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New company plans NZ's first major solar farms
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New company plans NZ's first major solar farms

Lodestone Energy managing director Gary Holden says development will provide solar energy to Dargaville, Kaitaia, Whakatane, Edgecumbe, and Whitianga.

Ian Llewellyn 12 May 2021
Showdown over green fairways looms for Coutts
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Showdown over green fairways looms for Coutts

Neighbour Mark Weldon is strident in his opposition to the Coutts' proposed water take.

Paul McBeth 12 May 2021
Jay Robertson: Mega-rich will be first tourists back
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Jay Robertson: Mega-rich will be first tourists back

Luxury lodge CEO reveals how business has adapted to life without air travel, and his view is NZ will be 'more popular than ever' when borders open.

Govt eats humble pie with symbolic backdown on public sector pay
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Govt eats humble pie with symbolic backdown on public sector pay

The government may not have rescinded its public sector pay 'guidance', but it is firmly on the back foot after a ferocious trade union reaction.

Pattrick Smellie 11 May 2021