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Jacinda Ardern steps down as New Zealand PM
- January 20, 2023 11:52 PM NZDT | Ipsita Sarkar

287 Jacinda Ardern, the 40th Prime Minister of New Zealand, announced that she will resign from office and as the leader of the Labour Party. The 42-year-old leader is stepping down after nearly six years as the Prime Minister citing burnout
NZ not to impose mandatory COVID-19 test on travelers from China
- January 05, 2023 05:34 PM NZDT
- Manika
NZ announces changes to livestock emissions scheme after farmers’ protests
- December 29, 2022 07:06 PM NZDT
- Manika
Kiwi consumer confidence at its lowest: Westpac survey
- December 19, 2022 04:32 PM NZDT
- Manika
New Zealand GDP data shows good economic growth in Q3
- December 16, 2022 07:06 PM NZDT
- Manika

NZ’s Contact Energy (NZX: CEN) joins group of sustainability leaders
- December 15, 2022 06:05 PM NZDT | Manika
Contact Energy is now a part of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index The company said its Contact26 strategy is paying off As a part of the strategy, the company plans to increase its renewable energy electricity generation and close thermal and gas-fired p
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Kiwis still grappling with high food prices: Stats NZ
- December 14, 2022 01:20 PM NZDT | Manika
Food prices in New Zealand are 10.7% higher on a y-o-y basis Grocery was the largest contributor to New Zealand’s food inflation The second-largest contributor was the fruit and vegetable segment
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Fonterra (NZX:FCG) to sell its Brazil JV for NZ$210 million
- December 13, 2022 03:52 PM NZDT | Manika
Fonterra to sell its Brazil business to French company Lactalis The sale is part of Fonterra’s divestment strategy In an email to farmers, Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell said that the company planned to focus on New Zealand’s milk pool
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NZ retail card spending up in November: StatsNZ
- December 12, 2022 01:10 PM NZDT | Manika
Retail card spending was up 0.3% in November Consumables spending increases the most Spending on durables declines in the same month
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Air New Zealand (NZX:AIR) updates its earnings guidance for 1HFY23
- December 09, 2022 03:59 PM NZDT | Manika
Air NZ increases its earnings guidance for the first half of fiscal 2023 The company says it expects to earn in the range of NZ$295 million to NZ$325 million The increased guidance is on the back of a rise in demand for travel and the easing of the jet fu
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Fonterra (NZX: FGC), Nestlé to set up NZ’s first net-zero dairy farm
- December 02, 2022 04:22 PM NZDT | Manika
Fonterra and Nestle enter partnership to develop NZ’s first net-zero farm As per the company release, the partnership aims to reduce NZ’s on-farm emissions Under this plan, farmers would be encouraged to adopt practices best suited to their farms
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Westpac, ANZ raise interest rates after RBNZ’s OCR hike
- December 01, 2022 03:54 PM NZDT | Manika
Two big banks raise interest rates after the RBNZ hiked the OCR on 23 November 2022 Westpac and ANZ have affected interest rates in the last two days According to analysts, the other banks are likely to follow suit
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Auckland rail network rebuild enters stage 1; six train stations to be closed
- November 23, 2022 04:19 PM NZDT | Tamnna
A joint media release by Auckland Transport (AT) and KiwiRail on 22 November 2022 stated that the rail network rebuild project is confirmed and has entered stage one.
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New Zealand reports NZ$2.1 billion trade deficit in October
- November 22, 2022 05:43 PM NZDT | Tamnna
New Zealand’s monthly trade balance for October 2022 was a deficit of NZ$2.1 billion, according to a recent media release by Statistics New Zealand (Stats NZ) on 22 November 2022.
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My Food Bag (NZX:MFB) shares drop 16% on 1HFY23 results
- November 18, 2022 05:39 PM NZDT | Manika
My Food Bag reported lower results for 1HFY23 compared to IHFY22. It reported a drop in revenue by NZ$4 million over the previous corresponding period (PCP). According to MFB, net profit after tax was also lower by almost NZ$3.5 million over the PCP.
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