On The Money: Therese Walsh for GG rumours, My Food Bag man ban questions, Stephen Jacobi, and more

Shovels in the ground and Governor-General rumours were among the many things that came to our attention this week. (Image: Supplied/NZME/BusinessDesk)

Dileepa Fonseka

Sat, 16 Aug 2025

On The Money (OTM) is our column of general frippery we observed within the worlds of business and government this week.At the annual meeting on Wednesday, meal-kit flipper My Food Bag faced questions from shareholders about many things, including the share price, which has fallen by over 85% since listing in 2021.In amongst all those questions about margins and food price inflation was another line of questioning. “Do you have to practice man ban in order to show a very good diversity according to NZX standards?” a shareholder...

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