• Fonterra's Miles Hurrell wants new govt to 'push and push hard' on US trade
• 72 million more seats, flight prices continue to take off
• The big media issues facing the new government

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• ASB boss says safety before speed of payments
• Sanford nominee says 'we all want to create wealth'
• One million smart meters now on Vector and Amazon's data system
• Business of Government: the ghost of Bill English

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• Making sense of the coalition agreements
• Flurry of legal action expected over environmental policy changes
• Date set for Eric Watson's bankruptcy hearing
• Bremworth still not ruling out Napier plant rebuild

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• Energy policy: largely status quo with sprinkling of investigations;
• Possibility of RBNZ setting off a fireworks rate hike;
• NZ First wants grocery commissioner to eat more Weet-Bix; and
• CPB Contractors sought appeal in Christchurch pool blowout saga.

As well as an update on the markets.

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• The wait is over: new govt today;
• NZ directors a little less pessimistic on the economy than last year;
• Tower to present risk ratings on sea surge, landslips in coming months; and
• ASX-listed Clover Corp takes 'fairly significant steps' to seize control of Melody Dairies.

As well as an update on the markets.

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• Luxon close to being sheriff, but who will be deputy?;
• Next winter blackout risk increased by geothermal delay, Transpower says;
• Rate cuts could come sooner if stars align – Westpac; and
• A new gold rush for investors.

As well as an update on the markets.

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• Roundup back under the microscope in NZ
• Forsyth Barr says Gentrack and Turners Automotive Group to enter NZX-50
• Easy Crypto launches new NZD-backed stablecoin
• Business of Government with meaningless performance reporting

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• Talking to the taxman about trusts
• NZGIF offers new debt funding for SMEs to decarbonise
• Harbour Asset Management's impact fund does better on climate than returns
• Consumers don't look to be full of Christmas cheer

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• Check-in for negotiations, check-out with a coalition;
• Luxon's boarding pass to power;
• FTN Motion sees silver lining in tighter market; and
• Ombudsman rules Te Whatu Ora acted unlawfully in eight-month delay for info.

As well as an update on the markets.

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• Developers institute audit
• NZME future ambitions
• Under investment is taking our economy back in time
• Congestion charges for major cities

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• A liquidating booze company’s supercar creditor,
• Managing errant employees
• IRD to scour sharesies investors
• Do we trust our public servants?

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• Bankruptcy at the end of the Doshis' Rainbow;
• Luxon's boarding pass to power;
• Pāmu winds up part of food business, told to focus on core farming; and
• We urgently need rules for AI, says legal expert.

As well as an update on the markets.

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• Fonterra plant closures might be on the cards
• China Forestry fails to keep evidence in NZ during shipping dispute
• Self-regulated hearing aid market in need of ‘overhaul’, says advocate
• Breaking the grocery duopoly – lessons from telco

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- Gentailers spend $180m smoothing Waitaki consent path

- Ken Wikeley head to court of appeal over Eric Watson coal case

- We need a saner version of techno-optimism

- Williams Corp looks to shared model to help move housing stock

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• Board size and pay rises centre stage at Fonterra AGM
• NZX50 Carbon Insight: Companies turn to tech for third-party emissions data
• Skellerup versus the biggest global proxy advisor

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• Westpac borrowers mostly managing shift to higher rates
• The progress of the Climate Leaders Coalition 
• BNZ bankrupts 'hopelessly insolvent' former Highlanders co-owner in Australia
• Bluebird invests $40m into chip automation

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• Mainfreight half year revenues could be down $1b;
• Cooking the Books podcast: How to budget without restriction;
• US takeover offer for MHM Automation could be a sign of things to come; and
• Waste Management refunds customers $5.6m after incorrect billing.

As well as an update on the markets.

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• Air NZ’s earning coming into land lower
• Entity previously backed by Hanover to buy Big Sky Dairy Farms owes $2.6m
• NZers put the kettle on as All Blacks were losing the Rugby World Cup final
• Not always Supie super

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• Transmission Gully builder sues Waka Kotahi
• NZX50 Carbon Insight: which sector performed best?
• The battle for online groceries: how Woolworths relaunched Milkrun
• Business of Government: trick or treaty, AI is coming, and more

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• NZX50 Carbon Impact 
• Supie needs a superhero – can it be saved?
• Capture6 using age-old method to tackle carbon removal
• $14b of Christchurch properties at risk from sea level rise

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• How relentless lobbying delayed major recycling policy;
• Simplicity 'goes large' with new homebuilding fund;
• MicroGEM parent owes $44m according to UK liquidator; and
• Nokia cutbacks no threat to NZ 5G rollout.

