Economic growth has slowed, with New Zealand getting through the fuel crisis better than feared.

Stats NZ data shows GDP rose 0.2 percent in the June quarter, and annual growth reached a two-year high on 1.7 percent.

Many economists were forecasting a contraction when fuel prices started spiking in March.

BNZ Research Head, Stephen Toplis, says our growth's great, in the circumstances.

"We knew the country was under the cost during that period, largely because of rapidly rising oil prices - and it was struggling. But at least it was struggling with the positive sign in front of it." 

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Economic growth has slowed, with New Zealand getting through the fuel crisis better than feared.
Stats NZ data shows GDP rose 0.2 percent in the June quarter, and annual growth reached a two-year high on 1.7 percent.
Many economists were forecasting a contraction when fuel prices started spiking in March.
BNZ Research Head, Stephen Toplis, says our growth's great, in the circumstances.
"We knew the country was under the cost during that period, largely because of rapidly rising oil prices - and it was struggling. But at least it was struggling with the positive sign in front of it."&nbsp;
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Stephen Toplis: BNZ Head of Research on what the second quarter GDP results mean for the economy

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Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden says Fire and Emergency broke the law, and hid it from her for 12 months.

Today she revealed she's lost confidence in chief executive Kerry Gregory and that the matter has been referred to the Serious Fraud Office. 

She says the issue relates to the law that outlines the agency's levy collection - which she says was breached and actively kept from her. 

She went on to explain that the agency even launched its own investigation into the issue. 

"They've also spent half a million dollars trying to figure out what's been going on, and at no point in time thought to stop and check that the minister might ned to be aware that they're investigating themselves." 

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Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden says Fire and Emergency broke the law, and hid it from her for 12 months.
Today she revealed she's lost confidence in chief executive Kerry Gregory and that the matter has been referred to the Serious Fraud Office.&nbsp;
She says the issue relates to the law that outlines the agency's levy collection - which she says was breached and actively kept from her.&nbsp;
She went on to explain that the agency even launched its own investigation into the issue.&nbsp;
"They've also spent half a million dollars trying to figure out what's been going on, and at no point in time thought to stop and check that the minister might ned to be aware that they're investigating themselves."&nbsp;
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Brooke van Velden: Internal Affairs Minister on why she's lost confidence in Fire and Emergency CEO over withholding information

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Four years of chasing one act has finally paid off for Electric Avenue's boss.

American rockers Kings of Leon and Scottish DJ Calvin Harris will headline the two-day festival in Christchurch's Hagley Park next February.

Festival director Callam Mitchell says he's most looking forward to the two headliners, as well as British electronic group Underworld - who he's spent years trying to book.

"I used to DJ a lot in the 90s and early 2000s, and there are a couple of Underworld records that didn't leave my record bin for years - so it's been a pet project of mine." 

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Four years of chasing one act has finally paid off for Electric Avenue's boss.
American rockers Kings of Leon and Scottish DJ Calvin Harris will headline the two-day festival in Christchurch's Hagley Park next February.
Festival director Callam Mitchell says he's most looking forward to the two headliners, as well as British electronic group Underworld - who he's spent years trying to book.
"I used to DJ a lot in the 90s and early 2000s, and there are a couple of Underworld records that didn't leave my record bin for years - so it's been a pet project of mine."&nbsp;
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Callam Mitchell: Electric Avenue festival director on the release of the 2027 festival lineup

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The Opposition is opening the door to potentially keeping NCEA.

Labour's promising an independent council to oversee curriculum decisions if elected — and to keep NCEA until 2029.

It says that gives time to review the qualification, with changes properly planned and phased in.

Education spokesperson Ginny Andersen says the majority of submissions backed strengthening NCEA, rather than replacing it.

"Labour actually had cross-party, bipartisan agreement with National - that's exactly what we would do. That will be better for our kids to have stability in our education system."

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The Opposition is opening the door to potentially keeping NCEA.
Labour's promising an independent council to oversee curriculum decisions if elected — and to keep NCEA until 2029.
It says that gives time to review the qualification, with changes properly planned and phased in.
Education spokesperson Ginny Andersen says the majority of submissions backed strengthening NCEA, rather than replacing it.
"Labour actually had cross-party, bipartisan agreement with National - that's exactly what we would do. That will be better for our kids to have stability in our education system."
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Ginny Andersen: Labour education spokesperson on the party promising new body to oversee school curriculum

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Stephen Toplis: BNZ Head of Research on what the second quarter GDP results mean for the economy

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