After months of headlines dominated by housing affordability, inequality, and immigration, you would expect at least some improvement in polling for the country's left-wing parties.

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The "notes and jottings" referred to last week in the Colin Craig case grips the nation like the cold front sweeping across us. Only this is white hot. Signing off jottings with "Love C" is a nice touch that employers and columnists could adopt to ease workplace tension and build rapport, respectively. I'm going to try it.

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Strong economic growth without either a blowout in the current account deficit or an inflationary surge is not supposed to happen in New Zealand.

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The Reserve Bank’s own forecasts imply Auckland house prices will reach at least 11.5 times incomes by September 2019.

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Craig Young on Chorus' one gig launch - is it over the top?

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New Zealand shares are likely to fall today after Wall Street had its worst day since the Brexit vote in June.

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The Local Government Commission will be on Waiheke Island at the end of the month to hear locals’ views on breaking away from Auckland Council.

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A commercial lawyer says it is surprising that Godfreys and other companies are not complying with new consumer laws that were introduced two years ago.

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One of high-tech investor Peter Thiel’s Valar funds has decided to lighten its investment in accounting software company Xero [NZX: XRO].

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"Rob Hosking may have convinced 28% of NBR readers, including me, of the merits of a pre-Christmas election but he failed to convince the only one who matters: Prime Minister John Key."

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