New Zealand's economic recovery had been gaining momentum before the Iran war and fuel crisis hit.

Today's figures show GDP rose 0.8 percent in the March quarter.

That was driven by manufacturing, business services and wholesale trade, particularly production of equipment and food.

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says there's still indicators the economy could rebound - assuming the US-Iran peace deal holds up.

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New Zealand's economic recovery had been gaining momentum before the Iran war and fuel crisis hit.
Today's figures show GDP rose 0.8 percent in the March quarter.
That was driven by manufacturing, business services and wholesale trade, particularly production of equipment and food.
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says there's still indicators the economy could rebound - assuming the US-Iran peace deal holds up.
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Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on reports indicating economy was recovering before Iran war?

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