Retired High Court judge Sir Edward Durie and his wife, prominent Maori lawyer Donna Hall, have taken Maori Television and one of its journalists to court for defamation, a High Court judgment says.

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Would-be coalition partners Labour and the Greens have taken different positions on implementing new taxes if they win the election but Greens leader James Shaw says it would have no effect on any future coalition.

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In a lengthy interview with NBR VIEW’s Susan Wood, Mr Orr traverses superannuation issues and risks to the fund, against a backdrop of an election year with superannuation, for the first time in many years, a major issue.

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Ireland’s minister of state for tourism and sport is visiting New Zealand to seek advice and support for a bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup against contenders France and South Africa.

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A2 Milk’s ascendancy has been further affirmed with it joining both the NZX 20 and the ASX 200 indices but The Warehouse’s fall from grace continues with it exiting the benchmark NZX Top 50 Index.

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Local banks’ rising cost of funds and their desire to preserve or raise profit margins are providing an opening for a number of foreign-owned banks in the corporate lending market. The senior client advisor at Bancorp Treasury Services, Peter Cavanaugh, says the four major banks’ appetite for lending to businesses has waned.

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The Labour Party's pledge on the weekend not to bring in any tax increases, a bid to remove one of the party's negatives, is based on a couple of political and economic presumptions.

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The fossil fuel industry received a couple of boosts this week that will help counter the campaign to starve it of research resources and credibility.

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Labour Party leader Andrew Little says New Zealand’s rural sector needs the government's help to hire ready-to-work young New Zealanders.

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A decade ago, nothing scared a National MP more than being asked to talk about superannuation. Those of us with an interest in the issue and a warped sense of humour used to jump out of corridors at National MPs and shout ‘SUPERANNUATION!’ at them.

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