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Kiwibank predicts weaker kiwi
Economy

Kiwibank predicts weaker kiwi

Is the recent softening in the US dollar a blip or a shift that will be sustained?

Dan Brunskill 23 Dec 2022
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Funding cuts: when good pines could go wild
Environment

Funding cuts: when good pines could go wild

"Unmanaged" forestry carbon sinks could worsen New Zealand's wilding pine problem.

Greg Hurrell 23 Dec 2022
Contested methane measure on the table for review
Primary Sector

Contested methane measure on the table for review

The best measure for the global warming impact of methane emissions remains a live debate.

Pattrick Smellie 21 Dec 2022
Dairy index falls by 3.8% at last auction of 2022
Economy

Dairy index falls by 3.8% at last auction of 2022

The index fell by 3.8% to an average of US$3,493 per metric tonne.

Riley Kennedy 21 Dec 2022


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Pattrick was judged New Zealand's best overall columnist and business columnist of the year at the Voyager 2021 Media Awards. He has more than 35 years’ experience reporting and working in New Zealand politics and the commercial sector. A former Press Gallery chairman, he is an award-winning journalist and has worked for titles including The Dominion, The Press, Sunday Star-Times and National Business Review. He was the first NZ correspondent for The Australian and co-founded BusinessDesk in 2008.

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