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2026 could be a year in which the New Zealand share market shakes off the underperformance that has weighed it down since Covid hit, investment experts say.

For the decade until 2020, the NZX was one of the best performing share markets globally. But since 2020, it has lagged.

Mark Lister, investment director at Craigs Investment Partners, said it was well positioned for change.

"Last year we were up about 3 percent and many other markets were up much more than that, between 10 percent and 30 percent depending which market you're looking at.

"We've been a major laggard and it wasn't just last year, either.

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