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<i>Fran O'Sullivan:</i> Year-end mailbag chock-full of surprises
Fran O'Sullivan takes a light-hearted look at the holiday letters that political and business leaders might have written.
Eight things to watch out for as year unfolds
Sick of surprises, Bloomberg News columnist Matthew Lynn offers a few more wild guesses for the business world in 2010.
<i>Anthony Doesburg:</i> Where rising tides are more than a future threat
Many nations fear rising water levels, but the Netherlands already has practical experience.
<i>Deborah Hill Cone:</i> Barbs, bemusements and bollockings
That's it then - another year of spouting, pronouncing and sticking the occasional spanner in the works.
<i>Yoke Har Lee:</i> Firm plays NZ drawcard to win drug trials
High standards and lower costs have helped to gain contracts from international pharmaceutical firms.
<i>Liam Dann</i>: It's about ordinary investors
The Hanover investors who grudgingly voted for the Allied Farmers deal probably haven't had time to digest the contents of the capital markets report.
<i>Fran O'Sullivan</i>: A new year, and a new game
John Key is promising senior business leaders that 2010 will be a 'game-changer'.