Best of BusinessDesk: Race for fusion energy hots up
Technology

Best of BusinessDesk: Race for fusion energy hots up

OpenStar's test in Wellington reached several million degrees Celsius.

Greg Hurrell 30 Dec 2024
When Lincoln students 'kidnapped' the PM
Retrospective

When Lincoln students 'kidnapped' the PM

Opposition leader Norman Kirk was also tied up and put on a hay bale.

Greg Hurrell 30 Dec 2024
Power to the people? Social Investment Agency goes live
Policy

Power to the people? Social Investment Agency goes live

The agency needs some wins to survive the political cycle.

Greg Hurrell 23 Dec 2024
Closing NZ's Paris Agreement 'emissions gap'
Climate Policy

Closing NZ's Paris Agreement 'emissions gap'

Overseas carbon credits won't be cheap, as Treasury has warned.

Greg Hurrell 20 Dec 2024