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Uncertainty looms over last carbon auction
Policy

Uncertainty looms over last carbon auction

The next trigger point for carbon price movement will likely be government announcements.

Ian Llewellyn 05 Dec 2022
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Stadium losses swipe $7m from Dunedin Holdings' returns
Infrastructure

Stadium losses swipe $7m from Dunedin Holdings' returns

Dunedin's commercial arm continued to count the cost of covid lockdowns.

Brent Melville 02 Dec 2022
Accidental tourist in Sri Lanka
Opinion

Chamanthie Sinhalage-Fonseka: Accidental tourist in Sri Lanka

It's a weird experience stepping into someone else's crisis.

Aussie wasps enlisted to tackle invasive wattle trees
News in Brief

Aussie wasps enlisted to tackle invasive wattle trees

Horizons Regional Council has won approval to import the bud-galling wasp to control the invasive Sydney golden wattle.

Greg Hurrell 01 Dec 2022


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