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NZ dollar set to miss out on Santa rally
Economy

NZ dollar set to miss out on Santa rally

Trump's victory and the RBNZ's steep rate cut weighed on the kiwi. 

Rebecca Howard 04 Dec 2024
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Farming sector looks beyond cancelled emissions pricing
Primary Sector

Farming sector looks beyond cancelled emissions pricing

Agriculture will have to play its part in reducing emissions somehow or other.

Greg Hurrell 04 Dec 2024
Willis wants better answers on SolarZero
Policy

Willis wants better answers on SolarZero

The NZ Green Investment Fund's decisions are under the microscope.

Pattrick Smellie 03 Dec 2024
Solar 'barely profitable': Provider
Energy

Solar 'barely profitable': Provider

US investor Black Rock saw SolarZero as slam-dunk, competitor says.

Maria Slade 03 Dec 2024


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Pattrick Smellie

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Pattrick was judged New Zealand's best overall columnist and business columnist of the year at the Voyager 2021 Media Awards. He has more than 35 years’ experience reporting and working in New Zealand politics and the commercial sector. A former Press Gallery chairman, he is an award-winning journalist and has worked for titles including The Dominion, The Press, Sunday Star-Times and National Business Review. He was the first NZ correspondent for The Australian and co-founded BusinessDesk in 2008.

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