Act it says would help curb airport owners' charging and cut air travel costs for passengers. At the transport...

NZ farmer confidence drops on concern about Mycoplasma bovis: Rabobank survey
By Margreet Dietz July 5 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand farmer confidence slid in the past quarter amid concern about the impact of Mycoplasma bovis cattle disease on the country’s agricultural sector, with the number of farmers expecting conditions to improve now only just outw...