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Failed director can't afford a lawyer
A director of a failed finance company who is accused of misleading investors says he cannot afford a lawyer and will probably have to represent himself at trial.
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Perceptions of power competition improve
Public perceptions of how competitive the retail electricity sector is have improved, though to less-than-emphatic levels.
![Peter McClure: Fonterra head says light-proof bottle doing well](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Peter McClure: Fonterra head says light-proof bottle doing well
The only way to protect milk from light damage is to block out all light. The trade off, however, is the inability to see how much is left, writes Peter McClure.
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Bank of England warned on inflation pressures
Britons should be braced for years of high inflation as the cost of living soars stubbornly ahead of wages, a leading economic forecaster warns.
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Mike Cooper: Aggressive stance needed when challenging a big player
How do you get people to try a new food product that is up against a big player?
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Tea grower brews plan for success
When Tzu Chen first saw camellia trees flourishing in the Waikato, it seeded what could have been viewed as an impossible dream.
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Innovative thinker gets the nod
Simon Challies is an innovative thinker whose time at the helm of Ryman Healthcare has been critical to the firm's success, says David Kerr, chairman of the retirement village operator.
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Govt sets sights on Meridian
Meridian Energy, New Zealand's biggest and most profitable power company, will be partially privatised later this year, Finance Minister Bill English confirmed in yesterday's Budget.
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Goodman payouts leave investors cold
Market players were left unimpressed by a big profit rise at NZX-listed landlord Goodman Property Trust, saying management were the only ones gaining financially.
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NZ houses overvalued by 25pc - IMF
New Zealand housing is already overvalued by about 25 per cent and if it continues to rise may force the Reserve Bank to hike interest rates, according to the IMF.
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Get tough on corruption - SFO
The Serious Fraud Office wants tougher penalties for people found guilty of corruption in the private sector.
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Finance sleuths to speak on forensic accounting
The chief executive of Kim Dotcom's latest start-up, the boss of the Financial Markets Authority, a former police detective and a Buddhist nun are at a conference beginning in Auckland today.