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Opinion
Paul McBeth: A Pacific battlefield in tech wars
Telco and tech investors need to brace for growing political intervention in their sectors.
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Economy
Tourist fee mooted to visit 8th wonder of the world
The volume of visitors in Milford Sound is fine – the timing needs fixing.
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Policy
Queenstown tackles growing housing pain
The resort town has one of NZ's highest average house prices, and a plan to build more than 16,000 new homes.
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Opinion
Paul McBeth: America’s Cup - knowing the cost of everything and the value of nothing
There's always a lot of backslapping after a major event, but can you boil them down to the numbers?
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