On the Money: Brad Olsen's 10th birthday, Therese Walsh's favourite, Margalit Toledano's retirement, Chris Bishop's Wellington rumours, and Warren Hu

On the Money: Brad Olsen's 10th birthday, Therese Walsh's favourite, Margalit Toledano's retirement, Chris Bishop's Wellington rumours, and Warren Hu
A global dig at the City Rail Link, Therese Walsh's favourite, and some Welly gossip. (Image: NZME/Supplied/BusinessDesk)
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On The Money (OTM) is our column of general frippery we observed within the worlds of business and government this week.Attendees of this week’s China Business Summit at the Cordis Hotel would have spotted an On the Money-related Easter egg during one of its opening acts.Air NZ chair Therese Walsh – who led the business delegation accompanying Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on his recent trip to China – defended Plant & Food Research chief executive Mark Piper against, well, herself, in response to an...

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