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Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

29 Jul 10, 3:01pm, Bernard Hickey
Student loan witch hunt begins; 'US worse than Roman empire near the end'; Broken levers; Angry aliens; Dilbert

Cows and trees will dominate in the future

29 Jul 10, 12:58pm, Tony Chaston
In a hard hitting press release the Feds questioned the Governments ETS policy and where it may leave agriculture in the future.

First June trade surplus in 8 years

Updated 29 Jul 10, 11:39am, Gareth Vaughan
Strong dairy exports push June month and quarter into surplus

Farmers meet with MP's over Horizon's One Plan

29 Jul 10, 11:33am, Tony Chaston
Manawatu farmer Grant Barber believes the media has a lot to answer for in the public attitude to dairy farming.

Questions needed into PGGW

29 Jul 10, 10:58am, Tony Chaston
The agricultural service companies of Pyne Gould Guiness and Wrightson NMA, were once icons in the agricultural industry.

RBNZ hikes, but softens outlook

Updated 29 Jul 10, 9:06am, Bernard Hickey
RBNZ hikes OCR to 3%, but sees more moderate future rises in official rate

Dear John: 'Be careful what you wish for'

29 Jul 10, 9:00am, Bernard Hickey
Why John Key should be careful what he wishes for when questioning foreign ownership of NZ land

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

29 Jul 10, 8:41am, Bernard Hickey
Pacific Fibre forging ahead with 2nd cable; Dow down on weak US economy; NZ$ down

Business confidence falls again

Updated 28 Jul 10, 4:55pm, Bernard Hickey
Business confidence falls for 3rd month running; GDP growth outlook weakens to 3% from 4%

Yellow Pages bidders offered loans

28 Jul 10, 4:12pm, Gareth Vaughan
YPG's banks offer bidders vendor finance as they strive to recover 50c in the $

27 Jul 10, 2:38pm FBI may get Cedenco sale money
28 Jul 10, 12:08pm Beef and Lamb NZ's extension projects
28 Jul 10, 11:52am No quorum for lender's meeting
28 Jul 10, 11:39am The "Archilles heel" of dairying - effluent control
28 Jul 10, 10:24am Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
28 Jul 10, 11:12am SFF calls for industry overhaul
28 Jul 10, 9:56am Warning on low ball offer
28 Jul 10, 9:05am NZ$ marks time ahead of OCR
28 Jul 10, 8:48am 90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
26 Jul 10, 6:11pm Settlement offer in tax dispute
27 Jul 10, 2:48pm The Feds farm confidence survey
27 Jul 10, 2:18pm Southern sheep and beef farmers in profit
27 Jul 10, 1:41pm Let's debate our pension crisis
27 Jul 10, 12:59pm Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
27 Jul 10, 12:38pm Another insurer announces weak earnings

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