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James Shaw insists public sector will be carbon neutral by 2025
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James Shaw insists public sector will be carbon neutral by 2025

Climate change minister James Shaw may find his Labour colleagues don't agree.

Ian Llewellyn 28 Jun 2021
Russell Coutts wins right to water greens
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Russell Coutts wins right to water greens

The independent commissioner sided squarely with the applicants. 

Paul McBeth 24 Jun 2021
KiwiSaver: the cost of being too conservative
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KiwiSaver: the cost of being too conservative

A seemingly sensible decision to hold default KiwiSaver in low-risk funds, proved to be a costly one.

Andy Fyers 23 Jun 2021
Papers raise doubts about carbon neutral public sector policy
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Papers raise doubts about carbon neutral public sector policy

Ministers have scaled back public sector carbon neutral plans, and schools won't have to report individual emissions.

Ian Llewellyn 22 Jun 2021