Opinion
We don't yet get the gravity of this crisis
By ROD ORAM - Sunday Star Times
Congratulations, New Zealand! We have become the Road Runner cartoons' Wile E Coyote of nations. During the past year we have run full-tilt over the cliff. If we keep running and don't look down, our political and business leaders assure us, we'll be all right.
A principle of shareholders' rights
By BRUCE McKAY - The Dominion Post
The Capital Markets Development Taskforce has made a number of recommendations to relax capital raising rules in response to the financial crisis.
Falling mortgage rates offer chance
By MARY HOLM - The Dominion Post
It's hard to believe that less than nine months ago this column featured suggestions for people facing big mortgage rate rises. Now, with floating mortgage rates falling fast, the advice is quite different.
Milking greener pastures
By ROD ORAM - Sunday Star Times
Faced with high land values and falling milk prices at home, a growing number of New Zealand dairy farmers are investing in South America, the United States, eastern Europe and Russia.
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