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Climate commission cuts EV uptake forecasts
Second hand EVs may not be as plentiful as first thought, although hybrids will help reduce transport emissions, the climate change commission says.
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Call for 'urgent' review of retirement village laws
Retirement village operators say a review of the laws governing them would be "unnecessary and excessive."
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Jake Bezzant resigns company directorship
Last week Invisible Urban Charging investor and Ninja Kiwi founder Chris Harris said he would be "deeply concerned” if the allegations were true.
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The Queen's birthday honours list, the best of NZ
The Queen's birthday 2021 honours list is out today, and its a great example of team New Zealand.
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Pattrick Smellie
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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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