As well as an update on the markets.

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• Jobs data could rule out a February rate hike;
• CPB seeks to suspend Christchurch pool build;
• BStewardship scheme to pay for tyre disposal is set to launch; and
• New era ahead in thinking about gas and renewables.

As well as an update on the markets.

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• Ministry of Regulation idea may need more public servants;
• Northport dry dock decisions await;
• Bullying claims emerge at F&P Healthcare; and
• NZ Super rolls out more block-busting beats.

As well as an update on the markets.

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• Just how tight are farmers’ finances?;
• Act’s proposal for chief executive bonuses alarms experts;
• Baby boomers using home equity to pay for living costs, Heartland says; and
• Energy sector needs frank conversations, says outgoing boss.

As well as an update on the markets.

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• An update on Fletcher's legal troubles with Australian company BGC
• What is stalling the liquidation of a Covid testing company
• Tell Frankie, a new property management software
• The winding up of Crown Irrigation Investments Limited

As well as an update on the markets.

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• Scott Tech’s bet on big markets paying off;
• FAIL: Queenstown's housing plan falls well short – commission;
• NZ Oil and Gas: 'We're not going anywhere'; and
• Auckland Light Rail settles on $33m property.

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• Auckland Council spends big on rubbish ads
• Business of Government, caretaker edition, starring Winston Peters, and more
• Cross-border working: why it's a win-win
• Pieces of Silver podcast: NZ Rugby's push to think big

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• MicroGEM’s staff went 222 days without pay before resigning
• Lighter solar panels could shake up domestic market
• Farewell Onslow, hello offshore oil and gas exploration
• Air NZ's domestic pricing – take it or leave it

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• Rural representation gets a boost in the next parliament;
• Inside prolonged collapse of MicroGem;
• Fashionably late: Gucci, Louis Vuitton among tardy filers; and
• Investors won't be blue about blue wave.

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• Will pipe pressure weigh on Fletcher's share price?
• What's going on with patient portal apps
• Supie calls on government to support smaller grocers
• Is social media really that bad for democracy?

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• The public service – what's next?
• Persisting with listing: is it a new dawn for IPOs?
• Global conflicts hit short-term sustainable investment returns
• Business of Government - latest column

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On today’s episode:

• Has the tide turned on dairy prices?
• Car dealers brace for EV surge, ute slump
• Election uncertainty spells short-term turbulence for NZ dollar

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• Analysts warn unrealistic electricity future prices could hit earnings;
• Cooking the Books podcast: Is the wild side of investing worth the risk?;
• NZ and 'third world' lessons for politicians and businesspeople; and
• Story: Move to reduce upfront emissions makes solid investment sense – Leighs.

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• Why A2 Milk's strike at Synlait exclusivity deal could be 'strategy move';
•  Back to the future in FMA's pitch to license custodians in wake of Ponzi failings;
• New gas-fired electricity generation needed now to reduce emissions; and
• The waste boss starting her fight against rubbish at home.

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• The Hughes culture: walking the talk?;
• Lenders put Greg Olliver's St Heliers home on the block;
• Kāinga Ora prefab apartment developer faces liquidation; and
• Debanking is a major problem for NZ crypto companies.

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• Peter Gluckman says AI is as dangerous as a nuclear bomb
• David Chaplin investment column
• Pacific Edge focusing on the US
• Interislander project short on cash

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• Milk prices bounce
• Leaders pledge closer NZ-India ties
• Home loans in arrears up 28%
• US small business bankruptcies are rising

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• August KiwiSaver report: how does your fund compare?
• From foot & mouth crisis to KiwiNet's commercialisation icon
• Warm reviews for Infratil's Longroad Energy

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• The kiwi struggles: NZ dollar faces uncertain future;
• Why doesn’t the Treasury just do its own costings on election promises?;
• The sound and fury of excess bank profits; and
• Stewardship code covers $100b invested after first year.

