Film Commission chief executive Dave Gibson has provoked the ire of the New Zealand Initiative’s Eric Crampton by dismissing the Treasury’s scepticism about subsidies for screen productions as mere “ideological resistance.”

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Analysts have been left stunned by the strong price gain at this morning’s GlobalDairyTrade (GDT), despite the futures market pointing to a sizable lift.

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The Otago University law professor that National cabinet minister Gerry Brownlee lashed out at over his criticism of the “lost luggage bill” has fired back.

Andrew Geddis tells NBR Radio the fact that Mr Brownlee “played the man, not the ball, shows my criticism of the bill is correct.”

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Bill Bennett gives beIN Connect a red card

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How much will tomorrow morning's GDT impact the kiwi dollar? NZForex's Nick Tvedt shares his opinion on Currency Talk

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