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Luxon risks letting a good crisis go to waste

Comment: As Air NZ CEO, Luxon would quote Churchill: 'never let a good crisis go to waste'. But in playing down the oil crisis, he's not taking a long-awaited chance to show leadership, writes Peter Dunne.

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Qantas lifts international fares as war hits fuel costs

Qantas and Air NZ say the Iran war has caused a huge spike in the cost of jet fuel, while Virgin Australia's code-sharing flights to Doha have been cancelled.

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Dame Anne Salmond: Will the real Christopher Luxon please stand up?

If the new PM holds fast to the environmental values he articulated as chief of Air NZ, his legacy will be worth celebrating. Unfortunately, that's not what we're seeing so far.

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Red bands in the black but, above the line, Fonterra puts farmers in red ink

Brace for impact as markets tumble on renewed central bank warnings, and Fonterra lowers its farmgate milk price forecast for the second time in a fortnight. Andrew Patterson reports.

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Corporates and councils cut card surcharges – under duress

The Commerce Commission has persuaded phone company 2degrees to cut its credit card surcharge, but its competitor One NZ is refusing to budge. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Public investment to make NZ a 'first mover' in synthetic jet fuel

The Government is chipping in an initial $575,000 to investigate if the decommissioned Marsden Point refinery can be used to make green hydrogen for synthetic jet fuel – but the energy-intensive process would have to give back to NZ's electricity grid. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Qantas takes on ‘frenemy’ Air NZ on Auckland-NYC route

Qantas, the Flying Kangaroo, will hop into Air New Zealand's patch with a new direct Auckland to New York service.

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Qantas takes on 'frenemy' Air NZ on Auckland-NYC route

Qantas, the Flying Kangaroo, will hop into Air New Zealand's patch with a new direct Auckland to New York service.

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Kiwi superconductor tech could power the electric aviation revolution

New Zealand scientists are building a lighter, more reliable electric engine that they hope could put our country at the centre of the global aviation industry.

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A trip and a show: Cracking down on the most expensive credit card transaction fees

The Commerce Commission will consider penalising merchants that impose unjustified payment surcharges – and the travel and ticketing industries could be first to face the music.

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Cost of making biodiesel soars beyond affordability – Z Energy

Z Energy boss Mike Bennetts acknowledges progress on producing biofuels in New Zealand has slowed almost to a halt, despite their critical role in the transition to low-emissions transport

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Waste Management told isolated Omicron contact to work

Employer support for isolating staff is critical, says the Director-General of Health, as the country braces for three stages of spread of Omicron.

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Covid Red renders Air NZ customers' travel insurance worthless

Customers are accusing Air New Zealand of sneaky – even misleading – behaviour for hiding in its small print the fact its flight insurance does not cover Covid-related disruption.

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Air NZ refuses credit to cancelled festival goers

Customers are calling on Air NZ to offer credits or waive change fees for people booked to fly to summer events that have been cancelled because of the new Covid red light restrictions

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