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• NZ Rugby's double IPO option revealed
• Kiwis march on in global retirement rankings
• The fallout from Mainzeal: what directors have to do
• KPMG baffled by National's COFI repeal pledge

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• IKEA NZ talks expansion
• What do National’s housing zoning targets actually mean?
• Does Martin Goldfinch have the best finance job in NZ?
• Roading blowouts: a rock and a hard place

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• What a clinic on Auckland’s Shortland Street says about wider Aotearoa
• NZ’s biggest resource consenting process underway
• Stats NZ seeks AI tools for recruitment. 

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• SENZ loses A$5.5m, pressure grows on Australian parent
• EU's new carbon tax on ships a 'significant development'
• The RBNZ won't be spooked by the strong 2Q GDP

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• Fonterra cutting to the bone
• Lawvu raises $15m
• Fletcher’s leaky pipe problem
• Proposed Mananui mining operation

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• Business of Blowouts: why cost overruns occur
• Lepionka loses battle against lawyers
• Recycling 'like building a sandcastle to stop a tsunami'
• Cut-price year sees KiwiSaver costs drop

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• The case for a pre-Christmas mini-budget;
• Barry Kloogh’s Ponzi victims to get 2 cents in the dollar;
• Statistics to show recovery that feels like a recession; and
• Govt’s green fund raises $170m debt for solar power.

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• Brown: opportunities aplenty in India;
• The public service: stewardship beyond measure;
• Where is the money?; and
• NZ's listing environment is quiet but NZX says it's quiet everywhere.

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• Government bets $12m on quantum-based research and industry;
• Firms paying for empty office space consider their options;
• Mergers, restructures and the art of giving bad news; and
• National's shadow energy minister questions climate 'crisis'.

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• Global economic slow-down weighs on red meat prices;
• Where the bloody hell are the listings?;
• Will NZ Rugby sidestep its NZ investor syndication?; and
• Environment ministry looks at credits market to protect nature.

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• Time to boost NZ's own 'space mission' – Rocket Lab;
• Million dollar baby: the company listing edition;
• Transport funding risks abound; and
• Why the future state is definitely, maybe DeFi.

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• Is National is running out of time? 
• Cyclone Gabrielle: counting the costs, six months on
• Which party-led government could potentially be more positive for NZ’s equity market

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• Forsyth Barr: 86c/kgMS between milk payout and break-even;
• Review needed for Auckland rapid transit network;
• Tony Gapes' entities in liquidation, owing more than $10m; and
• 'Corporate welfare' now means less cost later, says outgoing EECA boss.

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• ERoad says $50m raise unrelated to hostile bid;
• Murray Tingey appeals how complainant is described in new hearing;
• BurgerFuel Group unsure about future NZ expansion, for now; and
• A third of offshore investors likely to increase NZ investment if govt changes – report.

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• Tech startup BioOra aims to scale up and democratise blood cancer treatments;
• Allez Les Bleus! Forsyth Barr predicts French will win Rugby World Cup;
• Infrastructure investment generates wider benefits
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• Hydrogen aviation requires generation boost.

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• Where's the policy? Ask Luxon and Shaw;
• Business of Government: budget cuts, HUD gets the tick, and more...;
• PwC liquidators working on Chris Cook's entity ask Dean Franklin for info; and
• The decliners and gainers of the NX50 in August: dairy and property get smashed.

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• Receivers looking for a buyer for retailer 4 Seasons;
• Govt should front on Interislander funding, says Simeon Brown;
• Meat industry serves up briefing to new govt; and
• Cooking the Books podcast: can you trust the bank to protect your savings?

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• The curious case of NZ News Essentials
• Better ways to do climate policy
• More than 426,000 people now 'past due'
• Kiwis’ trust for AI plummets.

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• Political parties put AI regulation in the too hard basket;
• ExportNZ pleads for NZTE funding, CAPES and more;
• Would National’s visa fee hike put off migrants?; and
• Persistent inflation a feature of a new world order: BlackRock.

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• Meridian says it's ready for smelter decision – should it stay, or should it go
• IMF blows in, saves the day
• Airport light rail last cab off the rank?
• Business of Government: Battle of the public sector cost savings

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• Story one
• IMF report card: NZ could do better
• Kingi Smiler's 'Miraka Way' is grounded in education

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• Dead on Arrival? Labour's media lifeline;
• Ravensdown ekes out a profit as high costs bite;
• MicroGEM director blamed 'embarrassing' accounting errors for 'very large' tax bill; and
• There's an elephant in the China shop.

