‘We’re failing to consider these people are entitled to due process’ – Damien Grant on state’s ‘pernicious’ assets seizures

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“You’ve got to maintain visual contact with the drone for the entire flight. And that’s not through binoculars or any technology-aided system; that’s with your own bare eyes. So I’d have thought carrying a pizza 1.5km might present some challenges.”

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This week, China launched an “ultra-secure” and “uncrackable” communications satellite into orbit to prepare for experiments. Beijing hopes its Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS) system will be the first of a constellation of communications satellites by 2030 all using quantum entanglement communications technology.

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Burgeoning property prices are helping to fill Metlifecare’s [NZX: MET] coffers, with the retirement village company reporting annual net profit after tax up 86% to $228.7 million.

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On Sunday, Broadcasting Minister Amy Adams announced she would introduce a bill so the Broadcasting Standards Authority could regulate on-demand content and ensure it meets classification and content standards, which TV channels are subject to.

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It might not be headline news but the major shake-ups of our media environment threaten a seismic shift in the New Zealand media landscape. Do we care? Should we care? Yes, we should.

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ASB's Nathan Penny says milk prices will continue to lift, following today's 50c increase to Fonterra's milk price forecast

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A2 Milk’s [NZX: ATM] share price dived as much as 10% on Wednesday, despite the dairy products company beating its own guidance on annual operating earnings.

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Meridian Energy [NZX:MEL] managed to raise average retail prices 3% in the year ended June, despite the increasing competition in the electricity market.

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It’s been a tough year for New Zealand's biggest electricity retailer Genesis Energy [NZX: GNE] and it’s not about to get any easier, the company’s new chief executive admits.

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