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China trade fears unmatched by good alternatives: report
Fears that New Zealand is overly reliant on trading with China ignore that there are few more attractive markets for many of the country's major exports, says a report by economic consultancy Sense Partners for the New Zealand China Council."Asserting that NZ is 'too'...
Policy
Gas cheaper dry-year option than pumped hydro
Additional gas storage could provide about half the dry-year cover offered by the proposed $4 billion Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme at about 5 percent of the cost, energy executives heard yesterday. Gas Industry Company chief executive Andrew Knight said the Lake Onslow proj...
Policy
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Jenny Ruth: JENNY RUTH: Fostering creativity, ASMs and dumb use of technology
Creative HQ had a great idea to foster innovation and the democratic process by hosting a forum to provide a platform for political parties to communicate relevant policies directly to all the capital's tech-heads, nerds and venture capitalists. But then somebody at Creative H...
Primary Sector
Fonterra favours wood over electricity for emission reduction
Fonterra favours wood over electricity for reducing emissions from its South Island plants. The country’s biggest dairy processor said using electricity to convert its South Island plants from coal is technically challenging and would cost “well over $200” for every tonne of c...
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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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