The outlook for the New Zealand economy would be bleak under President Trump, a new report suggests.

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Hawke's Bay cricket bat maker Laver & Wood is running an equity crowdfunding campaign through PledgeMe to fund its expansion plans.

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) isn’t the only enormous plurilateral agreement New Zealand is negotiating. The so-called Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) is equally important for some and worrisome for others.

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Week three of the assault on the northern Iraqi city of Mosul – occupied by the militant group Islamic State – reportedly starts with Iraqi troops near the city limits. Conflicting information says Iraq Security Forces (ISF) are either within rifle-range of the city or stalled 10 kilometres away. Either way, the easy part of the assault is over.

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If Paul Henry were to rant in a forest with nobody there to hear, would any offence be caused? asks NBR's Nick Grant

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New Zealand's unemployment rate fell below 5% for the first time since December 2008 as employers took on more staff than expected, although that didn't spur wages to rise at a faster pace. The kiwi dollar rose on the figures.

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Sloppy and secretive, but not corrupt.

That is the best way of summarizing Auditor-General Lyn Provost's report on Foreign Minister Murray McCully's handling of the Saudi Sheep Deal.

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The Waikato and Bay of Plenty may be on the cusp of a commercial property boom as increasing residential Auckland house prices continue rippling into the golden triangle, an expert says.

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Australia-based Bapcor says Hellaby Holdings’ board’s $350 million valuation of its automotive division “has to be in fairyland.”

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Cameron Officer on Nissan's Mitsubishi takeover and Sonny Bill Williams' new role

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