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• “Own it, fix it, learn from it”, part two of the investigation into Peter Hughes’ legacy
• Strategic review of Genesis must focus on carbon zero by 2050, says new CEO
• The lingering employment headache of covid-19
• Putting big tech on notice: an interview with the EU's Silicon Valley envoy

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• Law Society says it wants a new regulator;
• After climate reporting, here comes nature-related financial reporting; and
• Port of Auckland drops the 's', reports $30m dividend.

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• Victoria Young asks How to Talley(s) the cost of a life,
• More small businesses finding it harder to pay power bills
• Business of Government: performance pay, Spirit of Service Awards

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• Talley’s safety systems to be monitored for two years 
• Fundsource chart: How does your KiwiSaver rate? 
• Discussions underway after Interislander review

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• Board directors turning down roles and working longer hours in 2023;
• Just how big a problem is China’s slowdown?;
• Cruising back to even keel, despite cyclones and biosecurity vigilance; and
• Cooking the Books podcast: why most Lotto winners end up broke.

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• No one knows what NZ's recycling rate is
• The trouble with targets: how to plan for net-zero emissions
• Will Australia's 2.8 billion-bottle wine hangover be a headache for NZ?
• Inside the Electrify women founders’ conference

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Today’s stories are:

• KiwiSaver provider Simplicity sets sights on Queenstown
• Govt intervention got us wired for ultra-fast broadband
• Reserve bank opens the door to another rate hike

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• Recycling 'a fraud' and food scraps collection ‘subsidised greenwashing’, landfill engineer says
• NZ celebrates BlackRock week
• The $17,000 club: bargain lobbying fee or good corporate citizenship?
• Business of Government: Te Pūkenga breaches covenants and more...

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• Health agency's 'excessive' comms team unlikely to be reduced by much as restructure begins;
• Can a regulator really monitor a GST cut?;
• MPs begin their last session of this Parliament with one eye on keeping their jobs; and
• Labour pledges paid parental leave for partners.

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• Tasmania, and how megaprojects can setback dreams;
• Datacom looks to engage high schoolers with IT;
• No solar farm for Channel Infrastructure as it works to reduce electricity costs; and
• Labour and tax: how do you like them apples?

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• Chris Cook’s web of liquidated entities
• Green shoots for Fletcher by late next year?
• Gentailers' profits will be keenly scrutinised
• One in four construction workers 'focus' just on compliance, say Master Builders

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• Concrete sector aims for net-zero emissions;
• Half of ASB’s home loans still to rollover to higher rates;
• OIO asked questions about a milk business that turned sour; and
• Should you opt out of the AI data grab?

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• Rubbish industry warning over rise in cowboy operators
• Forsyth Barr pitches to young people with new robo contender
• The global south breaks away from US-led world order
• The NZX 50 companies that gained and lost the most in July

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• Cash for Candidates: How to Spend It
• Seismic shifts in NZ defence and foreign policy
• Red meat sector wants a 'proper adult conversation' about NZ/India trade

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• Kāinga Ora's Te Mātāwai social housing complex – finally, something is finished;
• Forbar picks its listed real estate winners;
• Cooking the Books podcast: how one woman paid off $187,000 of debt in two years; and
• Mediaworks' directors face fine for late accounts filing.

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• Jarden shakes off winter chills
• PwC’s concerns over Maui Capital accounts
• More staff cuts at Stuff
• Mandatory emissions reporting could be an opportunity

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On today's episode we discuss: 

• Cash for Candidates: What’s to change?
• Channel Infrastructure looks to a future in the air.
• Auckland apartment builders tout in-fill potential
• Advertisers launch net-zero emissions drive.

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• Cash for Candidates: What do you get?
• Are index funds really that passive?
• Jarden predicts larger dividends to return
• Lowdown in China’s manufacturing

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• How the biggest donors spent $51 million
• The case against Auckland Airport’s new pricing: the double whammy
• Why do we need a real-time payment system?

