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Carbon prices rise slightly, but market confidence still shattered
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Ian Llewellyn: Carbon prices rise slightly, but market confidence still shattered

Secondary market prices lifted closer to $60 yesterday, still well off the peak last year of more than $85.

Ian Llewellyn 14 Apr 2023
How to get private capital into public infrastructure: Napier's example
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Todd Dawson: How to get private capital into public infrastructure: Napier's example

Napier Port's CEO, Todd Dawson, argues that the rest of the country can learn a lot from the port’s partial privatisation.

Todd Dawson 14 Apr 2023
Better quality demands helped fuel house prices: Reserve Bank
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Better quality demands helped fuel house prices: Reserve Bank

Reserve Bank researcher Andrew Coleman says increased demand for better quality housing is one of the reasons house prices rose.

Jenny Ruth 13 Apr 2023
ETS price settings out of step with climate targets: commission
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ETS price settings out of step with climate targets: commission

The government will need to make a decision by the end of September.

Staff reporters 13 Apr 2023