One of the reasons behind the dramatic rise in popularity of Emmanuel Macron in France – the equivalent of Labour’s Jacinda Ardern – is a form of progressivism that appeals as much to young voters as those without any knowledge of economics. He is 39, a globalist, has worked for the Rothchilds, is a classy dresser and has written a book called Révolution.

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It’s group hugs all round, among New Zealand’s alternative governing parties – hugs though with some suspicious and potentially painful knee and elbow work going on. To put it another way, the Labour-Green and New Zealand First parties know they have to work together, or at least seem to be working together.

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Massey University researchers are hoping companies will get better bang for their buck from executive education in the findings of a new survey. Professor Jane Parker says the project will fill a gap in local knowledge while also comparing it with similar surveys in the UK and Australia.

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Much-delayed government proposals on closing loopholes on multinational firms were unveiled this morning by Revenue Minister Judith Collins.

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Less than one thousand shipments separated the top two detachable vendors in 2016, according to IDC New Zealand's recently published 2016 fourth quarter Personal Computing Devices Tracker results.

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For all intents and purposes, TVNZ gave up on TiVo in 2011, when it wrote off its $17 million investment and said it would do no further development work on the service.

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US President Donald Trump will no longer issue his new travel ban today because the news cycle is too busy.

"We need [the executive order] to have its own time to breathe," a senior administration official says.

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In his first address to Congress today, US President Donald Trump outlined a message of unity and co-operation for an agenda to lower taxes for the middle class and keep jobs and companies in the US.

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Read more ($): It’s a “sellers’ market” this year with a gap between the number of cashed-up investors and the availability of good quality New Zealand assets, law firm Chapman Tripp predicts.

New Zealand King Salmon says the Ministry of Primary Industry’s inquiry into whether it should be allowed to shift up to six salmon farms in the Marlborough sounds may cost it another $200,000 or more on top of the near $500,000 it spent in the six months ended December.

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