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There's nothing black and white about ESG
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Julia Jones: There's nothing black and white about ESG

It's time to consciously uncouple ESG from the marketing department.

Julia Jones 19 Oct 2023
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Bill Gates initiative backs NZ's Aspiring Materials
Technology

Bill Gates initiative backs NZ's Aspiring Materials

The Christchurch startup processes rocks to draw down carbon emissions. 

Oliver Lewis 18 Oct 2023
Auckland council spends big on rubbish ads
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Auckland council spends big on rubbish ads

Auckland council spent $4.8m on waste and recycling ads in the past three years.

Cécile Meier 18 Oct 2023
Further rate hikes look to be off the table
Economy

Further rate hikes look to be off the table

Annual inflation dropped back to 5.6%.

Rebecca Howard 17 Oct 2023


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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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