New Zealand job advertisements fell 2 percent in April from March when they declined a revised 0.9 percent, ANZ National Bank Ltd.said in an e-mailed statement.

The decline was driven by a 3 percent drop in internet listings offset by a 3.5 percent gain in newspaper advertising, the Auckland-based lender said.

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