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Primary Sector
Rio Tinto reiterates Tiwai position as aluminium prices stay weak
ASX-listed mining giant Rio Tinto is lobbying on both sides of the Tasman as it seeks cheaper energy for its aluminium smelters.The majority owner of the Tiwai Point smelter said the aluminium industry continued to face low profitability in what it described as challenging condit...
Policy
Wairarapa Water gets $7m of PGF money for water scheme
Wairarapa Water has secured a $7 million investment from the government’s provincial growth fund to help pay for the development before construction starts on new storage near Masterton in the next couple of years.The planned water storage at Wakamoekau north-west of Masterton ha...
Economy
What’s up with frontier firms? ProdCom going under the hood
Finance Minister Grant Robertson has tasked the Productivity Commission with finding out how to get the most from firms at the cutting edge of technology and innovation.Robertson released the inquiry's terms of reference, noting that the average New Zealand tech firm didn't perfo...
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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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