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NZ Herald Morning Headlines | The Finance Minister will meet with fuel importers today and relief could be on the way for households - as the petrol panic continues.

Dukes is rationing cricket balls to clubs, supplying only half at first.

OPINION: Willis, Breman mustn’t borrow and spend to deal with the latest 'one-off' crisis.

The prices soared after Iran struck Qatar's largest gas facility.

ANALYSIS: Securing supply is the first line of defence.

A fuel monitoring report shows retail prices have risen by around 55c per litre.

ANALYSIS: Nicola Willis has made her focus for support clear.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to journalists on Thursday. Video / Mark Mitchell

Private consumption fell 0.1%, the first drop in household spending since 2024.

Christopher Luxon said things could get worse before they get better.

NYT Opinion: The desert city's image as a sleek, apolitical sanctuary is under attack.

Strong agricultural returns a bright spot as GDP growth disappoints.

European leaders are reluctant to join a war Trump started without consulting them.

Kiwis should prepare to pay more for fuel 'through no fault of our own': minister.

Ali Larijani’s killing leaves Iran’s top security council split over the war.

Economists are divided on how strong growth was in the fourth quarter.

Israel says its forces may now kill any senior Iranian official they can target.

About 22% of New Zealand's polymers come directly from the Middle East.

The expat said exit flight prices were prohibitively high and conditions unpredictable.

OPINION: Politicians need to front up on the tough fuel questions.

On today: Todd McClay, Mike McIntyre, Todd Charteris, Eric Gorlier, and Hunter McGregor.

The index slipped to 94.7 in March, showing pessimists now outnumber optimists.

ANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.

AI is reshaping how the US military makes decisions in war. Jonty Kelt reflects on the early days at Palantir. Video / Herald NOW Business

About 20,000 crew on 3000 ships are stuck in the Gulf with dwindling supplies.

A near-total internet blackout has made independent reporting from Iran rare.

Ali Larijani was seen as Iran's de facto leader since June last year.

Israel says Ali Larijani was the 'effective leader' of Iran's regime.

Kent, an ex-Green Beret whose wife died in Syria, calls Iran no imminent threat.