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Federated Farmers weighs in on Reserve Bank remit
The lobby group values price stability over maximum sustainable employment.
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Jenny Ruth: Wishful thinking ignores unprecedented tightening
The US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell is willing to risk recession while Adrian Orr has promised us one.
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Tyres, batteries, plastics will have to be recycled
The first stewardship schemes should be in place this year, with most others following in 2024 and 2025.
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Zespri liquidates company it sued for $15m
Smiling Face Limited was tipped into liquidation last year.
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