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Coal mine consent restrictions to ease
Coal mine resource consents will be treated like any extractive mining application.
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NZ trade diplomacy bears fruit in Singapore
Trade minister Todd McClay has also been speaking with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing.
Economy
The high cost of food and fibre caution
Report say food & fibre sector holds good potential for NZ to grow its export footprint.
Immigration
How an immigration scam was stopped in Thailand
A large number of applications coming through one agent tipped INZ off to fraud.
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