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New Zealand meat exports soar to record in 2014 season
By Suze Metherell Oct. 14 (BusinessDesk) - The annual value of New Zealand meat exports rose to a record as global demand for kiwi meat boosted prices and offset the impact of a strong kiwi dollar. The value of annual meat exports rose 9.6 percent to $5.3 billion in the ye...

Housing affordability worsens, as price tags rise faster than wages, says Massey Uni
By Suze Metherell Oct. 14 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand housing is becoming less affordable as rising wages are not enough to offset climbing house prices and interest rates, says Massey University's latest quarterly Home Affordability Report. The national affordability inde...

Allan Hubbard to blame for South Canterbury collapse, court judgement says
By Fiona Rotherham Oct. 14 (BusinessDesk) - South Canterbury Finance’s corporate governance practices, insisted on by its late chairman Allan Hubbard, directly contributed to the failure of what was once New Zealand’s largest finance company, said Justice Paul Health in his de...