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Shareholder benefits of share buybacks are dubious
Finance

Jenny Ruth: Shareholder benefits of share buybacks are dubious

Fletcher Building spent $273.5 million on its share buyback and the company was worth $1.88 billion less than when the buyback began.

Jenny Ruth 05 Sep 2022
There's a wee nip in the air at Pōkeno
The Life Free

There's a wee nip in the air at Pōkeno

The whisky startup has global designs, starting with producing a proper aged single malt.

Brent Melville 04 Sep 2022
Cabernet franc – a hot drop whose time has come
The Life Free

Cabernet franc – a hot drop whose time has come

In NZ, the grape has often been used in blends but it's now becoming popular as a varietal wine. 

Bob Campbell MW 04 Sep 2022