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• NZ film industry faces Australian threat
• Education Perfect's restructure is not a 'cost-cutting process’
• Kiri Allan case raises issue of mental health in the workplace
• Peter Beck says NZ’s space industry “the envy of the world”

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• Tourist and hospitality groups worried about hanging on to a seven-day mandatory isolation rule for covid cases.
• There are close to 21,000 projects listed on New Zealand’s construction books, valued at $357 billion.
• Why a US founder moved his medtech startup to Auckland.
• Next week’s jobs data

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• iPredict granted stay of execution 
• Government funding the National Aerospace Strategy
• Analysis of the retirement sector
• Thousands of projects on the New Zealand construction books

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• Business of Waste: who holds these lucrative contracts?
• Dileepa Fonseka’s analysis of what Kiri Allan’s resignation means for Chris Hipkins
• NZ's first AI-based ad agency
• Westpac report on the state of tourism in NZ

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• New NZ-Australian mRNA-based vaccine could be a gamechanger for malaria;
• Simplicity Living ramps up build-to-rent programme;
• How bad could this dairy season get?; and
• A look at Friday's market close.

For these stories and more, visit https://businessdesk.co.nz/.

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• Property prices continue retreat
• Job listing numbers fall
• Govt looks at national science research priorities
• Tāwhaki’s goals for space and country

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• The Reality of Recycling
• Inflation Concerns,
• and the Wellington Science City

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• Greens want Maori born overseas to be NZ citizens
• Zuru court case, inconclusive but doesn't look good for them.
• Ken Wikeley facing trial in Queensland
• FMA and the incoming scenario analysis for climate reporting

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• The $1.5 billion rubbish industry
• NZ directors are already embracing AI in their businesses
• St Cuthbert's v Simpson Grierson: the 1999 advice
  
  

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• NZ startup aims to slash global emissions from concrete;
• How TVNZ took on the streaming giants;
• Cooking the Books podcast: Nigel Latta on why the scam industry is booming; and
• ETS changes could open a legal can of worms.

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• OCR held at 5.5% after 2 years of hikes
• Survey says small business owners struggle to pay themselves
• Carbon Z biodiversity action credits launch
• Caffeine - News and content for startups 

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• The Government’s proposed fishing vessel buyback scheme’
• The latest survey of Australian and Kiwi construction businesses
• ASB’s and ANZ’s court appeal 
• MBIE latest instruction on consultants

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• MSD investigates double-dipping on Super Rugby wage subsidies
• How much CEOs of NZX-listed companies gained – and lost – in June
• Five ways NZ is failing to address climate change

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• James Shaw seeks to calm carbon market panic;
• Auckland council bristles at light rail intervention; and
• New Zealand's 'Falklands-plus' economy.

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•  A possible conflict of interest at TVNZ.
• The financial needs of the new water entities, 
• The partisan blame game over the failed bipartisan housing accord
• Plus an excerpt from Ben's interview with science superstar Neil deGrasse Tyson.

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• Queenstown adds $30m to ratepayer bill to pay debt;
• Speculation as expected release of key energy papers is pushed back;
• The downfall of wannabe milk processor Happy Valley Nutrition; and
• Todd buries past with Flinders Mines rename.

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• OneNZ to make staffing changes  
• Bad publicity savages Arise Church's results  
• Comvita talks about HoneyWorld Singapore purchase  
• Yealands wins global wine awards

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In today's episode, we cover: 

•  Serious Fraud Office tweaks that will change prosecutions
• The NZX50 gainers and losers in the first half of 2023
• Pattrick Smellie: A sunny initiative meets a wintry brouhaha

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• Miraka says competition is heating up but it's holding on to supply;
• Real estate searches up, listings down, auctions improving;
• Christchurch density debate drags on; and
• Tim Mackle: leading DairyNZ was about the purpose.

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• The Companies (Directors Duties) Amendment Bill debate delayed
• US infant formula market needs more than just tariff removal
• Manawa Energy on latest resource bill plans
• Janine Grainger’s path to becoming an inspirational tech leader

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• New dividend reinvestment plan for Investore Property;
• NZ tops charts for life-work balance;
• China is worlds away for our tech exporters; and
• Only rail projects with bipartisan support are likely to see the light of day, conference hears.

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• TSB’s restructure
• Upturn in property prices
• Industry welcomes amendments to RMA replacement
• Venues not ready for new Gaming Regulation

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In today's episode, we cover: 

• What The Warehouse knows about Victoria Young
• The fiscal implications of National's crime policy
• The farming operation that owes more than $25m to the Bank of New Zealand

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• Why Hipkins visiting China is really about NZ politics;
• The doctors who are not getting hired
• What the FMA said to Fisher Funds about performance fees; and
• FMA sets out how it will police new annual climate reporting standards.

