Inflation pressures expected to push considerably higher – economist

Post author By New Zealand Blog News Service
Post date April 18, 2021

Consumer price numbers out on Wednesday are expected to be the calm before a surge as the further effects of the pandemic on prices come to bear.

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National Party board denies it unanimously agreed to Collins’ Faustian bargain with Satan November 26, 2021
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Canterbury highways still closed after snow dump June 7, 2025
Two state highways remain closed following heavy snow that has blanketed parts of Canterbury and Otago.
Snow-hit highways remain closed June 7, 2025
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Chopper to visit city June 7, 2025
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