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Inside Today's Independent Financial Review
Inside Today's Independent Financial Review
FOREST FRENZY; A mountainous one-year backlog of felled timber has grown outside wood processors' doors as forest owners rush to beat Kyoto carbon charges. Nick Smith reports.
MINISTER DEFENDS OUTSOURCING BINGE; Social development Ruth Dyson says it's OK the Ministry of Social Development last year spent $6 million on outsourced services, despite staff numbers hitting 10,000, reports Kimberley Villari.
ON THE HOUSE; As the housing market slows, homeowners are likely to stop withdrawing equity from their homes, potentially sucking $3 billion a year of spending out of retail and the broader economy.
SUPERSIZE ME; Dairy farmers shouldn't just think about what might happen if they OK Fonterra's listing plan; they also need to think about what might happen if they don't.
POWER FAILURE; Was Vector ambushed by the Commerce Commission, or did it just pay too much for NGC?
ENDS
Auckland UniServices Ltd: NZ-Japan Data Share Will Enhance Vaccine Research
University of Auckland: Researchers Unite To Advance Space Technology
Rocket Lab: Sets Launch Date For 51st Electron Mission
Xero: Kiwi Small Businesses Record Largest Decline In Sales Since May 2020
Westpac NZ: Cuts Home Loan And Term Deposit Rates
TTM ISG: Temporary Traffic Management Can’t Be The Scapegoat For Ineffective Systems And Planning
