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"Analyst Owen McShane " Oooh an expert wrote it, so it MUST be TRUE.  If he's that good (...
mist42nz It's time to take the risks in China seriously
"Maybe our economy and the global economy will never get back to "normal". Bernard in the...
Wolly 'Next 5-10 years make or break for NZ'
Aye, that's the kind of thing I'm talking about.  I can see those things happening. But....
mist42nz Budget 2012 reactions
If 40story turbines are in a res zone. Then the problem is not with the generation company. It's with...
mist42nz 'Next 5-10 years make or break for NZ'
CHRISTCHURCH COUNCIL NEEDS BIG SORT OUT - FAST   The Press article "Council rules out need for sell...
Hugh Pavletich Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Yes...unless it is rental income given how rental receipts are defined in the Act. As an aside this is why...
speckles 'Next 5-10 years make or break for NZ'
Well mist42nz, Glaxo didn't plan to stick 40 story turbines right over residential property and for those...
OMG 'Next 5-10 years make or break for NZ'
I only have the specifics for the ones setup by myself (as assistant) and the guy in charge (Chris, who did...
mist42nz 'Next 5-10 years make or break for NZ'
IRD say so. and the law backs them up. It's illegal to set up a company with a constant loss projection...
mist42nz 'Next 5-10 years make or break for NZ'
And that is precisely the reason we need Gareth and co, or anyone else in the media industry to speak up,...
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Ritzy Newmarket hits retail brick wall

24 Sep 10, 6:03pm, Nick Jones
'Pop-up' shops and empty buildings drag ritzy Newmarket shopping district back down to $2 dollar shop earth

Middle classes facing loan sharks too

24 Sep 10, 5:27pm, Nick Jones
Mortgagee sales forcing middle classes to use loan sharks as moves to toughen rules for 'fringe lenders' stall

90% of ASB's job fund still available

20 Sep 10, 4:01pm, Nick Jones
Launched amid much fanfare 19 months ago, almost 90% of ASB's NZ$1 bln Job Creation Fund remains untapped

Exporters call to cut or hold OCR

14 Sep 10, 12:48pm, Nick Jones
NZMEA calls for Reserve Bank to slice OCR; Federated Farmers want OCR put on hold for 2010. Your view?

Westpac predicts gloom for housing

13 Sep 10, 2:55pm, Nick Jones
Westpac sees 'lacklustre August house sales, price weakness, lengthening time to sell'

ASB: Do your banking on Facebook

13 Sep 10, 2:03pm, Nick Jones
ASB launches 'world's first Virtual Branch' on Facebook

August food prices down 0.1%

13 Sep 10, 1:17pm, Nick Jones
Annualised food prices fall for fourth straight month

ASB launches quake term deposit

08 Sep 10, 2:29pm, Nick Jones
ASB to donate NZ$10 to earthquake appeal for each customer who invests in a special term deposit

New Dorchester Insurance Manager

08 Sep 10, 12:08pm, Nick Jones
Dorchester appoints ex Lumley exec Greg Main as General Manager, Insurance and Lending

Canterbury's small businesses in 'crisis'

Updated 07 Sep 10, 3:39pm, Nick Jones
Canterbury's quake-hit small businesses face cashflow "crisis"; Govt sets NZ$15 mln wages fund

Banks detail emergency funding plans

Updated 07 Sep 10, 9:37am, Nick Jones
Banks detail emergency loan and relief plans for cash strapped and quake-hit Cantabrians

Quake splits silos in NZ's breadbasket

Updated 07 Sep 10, 7:59am, Nick Jones
Wheat farmers face big losses as 38 silos split or topple in the quake; 'Like coke cans going off'