New GDP data shows New Zealand's out of a technical recession - but the nation's not out of the woods just yet.

Stats NZ figures show GDP rose 0.2 percent in the three months to March, and the same amount for the year.

ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says it's a good result for the new Government, but there's room for a bigger victory.

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New GDP data shows New Zealand's out of a technical recession - but the nation's not out of the woods just yet.
Stats NZ figures show GDP rose 0.2 percent in the three months to March, and the same amount for the year.
ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says it's a good result for the new Government, but there's room for a bigger victory.
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