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Tales of incompetence and woe in quake city

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| Chris Hutching for NBR NZ Property Investor | Wednesday December 11, 2013 | 4 comments

"Chris ... thank you for a most informative article. A top-down bureaucratic disaster."

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Fonterra units sink back to issue price as product squeeze hurts dividend, earnings outlook

Jonathan Underhill | Wednesday December 11, 2013 | 6 comments

"The higher the price paid to farmers the greater margin is squeezed and the lower dividends through the fund. "

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Resource consents for Solid Energy's $60m Cypress mine expansion still valid – High Court

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| Stephanie Flores | Wednesday December 11, 2013 | 1 comment

Car Torque: Holden Axes Australian Assembly

David Linklater | Wednesday December 11, 2013

Ogilvy GM quits

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| Victoria Young | Wednesday December 11, 2013

Inner-city Auckland residents take Bunnings decision to Environment Court

NBR Staff | Wednesday December 11, 2013

Residents in Arch Hill have so far spent $50,000 to oppose a DIY retail store.

Bunnings gets consent for Grey Lynn site

Abano shareholders ask: Where have all the profits gone? Grant Samuel responds

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| Duncan Bridgeman | Wednesday December 11, 2013

Chorus warns of more earnings pain from latest review on copper lines

Paul McBeth | Wednesday December 11, 2013 | 10 comments

Seven ways to make the UFB rollout cheaper

"Nobody should be surprised that the regulator thinks Chorus is charging too much for these services"

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The LVR backdown - why it happened and what it means

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| Rob Hosking | Wednesday December 11, 2013 | 9 comments

"The Government should now also restrict foreign buyers to new-builds - as is the case in Australia."

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Wellington’s biggest leaky building battle goes another round

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| Victoria Young | Wednesday December 11, 2013

Court loosens weathertight homes criteria

$US200m startup promises Kiwis cheaper broadband via satellite but …

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| Chris Keall | Wednesday December 11, 2013

MRP freezes energy price until April 2015

Paul McBeth | Wednesday December 11, 2013 | 1 comment

NetSafe NZ warns of new ransomware threat following three attacks today

NBR Staff | Wednesday December 11, 2013 | 1 comment

CryptoLocker malware has hit consumers, small business people - who have to pay around $500 to get locked up computer files decrypted.

A Spy Year

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| Penny Pepperell of Capital Letter | Wednesday December 11, 2013

Beleaguered Cornwall Park trust board defends rental write down

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| Victoria Young for NBR NZ Property Investor | Wednesday December 11, 2013 | 1 comment

Bloopers from this morning’s John Banks hearing

Stephanie Flores | Wednesday December 11, 2013 | 11 comments

"It’s easy to criticise and do nothing."

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Shareholder group favours Kiwi internalisation

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| Chris Hutching for NBR NZ Property Investor | Wednesday December 11, 2013

NZ POLITICS DAILY: Who cares about poverty?

Bryce Edwards | Wednesday December 11, 2013 | 1 comment

Sky TV finally releases iPad app - pros, cons, what's next

Chris Keall | Wednesday December 11, 2013 | 29 comments

" Would they consider a 'pay per view' scenario streamed to a Windows pc, internet enabled TV or similar device?"

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Man free-climbs Auckland's Metropolis in Samsung publicity stunt

NBR staff | Wednesday December 11, 2013

Hands on with Samsung's Galaxy Gear smart watch (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

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