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What King Charles could mean for the royal finances
The new monarch wants a smaller firm but, without more transparency, costs won’t fall.
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The Economist: Global activity approaching pre-covid levels
With the government due to make announcements today on the 'traffic light' system, New Zealand is near the bottom of a league table of 50 countries whose economies are getting back close to pre-pandemic levels.
![Britain’s failure to build is throttling its economy](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/Britain-s-bonkers-planning-rules-hero-pic-GettyImages-1229130345.webp)
Britain’s failure to build is throttling its economy
Squeezing green belts and devolving tax powers would be a good start to fixing the country's bonkers planning rules.
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The death of Elizabeth II marks the end of an era
It deprives Britain of a thread that wove the nation together and linked it to its past