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    Power prices have been the biggest driver of New Zealand's current inflation spike
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     20 October 2025
    Power prices have been the biggest driver of New Zealand's current inflation spike
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    Concerns for our red meat industry as the impact of US tariffs are still be to felt
    20 Oct: Concerns for our red meat industry as the impact of US tariffs are still be to felt... more
    Another spike in inflation won't stop the Reserve Bank from cutting the Official Cash Rate again next month
    20 Oct: Another spike in inflation won't stop the Reserve Bank from cutting the Official Cash Rate again next month... more
    The latest inflation numbers could be a bit of a mixed bag - but there's light at the end of the tunnel
    20 Oct: The latest inflation numbers could be a bit of a mixed bag - but there's light at the end of the tunnel... more
    Signs we could be reaching the endpoint of the inflationary cycle
    20 Oct: Signs we could be reaching the endpoint of the inflationary cycle... more
    The secondary school teachers union says most of its members earn over $100,000 a year
    19 Oct: The secondary school teachers union says most of its members earn over $100,000 a year... more
    The rising cost of food is also affecting chocolate with popular Kiwi brand Whittaker's increasing its prices
    18 Oct: The rising cost of food is also affecting chocolate with popular Kiwi brand Whittaker's increasing its prices... more
    US dangled threat of Tomahawks for Ukraine, then Russia called to negotiate
    17 Oct: US President Donald Trump threatened Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine if Russia did not return to peace talks, but analysts say the long-range weapons are not the game-changer they are made out to be.... more
    New Zealand Breakers coach Petteri Koponen is backing two of his imports to find their feet in tonight's Australian basketball league outing in Auckland
    17 Oct: New Zealand Breakers coach Petteri Koponen is backing two of his imports to find their feet in tonight's Australian basketball league outing in Auckland... more
    A first of it's kind commercial seaweed bio-refinery in opening in Waikato's Paeroa today
    17 Oct: A first of it's kind commercial seaweed bio-refinery in opening in Waikato's Paeroa today... more

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