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| Fur flies over possum profit |
| Possum fur industry figures lobbying the Government for help are likely to be frustrated by the realities of controlling the marsupial pests.Two initiatives are under way to create better co-ordination between those who make a... |
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Published: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:00 a.m. |
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| Gender quotas panned |
| The New Zealand Stock Exchange will not follow its Australian counterpart and require companies to meet voluntary quotas for increasing the number of women at the top.The NZX says it is not considering any amendments to its rules... |
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Published: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:00 a.m. |
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| Playboy store goes bust |
| With his Playboy mansion and Bunnies on tap, Hugh Hefner must be the envy of millions of men around the world. But the chance to buy into his luxury lifestyle failed to arouse sustained interest in New Zealand and Auckland's much-hyped... |
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Published: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:00 a.m. |
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| McKenna beats IRD |
| The Inland Revenue Department has withdrawn its applications to liquidate 14 of embattled property developer Nigel McKenna's companies but it did have a 15th McKenna entity liquidated - Melview Halsey.The company's lawyer, Rob... |
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Published: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:00 a.m. |
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| Migrants share knowledge |
| When construction work dried up in the 1989 recession, Fijian Indian civil engineer Vinod Kumar sold the family home he had built and bought his first retail outlet.He now owns three Mitre 10s, including the country's first Mitre... |
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Published: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:00 a.m. |
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| Fake site shut down |
| A fake Trade Me website set up by internet fraudsters in China has been shut down. The site was a virtual replica of the real site, with scammers even copying the "Kev the blue Kiwi" icon.Investigators found it was registered... |
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Published: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:00 a.m. |
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