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Over in Australia, the Reserve Bank bumped the OCR up to 4.1 percent, up by 0.25 percentage points.
This is the second significant hike it two months, and it's got experts speculating about what this means for the economy on the whole.
HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham wondered what this could mean for other global markets.
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The Resources Minister is insistent Crown funds should help heat the geothermal sector.
A Government strategy has been released on its plan to double the use of geothermal energy by 2040.
It's also ring fenced $50 million from the Regional Infrastructure Fund for the development of geothermal energy projects.
Resources Minister Shane Jones says it's a worthy investment.
"The Crown stepped up to the plate in the 1950s, did an enormous amount of drilling - not always successful, but a number of those drill holes have turned into major electricity suppliers."
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There's fears there'll be no slowdown any time soon to the rapid rise in food prices.
Stats NZ figures show they rose 4.5 percent in the year to February.
Steak, mince and chocolate all shot up more than 20 percent.
Infometrics head, Brad Olsen, says the spike in oil prices because of the war in Iran will do nothing to help.
"We know that not only oil prices are key to transport costs, but also just the production. Now if you're a farmer, you've got to use diesel to move stuff around to run the tractor and everything else. So this is going to hit."
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The Australian Reserve Bank has increased interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, up to 4.1 percent.
This is the second month the RBA has lifted rates, with the bank hiking up to 3.85 percent in February.
Australian correspondet Murray Olds says the vote to increase rates was divided, but there's concerns about inflation brought on by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.
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There's praise for Government's aims to smooth the process for venues to serve alcohol during major televised events like the Rugby World Cup.
The bill proposes a raft of changes, includes a permanent mechanism to let pubs operate outside licensed hours during major events.
Sam MacKinnon from Hospitality NZ explained how these changes will give Kiwi businesses more flexibility.
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