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Rebecca looks at the high number of insolvencies last year, and what could be behind the collapses of retailers, promising startups, building companies and hospitality operators.
Emerging data from February indicates that the trend might be continuing into this year too.
And the first draft of the banking market study by the Commerce Commission will be released this week.
The report will focus on the dynamic between the interest rates charged for lending, and interest rates paid for deposits.
Rebecca Stevenson is a senior journalist at BusinessDesk.