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Policy
Forest & Bird says greenhouse gas targets require significant land use change
By Rebecca Howard July 25 (BusinessDesk) - The Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society told the parliamentary environment select committee significant changes to land use are essential to reach proposed emission reduction targets. Forest & Bird argued the targets contained i...
Retail
Competition, consumer protections key to productivity - ComCom
By Gavin Evans July 25 (BusinessDesk) - Competition and proper consumer protections will be essential if New Zealand is to benefit from the rapid technological developments underway globally, Commerce Commission chair Anna Rawlings says. While new technologies are providing...
Policy
NZ dollar falls on news RBNZ is looking at "unconventional" policy
By Jenny Ruth July 23 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar fell after the Reserve Bank released information showing it is at a "very early stage” in refreshing its “unconventional monetary policy strategy." The kiwi was trading at 67.31 US cents at 5pm in Wellington from...
Retail
Improved transmission pricing may save $2.7 bln - Electricity Authority
By Gavin Evans July 23 (BusinessDesk) - Changes proposed to the way electricity transmission costs are shared could deliver about $2.7 billion in benefits to consumers during the next 30 years, the Electricity Authority says. The plan, which aims to charge consumers based o...
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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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