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Book Review: Tattersfield's 'Bill Birch, Minister of Everything' hits the right notes
5 Sep, 2020 11:00am
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Was it pique that led Ardern to reject Peters' bid to go harder in Covid-19 fight?
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Housing debt is creeping up and many are deferring payments on it.
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Men have borne the brunt of past retrenchments but this time is different.
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Financial Times: Inoculations that are easier to handle could win out in the end.
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$150 billion wiped off Apple value as shares take an 8 per cent slide.
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Financial Times: Derivatives linked to volatility index reflect nerves over election.
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Financial Times: Revenues increase 7 per cent for Danish toy maker.
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Financial Times: Electric vehicle makers are raising billions as demand returns.
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Financial Times: Cities will not die — their benefits could become more diffuse.
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Financial Times: Pandemic has made necessity the mother of management invention.
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Financial Times: Stocks have rallied 6.6% since July.
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The veteran of nearly two decades follows the exit of three other top staffers.
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Green supporters may see their party leave Parliament and fall apart.
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Rules on resthome subsidies mean legal structures no longer offer protection.
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After defending himself during his trial, Geoffrey Smith was convicted today.
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Who's who in the commercial construction sector, what effect has the pandemic had?
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Airline reports first loss in 18 years and more pain is on the way.
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Businessman Rob Fyfe talks about Covid-19, advising the PM and why he loves a crisis.
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Covid-19 fallout: How parents and teachers can help future-proof the young generation.
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RBNZ chief economist on why he's looking through current the lockdown crisis.
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The technologies we need to complement manual tracing; the countries we can learn from.
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Who's who in the commercial construction sector, what effect has the pandemic had?
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Airline reports first loss in 18 years and more pain is on the way.
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Businessman Rob Fyfe talks about Covid-19, advising the PM and why he loves a crisis.
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Covid-19 fallout: How parents and teachers can help future-proof the young generation.
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RBNZ chief economist on why he's looking through current the lockdown crisis.
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The technologies we need to complement manual tracing; the countries we can learn from.
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A transactional dispute led to an Auckland firm refusing to release $3.64m to a customer.
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A transactional dispute led to an Auckland firm refusing to release $3.64m to a customer.
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How the secret launch went down.
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Strong Wool Action Group formed to carry out recommendations of July industry report.
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Hospitality business says trade has been wiped out from Covid-19.
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They paid $130 a week for stained mattresses, no insulation, and a leaky roof.
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Council's cash-strapped City Housing arm wants to sell up to pay for other redevelopments.
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Tony Houston plans to finish 200 new Auckland homes by 2022.
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You're already gambling on a payout — in a small way — so why not carry on?
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Housing debt is creeping up and many are deferring payments on it.
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Firms need our economic leaders to talk reforms urgently.
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Brad Tattersfield's biography of Bill Birch is very relevant to today's world.
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Recession fears drive extra savings up.
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If Judith wins election, how will she get anyone to listen to her if her husband doesn't.
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An ex-policeman who switched careers to mushroom farming is helping others do the same.
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A transactional dispute led to an Auckland firm refusing to release $3.64m to a customer.
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A woman used a workmate's iPad to take a photo of an image of her naked breasts.
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MacKenzie Scott owns a 4 per cent stake in Amazon.
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Men have borne the brunt of past retrenchments but this time is different.
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The fraud involved a false representation that a $4.4m deposit was needed for a property.
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After defending himself during his trial, Geoffrey Smith was convicted today.
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Spark Sport will increase the monthly cost of its service from September.
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New Zealand's total gross debt is now $603.5b - about $120,000 per head of population.
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Dalton has consistently denied the money lost in the fraud was taxpayers' money.
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New Zealanders need to keep upskilling digitally as the "future of work" hits now.
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Nobel prize-winning economist says New Zealand's Covid-19 response is best in world.
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Does Bunnings deliver on its brand promise of lowest prices guaranteed? That's a tricky one to answer.
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Top 200 tech sector companies generated revenue of $12.1b on the back of export markets.
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The New Zealand dollar resumed its upward march.
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Bumper profit fuelled by Covid-19 related furniture and home goods sales rush.
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Three prominent CEOs have shared thoughts on NZ's post-Covid China relationship.
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Ex-Deputy PM joins Bayleys in senior role after recommendation from John Key.
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Clendon Shopping Centre comes with plans for new multi-million-dollar food court.
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Ellerslie development targets tenants looking for premium space.
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MaxCap Group to provide funding for Safari Group's Wellington project.
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Defensive asset Auckland's Pakuranga for sale.
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Property could suit commercial occupiers reassessing their space requirements.
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