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The Court of Appeal has ruled that the Hauraki District Council broke the law when granting OceanaGold access to a paper road in the Wharekirauponga forest.

However, as the ruling itself suggested, that decision may not matter much, as the project gained fast-track consent for its Waihi North mining project last December. 


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Artificial intelligence isn’t coming to the New Zealand public sector – it’s already here.


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Roll-ups – when a business hoovers up a range of competitors hoping to achieve economies of scale – rarely go well.

Just ask Simon Henry at DGL Group.


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Competition for private equity deals is intensifying as KiwiSaver funds enter the market, but the Accident Compensation Corporation says its scale and experience will maintain its advantage. 

The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) has about $50.8 billion invested, with about $2.68b in private markets, ACC’s financial condition report showed. 


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Kim Crawford Winery has cut emissions from its refrigeration plant by nearly half and eliminated more than $1 million in annual hire costs.

The Marlborough winery, part of Constellation Brands NZ, last year replaced an ageing system that was leaking climate-damaging gases and relying on diesel generators to get through each harvest.


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