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Ian Llewellyn: Carbon prices rise slightly, but market confidence still shattered
Secondary market prices lifted closer to $60 yesterday, still well off the peak last year of more than $85.
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Environment
Science helping to build storm resilience
The government has so far allocated half of its funding for urgent research and science services to aid the recent extreme weather response and recovery.In February, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment reallocated $10.8 million for urgent scientific research and d...
Infrastructure
Govt confirms 10 Three Waters entities change
The policy also gets a rebrand, as "affordable water" to move on from the damage inflicted on the government by the reforms.
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