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Greens say govt must tender master banking contract with Westpac after Ministers reveal corporate hospitality accepted from the bank
1st Jun 11, 10:35am
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Greens say govt must tender master banking contract with Westpac after Ministers reveal corporate hospitality accepted from the bank
Treasury's Debt Management Office sees weak demand for short-term NZ government debt
31st May 11, 3:40pm
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Treasury's Debt Management Office sees weak demand for short-term NZ government debt
Govt worried about record high NZ$ against US$, but good news accompanies the bad, PM Key says
30th May 11, 5:19pm
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Govt worried about record high NZ$ against US$, but good news accompanies the bad, PM Key says
No pressure on govt for sale of Crafar farms to Chinese, English says; Crafar bidder Pengxin says it may look at forestry, real estate investment too
30th May 11, 4:11pm
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No pressure on govt for sale of Crafar farms to Chinese, English says; Crafar bidder Pengxin says it may look at forestry, real estate investment too
PM Key defends Chinese investment in NZ, says Synlait model good; acknowledges China big buyer of NZ govt bonds
30th May 11, 7:42am
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PM Key defends Chinese investment in NZ, says Synlait model good; acknowledges China big buyer of NZ govt bonds
Govt says next census to be held in March 2013, after 2011 survey cancelled due to Christchurch earthquake
27th May 11, 3:30pm
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Govt says next census to be held in March 2013, after 2011 survey cancelled due to Christchurch earthquake
Finance Minister Bill English says bigger NZ borrowing put us on Asian bond investors' radar screens and they 'like our story'
27th May 11, 2:57pm
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Finance Minister Bill English says bigger NZ borrowing put us on Asian bond investors' radar screens and they 'like our story'
China's giant sovereign wealth fund ready to spend NZ$6 bln on NZ assets and government bonds
26th May 11, 12:31pm
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China's giant sovereign wealth fund ready to spend NZ$6 bln on NZ assets and government bonds
Treasury to advise on living standards when analysing policy decisions
25th May 11, 4:03pm
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Treasury to advise on living standards when analysing policy decisions
Opinion: National election document has long term plan for sustainable 5% growth, says NZers must live within their means, wages & productivity fell under Labour
24th May 11, 5:36pm
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Opinion: National election document has long term plan for sustainable 5% growth, says NZers must live within their means, wages & productivity fell under Labour
Treasury's Budget 2011 forecasts more optimistic than achievable, Barclays Capital says
24th May 11, 1:22pm
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Treasury's Budget 2011 forecasts more optimistic than achievable, Barclays Capital says
Earthquake Commission says it received 159,318 claims for February 22 quake by deadline at midnight May 23
24th May 11, 10:26am
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Earthquake Commission says it received 159,318 claims for February 22 quake by deadline at midnight May 23
Govt thinks Pharmac is hugely successful, will take fair bit of convincing in TPP negotiations that it's not the right model, Key says
24th May 11, 7:26am
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Govt thinks Pharmac is hugely successful, will take fair bit of convincing in TPP negotiations that it's not the right model, Key says
Farmers are already paying for ETS through fuel, electricity prices, PM Key says; Still not certain farmers will be included in 2015
23rd May 11, 5:07pm
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Farmers are already paying for ETS through fuel, electricity prices, PM Key says; Still not certain farmers will be included in 2015
Treasury inflation forecasts 'optimistically low', below average over inflation targeting era, BNZ economist says
23rd May 11, 1:54pm
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Treasury inflation forecasts 'optimistically low', below average over inflation targeting era, BNZ economist says
PM John Key and Finance Minister Bill English spend weekend defending budget wage, employment and growth forecasts
23rd May 11, 9:03am
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PM John Key and Finance Minister Bill English spend weekend defending budget wage, employment and growth forecasts
Opinion: Bernard Hickey details 5 reasons why the path to budget surplus is not believeable. Your view?
23rd May 11, 7:54am
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Opinion: Bernard Hickey details 5 reasons why the path to budget surplus is not believeable. Your view?
Labour to bring agriculture back under ETS by 2013 to pay for R&D tax credits; Will hike minimum wage to NZ$15, Goff says
22nd May 11, 12:50pm
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Labour to bring agriculture back under ETS by 2013 to pay for R&D tax credits; Will hike minimum wage to NZ$15, Goff says
Alex's politico-economic blogroll: Crampton's SOE sale warning; Nash asks where are the jobs coming from?; Farrar says budget 'astute'; Kenny Rogers; Cartoons
20th May 11, 1:16pm
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Alex's politico-economic blogroll: Crampton's SOE sale warning; Nash asks where are the jobs coming from?; Farrar says budget 'astute'; Kenny Rogers; Cartoons
Govt unveils series of tax tweaks for banks, farmers and rich families as cashed up IRD reaps extra NZ$115.2 mln in unpaid tax
19th May 11, 6:35pm
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Govt unveils series of tax tweaks for banks, farmers and rich families as cashed up IRD reaps extra NZ$115.2 mln in unpaid tax
Budget 2011: What the budget means for borrowers, savers and home owners
19th May 11, 3:04pm
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Budget 2011: What the budget means for borrowers, savers and home owners
Budget 2011: Govt announces it will contest election on selling 49% of SOE power companies, Air NZ shares down to 51% holdings
19th May 11, 2:26pm
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Budget 2011: Govt announces it will contest election on selling 49% of SOE power companies, Air NZ shares down to 51% holdings
Budget 2011: Govt to create special Kiwi Bond for NZers to specifically go toward NZ$5.5 bln quake fund; Will create inflation indexed bond
19th May 11, 2:20pm
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Budget 2011: Govt to create special Kiwi Bond for NZers to specifically go toward NZ$5.5 bln quake fund; Will create inflation indexed bond
Budget 2011: Working for Families changes mean lower income families to get more, while most over NZ$60,000 to get less; 7,000 families to drop out
19th May 11, 2:11pm
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Budget 2011: Working for Families changes mean lower income families to get more, while most over NZ$60,000 to get less; 7,000 families to drop out
Opinion: Bernard Hickey argues the government has delayed dealing with its structural deficit and will inevitably have to cut harder and tax more
19th May 11, 2:10pm
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Opinion: Bernard Hickey argues the government has delayed dealing with its structural deficit and will inevitably have to cut harder and tax more