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Advance Australia fear
It's strange that the National Australia Bank's (NAB) final knockback in its attempt to take over AXA has received such little airplay in the New Zealand press.
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<i>Deborah Hill Cone</i>: Better to give, not just receive
This week I am playing it safe with an easy target. Let's hear it for receivers.
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Christchurch earthquake: New home owners in limbo
New home owners are finding themselves in limbo as insurers refuse to write any new policies for Christchurch's shaken homes.
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<i>Susan Watson:</i> Grey boards need a touch of flair
Directors of our failed companies may well feel beleaguered as the spotlight of public reprobation turns in their direction.
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Allied Farmers Rob Alloway resigns
Allied Farmers chief executive Rob Alloway has resigned, following chairman John Loughlin out of a firm whose finance arm is in receivership.
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<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Dear Allan Hubbard - Please say sorry and thanks
Dear Allan Hubbard. Please take responsibility for the mess created by the boom and now bust of the South Island's largest financial institution, writes Bernard Hickey.