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      Home > News > Business

    The business community is feeling downbeat

    The business community is feeling downbeat


    Business confidence is back down to March 2020 levels, with 62 percent of businesses expecting economic conditions to deteriorate.

    New Zealand Institute of Economic Research Principal Economist Christina Leung says worker shortages are troubling Kiwi firms.

    She says border restrictions loosening could change that.

    Leung says the skill shortages could start to be alleviated.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     Today's News

    		 International:
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     Motoring:
    State Highway 35 between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay remains closed this morning 7:57

     Soccer:
    Coach Giancarlo Italiano has been brought to the brink of tears as a ten-man Wellington Phoenix have stunned the Brisbane Roar 3-nil away from home 7:47

     Soccer:
    The Wellington Phoenix men have helped Auckland FC stay top of the A-League ladder...upsetting the third placed Brisbane Roar 3-nil across the ditch...despite playing more than an hour with just 10 men 7:37

     International:
    Donald Trump's attack on Venezuela and 'capture' of Nicolás Maduro has been months in the making 7:27

     Soccer:
    The Wellington Phoenix women have made history...scoring their first-ever A-League football point in Queensland 7:27

     Basketball:
    In basketball's NBL, Tasmania's strengthened their hold on 6th place - the final play-off position - with a nine-point win over Melbourne United 7:17

     International:
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     Living & Travel:
    Kiwi teen running sensation Sam Ruthe has become the fastest 16-year-old EVER across 1000 metres  7:07

     International:
    Multiple explosions have rocked the Venezuelan capital Caracas 4:36

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