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Economy
Butt out of our politics and we’ll get along fine: Chinese ambassador
The strong existing relationship between New Zealand and China can continue to grow as long as NZ stays out of internal Chinese politics, says Beijing’s ambassador to NZ, Wu Xi.Addressing some 500 delegates at the annual NZ-China Business Summit in Auckland – one of the first maj...
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Election 2020
ELECTION 2020: Pamu could help farmers buy their first farms - NZ First
New Zealand First wants to use state-owned Pamu Farms' $2.2 billion balance sheet to develop funding pathways for young farmers to help them buy their first farm. List MP Mark Patterson, the party's spokesperson for agriculture, said farm ownership in NZ has become increasingl...
OceanaGold reports billion-dollar vein at Martha
OceanaGold expects to mine at Waihi until 2036 on the strength of a preliminary economic assessment valuing the North Island gold deposits at US$1.1 billion.
Markets
Fonterra tweaks forecast payouts on stronger kiwi, Chinese demand
Fonterra Cooperative Group has trimmed its forecast payout for the season that’s just finished due to the rapid gains in the kiwi dollar and, at the same time, has lifted the outlook for the current year on resurgent Chinese demand. The world’s biggest dairy exporter cut 10 ce...
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