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• Fonterra GIDI fund decarbonisation.
• What's going on with The Warehouse Market? 
• OIO approves sale of campsites in Queenstown.
• Booster KiwiSaver moves on to venture capital.

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2 Pacific Edge – the business fundamentals 

3 Scammers' proceeds up 66% says Cert NZ embargo to 5am  

4 Act's Rural MP profile

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• How a Wellington chemist took on Countdown
• Greenwashing claims against Air New Zealand
• When Eric Watson’s insider trading trial is set for next year
• Vista Group gets questioned by NZ RegCo

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• Last week's annual Fieldays
• A joint study for sustainable aviation fuel 
• New addition to First Light Capital's healthcare portfolio 
• Latest edition of DealWatch

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• RBNZ may open up payments systems
• Lake Onslow hydro pumping project works out cheaper over time
• AF Drinks secures invesment for US expansion
• Worksafe not working for NZ employers or employees

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In this episode we cover:

• Apples with apples? Foodstuffs' inflation-beating claims questioned
• Wellington comes to Fieldays 2023
• Surface-running light rail could be making a comeback
• Why Auckland International Airport shares fell yesterday

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In today's episode we cover:

• whether NZ is heading for a recession
• microbes that could reduce our emissions 
• power given to councils over pine forests
• the latest signs of life in the property market

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In today's episode we cover:

• New freight plane launching in New Zealand
• The former Highlanders co-owner found by a judge to be ‘hopelessly insolvent’
• Non-existent sustainable aviation fuels

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BusinessDesk's daily podcast where you'll find a summary of the day's top stories. Rebecca Howard hosts today's episode.

In today's episode we cover:

• The upcoming carbon auction

• Proposed alcohol rules could see mass closure of restaurants, bars

• A look ahead to Fieldays

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• Farmgate milk price puts the squeeze on dairy farms
• Australia and NZ on the same page on climate change
• FMA to get serious on greenwashing
• The good and bad of plentiful hydro generation

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In today's episode we discuss:

• Infrastructure priority list a 'gamechanger'
• Looking for serious people? Try the NZX
• The heat goes on empty net zero pledges
• Wholesale property funds said to be exploiting ‘loophole’ 

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In today's episode we discuss:

• Air NZ's current profitability 
• Consent opposed for Canterbury feedlot
• The promise of AI for business
• Apple's latest product launch

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• “Where in the world is Neil Barnes?,” the first of a two-part investigation.
• The March round of company earnings.
• The ongoing case against CBL's Peter Harris and CFO Carden Mulholland 

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• Sinead Boucher steps down as CEO of Stuff
• Retail investors are feeling the fear in the economic squeeze
• Kiwibank too small to lead open banking
• NZ's new policies around space and rockets

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• Is the Government considering a fertiliser tax?
• Vital Healthcare's new Queensland build.
• Law society is yet to set up wellbeing oversight group.
• Credit stress easing.

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• Congestion charge may have cross-party support
• Brewers bemoan hike in alcohol tax
• How is NZ preparing for Chinese cyberattacks?
• Heads roll in PwC Australia scandal

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• Queenstown Lakes councillors approve cost blowout to hasten bypass;
• Alan Reay tries to block hearing over CTV building; and
• Pattrick Smellie questions justification of trust tax rate hike.

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• Brian Gaynor's legacy honoured with $2m toward NZ business journalism;
• Fisher & Paykal stock drops after results disappoint; and
• Salt Management fund hit by carbon price drop.

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• Waka Kotahi won't release details of a review of Let's Get Wellington Moving;
• NZME buys the Property Press;
• Kiwis expect more ethical investing for Kiwisaver; and
• How much sick leave is too much?

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• Economists say more rates hikes likely this year;
• Paul McBeth talks dividends in his latest column;
• NZ Green Investment Finance take a equity stake in Kayasand;
• 9Spokes shareholders in the dark over tech firm's performance; and
• Queenstown Airport set to pay a dividend.

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• The number of properties sold at a loss is trending upward;
• Liquidated live export outfit considers taking no-show shipping company to court;
• Bell Gully applies to place NZ Rapid Tests into liquidation; and 
• Introducing a new weekly column: The Business of Government.

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• The possibility of a carbon dividend; and
• The benefits of the New Zealand steel carbon deal.

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• What John Key sees in store for this year's election;
• My Food Bag's financial results; and
• The state of tech investment in NZ.

