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Policy
Carbon auction fails as buyers sit tight
Not enough bids above the confidential reserve price came to clear all units on offer.
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Primary Sector
Govt pushes controversial land-use decisions on to councils
Councils will have more power to block the planting of permanent pine forest plantations.
![Carbon auction is set to fail](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/farm-foresty-getty-Q.webp)
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Policy
Electricity blackout risks have been reduced, but not ruled out
Winter is here and the electricity sector says it is as ready as it can be.