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<i>Fran O'Sullivan:</i> Year-end mailbag chock-full of surprises
Fran O'Sullivan takes a light-hearted look at the holiday letters that political and business leaders might have written.
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Eight things to watch out for as year unfolds
Sick of surprises, Bloomberg News columnist Matthew Lynn offers a few more wild guesses for the business world in 2010.
![<i>Anthony Doesburg:</i> Where rising tides are more than a future threat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
<i>Anthony Doesburg:</i> Where rising tides are more than a future threat
Many nations fear rising water levels, but the Netherlands already has practical experience.
![<i>Deborah Hill Cone:</i> Barbs, bemusements and bollockings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
<i>Deborah Hill Cone:</i> Barbs, bemusements and bollockings
That's it then - another year of spouting, pronouncing and sticking the occasional spanner in the works.
![<i>Yoke Har Lee:</i> Firm plays NZ drawcard to win drug trials](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
<i>Yoke Har Lee:</i> Firm plays NZ drawcard to win drug trials
High standards and lower costs have helped to gain contracts from international pharmaceutical firms.
![<i>Liam Dann</i>: It's about ordinary investors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
<i>Liam Dann</i>: It's about ordinary investors
The Hanover investors who grudgingly voted for the Allied Farmers deal probably haven't had time to digest the contents of the capital markets report.
![<i>Fran O'Sullivan</i>: A new year, and a new game](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
<i>Fran O'Sullivan</i>: A new year, and a new game
John Key is promising senior business leaders that 2010 will be a 'game-changer'.