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Record low interest ensures carbon auction failure
Markets

Record low interest ensures carbon auction failure

It means the govt will have less money for its fiscal plans.

Ian Llewellyn 06 Dec 2023
Last carbon auction of year fails to clear
Markets

Last carbon auction of year fails to clear

$900 miilion has slipped through the government's fingers.

Ian Llewellyn 06 Dec 2023
Business of Government: and so it begins …
Politics

Business of Government: and so it begins …

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Jem Traylen 06 Dec 2023
Mayor v minister: Wellington’s Golden Mile will be a test for both
Politics Analysis

Mayor v minister: Wellington’s Golden Mile will be a test for both

Simeon Brown can use the Golden Mile as a bargaining chip if he's unable to stop it.

Jem Traylen 04 Dec 2023