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• The 2023 budget;
• An update on the embattled Indigo Fund; and
• MediaWorks interim CEO's plans to exit role.

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• A2 milk has a trade mark application rejected;
• Auckland Council taps Flagstaff to advise on airport shares sale; and
• Iwi and Dairy NZ are sharing notes on how to clean up water catchments.

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• Hnry CEO wants 'greater recognition' for sole traders in Budget 23;
• ‘Inoffensive’ directors’ duties bill gets tongues wagging;
• NZ Post says retail boom unlikely in 2023; and
• World-leading AI platform aims to make companies' climate reporting pain-free.   

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• Jenny Craig NZ enters administration alongside Australian counterpart,
• March 2023 quarterly economic monitor: activity in the regions 'finely balanced';
• Private lenders hire restructuring pros as defaults loom; and
• Govt, banks kick in $10.5m ahead of prospective Ruapehu sale.   

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• Retirement village clampdown might sap competition;
• Terry Serepisos-owned Titanium Trustee owes $45m;
• Farmers need to be getting $5-10/kg for strong wool – MPI; and
• Why NZ and global airfares have taken off.   

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• Health-tech software saves ED staff time;
• Foodstuffs 'only passing on increases';
• 'Impact' funds can and should make money; and
• ‘Not transformative’: Westpac pokes a finger at grocery duopoly.   

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• Revenue from Zespri's licence release down 31% on the year;
• Let's Go involved in resale of giveaway McLaren;
• How Rocket Lab succeeded against the odds; and
• Housing market continues to dip, but 'green shoots' emerge.   

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• Surge in KiwiSaver investments linked to deforestation;
• Act securing Andrew Hoggard an 'absolute coup';
• Beef + Lamb NZ's new chair has plenty of skin in the game; and
• Between a third and half of new CEOs are failing.   

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• Westpac NZ wary of further stresses;
• Why Te Pāti Māori will struggle to be kingmaker at this election;
• Ann Sherry: Cyber hackers are better organised than we are; and
• Spark looks inward for future tech talent.   
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• Creative agencies ready to embrace AI;
• Government’s online experience found lacking;
• DHL lets NZ customers fly cargo with 'virtual' sustainable aviation fuel; and
• The great repricing could be more painful than it sounds.

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• Whole communities could become unviable – BusinessNZ;
• Sale and leaseback plan on table as Mainland Poultry’s losses mount;
• Renewed calls for focus on bank profits; and
• Chaos and confusion in the health system'.

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• Business of Tech podcast hits the digital airwaves;
• Don't expect rate cuts any time soon;
• Our politicians need to wake up to the power of AI; and
• Ex-Labour minister Meka Whaitiri says she is 'free at last'.

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• ASB gets new travel insurer as Chubb calls it quits;
• NZ's blank slate helped aerospace industry take off here – Mark Rocket;
• Stop burning coal at Huntly and switch to gas now, says new energy study; and
• Synlait's 11.25% bond yield is a flashing red light.

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• Colin Rath's receivers say value of assets 'uncertain';
• RBNZ likely to remain sanguine about arrears;
• Guesswork and slogans: the wealth tax debate; and
• Brooksfield opts for design-led housing density.

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• Auckland International Airport plans to take its foot off the gas;
• Cash-strapped Zoono seeks A$2.1m from rights issue;
• Black Robin Equity subsidiaries move into liquidation; and
• Z sticks by unprofitable Flick as it prepares for future.

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• Major build-to-rent project planned for Takapuna;
• The Fisher & Paykel Way – at the frontier;
• Peter Thiel doesn't plan to give money to 2024 candidates; and
• NZME pares back OneRoof expectations amid housing slump.

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• The Fisher & Paykel Way – the forecasts and future;
• Fisher Funds submitter complained about performance fees;
• Realtors exiting, suspending licences on market fears; and
• We need to learn from AI’s 'first contact' moment.

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• Going, going ... gondola: NZ's biggest tourism drawcard gets busier;
• Westland Milk Products to build $70m new lactoferrin plant;
• The Fisher & Paykel Way – no regular workplace; and
• Du Val resumes rental fund distributions, at 2.25%.

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• In PIE we crust: Forsyth Barr approves of Precinct Properties’ stapled structure move;
• Relief may be coming for farmers as costs ease;
• Fishing industry calls for wider inquiry into impacts of erosion; and
• A credit rating adjustment wake-up call likely on the horizon for NZ.

