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ELECTION 2020: Winston Peters, King of the Grumps, Vows Happiness
Election 2020

ELECTION 2020: Winston Peters, King of the Grumps, Vows Happiness

Winston Peters has a price on his head this election, and he knows it.

Jane Clifton 04 Aug 2020
RMA Reform Proposals: What You Need to Know
Policy Free

RMA Reform Proposals: What You Need to Know

Passed in 1991, the Resource Management Act was revolutionary at the time and the creature of a pioneering legislator, Geoffrey Palmer. It placed ‘sustainable development’ at the heart of new law that was intended to govern land use, resource development and environmental prot...

Pattrick Smellie 29 Jul 2020
The 'cunning' plan that could see Mark Bryers in jail
Finance Free

The 'cunning' plan that could see Mark Bryers in jail

“I want to get to a point that, if anybody gets asked about who owns, ultimately, this group of companies, that the Federals, the ATO, the such and such, can’t get to the f***** truth.” That's what former Blue Chip principal Mark Bryers told Sydney construction boss George Ale...

Victoria Young 29 Jul 2020
BRENT MELVILLE: The zombie company of Mataura Valley
Primary Sector Free

BRENT MELVILLE: The zombie company of Mataura Valley

When it started production outside Gore in late 2018, Mataura Valley Milk was greeted with huge excitement.

Brent Melville 27 Jul 2020