On the Money: Cordis Bros at Cordis Xmas, Anna Breman, Chris Castle, Nicola Willis, Warren Bell, Craig Bonnor, and more

Speculative miners, Anna Breman's media debut and a Cordis Christmas. (Image: Supplied/NZME/Jacques Steenkamp)

Sat, 13 Dec 2025

On the Money (OTM) is our column of general frippery we observed within the worlds of business and government this week. Most of the time, speculative mining promoters focus on the upside of their imagined Shangri-Las and leave the inconvenient bits buried deeper than the ore.Every now and then, though, someone just says the quiet part out loud.That happened this week when Chatham Rock Phosphate’s (CRP) Chris Castle addressed the concerns of investors who think he is “giving away” 75% of the company.CRP’s marine consent...

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