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Bernard Hickey: 'I'll let you do the dirty work'
It's official. We now know that John Key and Alan Bollard secretly love our high dollar.

Geoff Simmons: Time to unsheath RB's secret weapon
Economic data is reading a little bit like the zombie apocalypse at the moment: the dollar hit an all-time high this week while inflation is the highest it has been in 21 years.

Peter Bromhead: The Screws of the World
While not shedding any tears over the demise of the News of the World, I am still sorry to see a historic newspaper ruthlessly executed by the "Dirty Digger" - as Private Eye aptly describes Rupert Murdoch.

Deborah Hill Cone: Time to keep an eye on the Sky
Here's another question for the Murdoch empire: Should Sky TV be so dominant in NZ?

Bernard Hickey: Reserve Bank currency claims no longer wash
How on earth are we going to export more high value, high wage-producing goods with a currency headed for parity vs the US dollar?

Labour plan worries tax experts
Exemptions are a major concern with proposed capital gains measure.

Owen Glenn: Wakey wakey NZ, rise and shine
In the first of a series of columns leading up to the election, Owen Glenn says NZ needs a wake-up call.

Deborah Hill Cone: Disgrace takes the fun out of Fleet St
Thanks to the Murdoch papers, clever-dick journalism doesn't look so clever any more.

Fran O'Sullivan: Petricevic ruling common sense
Rod Petricevic was delivered a sharp lesson in the High Court at Auckland yesterday that justice will be served in the Bridgecorp trial irrespective of whether he says he can afford it or not.

Chance for NZ link with carbon scheme
Political uncertainty in Australia will be a factor in decisions on emissions trading here.

Gareth Morgan: Capital gains tax best way to tackle rot
Move would help fix damage from years of exploitation.

Success: Simple science trumps sales-speak
Soil and nutrient advice company gets back to the scientific basics to help farmers optimise production.