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DOMINION POST(www.stuff.co.nz)
Labour closes ranks around Goff: Labour has closed ranks around leader Phil Goff, with MPs and party president Andrew Little presenting a united front against criticisms of his controversial 'nationhood' speech.
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Skyhawks may end up as spare parts: The mothballed air force Skyhawks could end up being used for engineering practice amid concerns the American company that wants to buy them has not got the $150 million the Government wants.
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Fonterra seeks control of Saudi dairy plant: Fonterra wants to take over its Saudi Arabian processing plant Saudi Dairy & Foodstuff -- known as Sadafco -- which makes cheese and re-combines milkpowder.
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Allied shareholders get behind Hanover deal: Allied Farmers shareholders have caught a wave of enthusiasm over the potential behind the company's move to massively increase its equity.
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Power turbines planned for Tory Channel seabed: Twenty commercial-scale marine turbines may be installed on the sea floor almost directly under the main route of the Cook Strait ferries in Tory Channel.
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NEW ZEALAND HERALD (www.nzherald.co.nz)
Contact gives the gas bill a New Year boost: Contact Energy is ringing in the New Year by increasing its gas prices. About 65,000 residential and business users will pay an average of 5 per cent more for gas from January 1.
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Party backs Goff on Nationhood speech: Labour leader Phil Goff has pleaded ignorance about how his 'Nationhood' speech ended up with the same title as Don Brash's infamous Orewa address.
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NZX urged to get more women in top jobs: The NZX is being urged to follow the lead of its Australian counterpart and make public companies set targets for putting more women in top positions.
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Value of building work keeps falling: Building work has plummeted dramatically from its peak two years ago. In the three months to September 2007, houses worth NZ$1.4 billion were being built but that sank to NZ$884 million in the three months to September 2009.
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New laws urged to keep captive insurance firms: A lobby group for the captive insurance industry claims New Zealand could miss out on millions of dollars of economic benefits if it does not regulate foreign-owned companies.
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