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RBNZ says climate change is a risk and it's already here
RBNZ governor Adrian Orr says there is a need for an urgent and collaborative response.
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Supermarket inquiry: the role of ‘Pam’s’
Grocery suppliers say 'own' brands, like Pam's, are forcing them off the shelves. The supermarket owners say they're an essential choice, beloved by their customers.
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Jenny Ruth: A rose is a rose is a rose. But not at my bank
Banks are wrongly trying to hide behind the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act to bully their customers over account names.
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Are supermarkets devils or angels? ComCom asked to decide
The Commerce Commission heard claims about predatory and misleading behaviour by supermarkets in its second day of hearings on grocery market competition.
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Pattrick was judged New Zealand's best overall columnist and business columnist of the year at the Voyager 2021 Media Awards. He has more than 35 years’ experience reporting and working in New Zealand politics and the commercial sector. A former Press Gallery chairman, he is an award-winning journalist and has worked for titles including The Dominion, The Press, Sunday Star-Times and National Business Review. He was the first NZ correspondent for The Australian and co-founded BusinessDesk in 2008.
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