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The problems with NZ's energy use

Neville Bennett looks at NZ's continued growth in energy use and relaxed view on global warming. He wonders if nuclear energy is inevitable. Your view?

The never a dull moment NZ$ report

HiFX's Dan Bell reviews the week's global currencies action, including a Greek deal (sort of), more British money printing and a surprise RBA decision

Loss rises at Talley's milk processor

Open Country posts FY loss on high milk prices, NZ dollar

What social media means for banks

Banks need to look outside their core banking business for growth in a new world of little new lending and digital natives, says PwC

Quake impact beyond ChCh massive

Multi-billion dollar cost of earthquake strengthening and higher insurance premiums only now dawning for building owners and bankers outside Christchurch

Amanda's Take Five for Friday

Five cheap Valentine's Day ideas to stoke the fires free of financial harm; plus a bonus offer from Bernard Hickey.

What the US global tax crackdown means for NZ

Concessions for NZ building societies and credit unions in draft Big Brotheresque US crackdown on tax dodgers, but bad news for KiwiSaver providers

Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

Wang Lijun's 'vacation style treatment'; Globalisation's profound failure; Asia's ageing population means bonds will beat stocks again; Clarke and Dawe

NZX to run Fonterra's share trading

NZX gets nod to run Fonterra’s in-house share-trading

Landcorp sells farm for lifestyle blocks

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Landcorp to divide Northland sheep and beef farm into coastal lifestyle blocks and sell to highest bidders. Your view?

Infratil's Lloyd Morrison dies at 54

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Infratil founder and passionate NZ flag supporter Lloyd Morrison dies at 54 after long battle with leukaemia. He will be missed.

Germans pour cold water on Greek 'deal'

Greek bailout package 'not there yet'; March 20 still a stress point

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

Greece agrees to austerity deal, but donors still nervous; China stimulus less likely despite export slump; Bank of England prints again

Safe haven yields rise

Selling pressure in NZ bonds with yields closing up 9 to 10bps

Next ECB LTRO could be €1 trn

Chinese inflation higher; commodity prices lower

Greeks agree

Given the Greek history, 'the market's taking a wait-and-see approach'

More bank mortgage rate cuts

BNZ reduces fixed mortgage rates for terms of 3 to seven years

Stockton yes, Denniston no: F&B ?

Solid Energy seeks consent for 5 million tonne coal mine on Stockton Plateau

Herd testing products popular

LIC lifts 1H net profit 12.3% as dairy farmers test more

ASB's 90% plus LVR lending jumps

Big banks' 90%-plus home loans up NZ$2.9 bln in a year with ASB's more than doubling to NZ$3.4 bln

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These charts follow the weekly prices for crude oil, New Zealand pump prices for unleaded 91 petrol and automotive diesel, as well as the amount of the retail petrol price that is tax, and the oil