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• Christchurch gets real time water monitoring for $70k tech upgrade;
• Auckland is NZ's Silicon Valley, but how do we grow it?;
• New Zealand on Air’s Rasch 'disappointed' at PIJF criticism; and
• Govt renewable electricity move recognition of a global priority says Contact.

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• Renewable electricity generation consenting discussion document to be released;
• 'Shareholders come first': NZX shareholders square off against chair;
• Wild weather has lingering impact on major power companies; and
• Regulator taps too much money from building sector.

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• New Auckland Transport boss aims to fix bus chaos;
• Political suicide or circuit-breaker? Is Labour preparing a wealth tax reform package?;
• Complaints of market abuse in electricity sector rejected; and
• Languishing Rakon share price fuels shareholder discontent.

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• Victoria University backing environmental startups for million-pound prizes;
• Two councils appealing high court three waters ruling;
• tory: Solar farms fast-tracked as govt moves closer to consent reform; and
• Election 2023: A Labour or National-led government?.

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• The UK adds to the CPTPP's scale and clout;
• Carbon prices rise slightly, but market confidence still shattered;
• Review into what we can learn from City Rail Link project; and
• RBNZ money printing chalked up nearly $20b in losses.

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• Uber to offer its NZ drivers $7.5m to go electric;
• Over 700 people banned by the Companies Office since 2017;
• Scott Tech product precision hits the mark; and
• Auditor general to get $16m bailout and will increase fees.

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• The Listener hires North & South editor;
• Why interest rates might not fall that far;
• Du Val in ‘negotiations’ to resume investor payments; and
• High electricity prices likely to persist despite downward pressure.

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• When will retirement stock prices recover?;
• Four three waters entities to become 10 as reform options emerge;
• Delayed and forgotten OIAs – what we did not learn from Te Whatu Ora; and
• Would RBNZ’s bank resolution work? No, say the experts.

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• Māori party will contest general and Māori seats, says John Tamihere;
• Generative AI is coming for middle-tier workers’ jobs;
• Meridian deal a further sign Tiwai Pt smelter could stay open; and
• RBNZ takes a different approach than Canada and Australia.

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• Major electricity generators face new regulatory net;
• Caffeine and inspiration spur NZ hydrogen tech startup;
• Startup aims to save millions of dollars of crypto; and
• Did social media cause the banking panic?

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•  Mortgage payments missed; consumer lending up 19%;
• By Māori for Māori: How a covid-19 fund helped lift Māori vaccination rates; and
• Carbon prices continue their slide.

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•  Private inner-city deals in the offing as council cuts back;
• Bumps and bounces in banking: Chapman Tripp; and
• Rosa Foods in liquidation, owing $2.7m;

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•  Kupe consent highlights gas chasm;
• NZ startup wants to make paying with crypto easy;
• For sale: $35m could buy you NZ's top-rated hotel; and
• A quarter of GPs say they'll retire within 10 years.

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•  If things pan out for Synlait, the wait will be worth it;
• Top lawyer's complainant had 'sense of duty' to women in legal profession;
• Will the recent banking chaos lead to an economic crash?; and
• Iconic brands fight back against greenwashing claims.

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•  Confusing: the new financial advice discipline;
• Queenstown's housing market kept afloat by tourism;
• Ryman’s turnaround is well under way: Forsyth Barr; and
• Expected recession a chance to position your firm for growth.

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•  Ōtākaro in talks to take over vertical builds;
• Airline seats a handbrake to hotel industry;
• Inflation – is it time to shift the goalposts?; and
• GMO law reform is long overdue, says bio-tech summit.

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•  $1 Billion of exports jeopardised by Therapeutic Products Bill;
• ComCom eyes competition issues in payments systems;
• Removing charge increased peak electricity demand pressure; and
• Auckland council doing 'confidential' port review.

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• Tony Gapes' Mico Development owes $3.1m, including $500k to Acium Construction;
• The Warehouse shareholders aren’t getting a dividend – yet;
• Singapore: lessons for New Zealand; and
• Policy bonfire leaves burning questions for gig economy.

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• How New Zealand can make the most of the public cloud splurge;
• Bizcap tips two more Rainbow Corner entities into receivership;
• Sky Stone Group employee's interim injunction dismissed; 
• Allbirds hopes 'carbon zero' shoe will give the company new wings;
• and so much more. 

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