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Victoria Young: Why Fonterra, Genesis etc must worry about landmark climate change case
It's a worry for corporations that the stodgy legal profession has a group bold enough to take a stance on climate change.
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Finance
More extreme weather events hit IAG’s margins
The insurer's New Zealand arm reported an insurance profit of A$220 million (NZ$242m), down from A$305m.
Policy
RBNZ tipped to hike by 50bp – but what next?
The cash rate is currently set at 2.5% and most expect the endpoint to be around 4.0%, although ANZ now says it could go to 4.5%.
Environment
NZ leads the world in clearing islands of animal predators
New Zealand has led the world in pest eradication from its islands for more than 100 years a new global survey has found.
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