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Market close: Sell-off in leading stocks triggers sharemarket tumble
The New Zealand sharemarket fell one per cent to a near-low for the year.
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Shane Te Pou: Tax cuts can't disguise austerity for many Kiwi families
OPINION: Luxon Government has finally announced its tax cuts and they’re a joke.
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'Government appears to have recognised the deficit with roading and rail maintenance.'
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'Successive massacres': Aid groups in Rafah say Israel’s advance pushing them out
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Stocks sink as bond sell-off fuels jitters
Financial Times: Low demand for new Treasury auctions prompts retreat in major indices.
Q&A: What are the Govt's Budget priorities? Our experts weigh in
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Govt must focus on reviving productive sector instead of sacking people - Max Whitehead
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Sports Insider: Folly of private equity play looms large over rugby's future
ANALYSIS: What to do with the lemon that is Silver Lake.
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Editorial: Day-of-disruption status inadvertently boosted by PM, Opposition leader
OPINION: Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins pumped up the protest by entering the debate.
Letters: Taxpayers' Union kicks Kiwis when they're down
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Ginny Andersen: We have a major problem with family violence
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Jenée Tibshraeny: What to look out for in today's Budget
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Simon Wilson: Five ways for Nicola Willis to make the Budget look good
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Revealed: Offensive personalised number plates cancelled by NZTA
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Thomas Coughlan: The real Budget question - what's being cut to pay for it?
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Market close: More pleasing company results but market little moved
The local index was slightly lower.