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NZ courts wealthy doomsday preppers
Immigration

NZ courts wealthy doomsday preppers

A new visa attracts rich people hedging against Armageddon.

Dileepa Fonseka 18 May 2023
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DairyNZ partners with iwi to restore waterways
Environment

DairyNZ partners with iwi to restore waterways

DairyNZ received $3.4 million in government funding for the programme.

More fabricators opt into Chinese steel
Economy

More fabricators opt into Chinese steel

An increasingly competitive market is seeing more Chinese steel in NZ projects. 

Brent Melville 18 May 2023
AI platform to make companies' climate reporting pain-free
Technology

AI platform to make companies' climate reporting pain-free

A company can find out how its work-from-home policies will affect its carbon emissions. 

Greg Hurrell 17 May 2023


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