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Inside Today's Independent Financial Review
Inside Today's Independent Financial Review
FOREST FRENZY; A mountainous one-year backlog of felled timber has grown outside wood processors' doors as forest owners rush to beat Kyoto carbon charges. Nick Smith reports.
MINISTER DEFENDS OUTSOURCING BINGE; Social development Ruth Dyson says it's OK the Ministry of Social Development last year spent $6 million on outsourced services, despite staff numbers hitting 10,000, reports Kimberley Villari.
ON THE HOUSE; As the housing market slows, homeowners are likely to stop withdrawing equity from their homes, potentially sucking $3 billion a year of spending out of retail and the broader economy.
SUPERSIZE ME; Dairy farmers shouldn't just think about what might happen if they OK Fonterra's listing plan; they also need to think about what might happen if they don't.
POWER FAILURE; Was Vector ambushed by the Commerce Commission, or did it just pay too much for NGC?
ENDS
Worldline: Boxing Day Spending Up On Last Year, But Pre-Christmas Spending Is Slightly Down
Skoltech: Scientists Reinvent Physical Laws Governing Formation Of Snowflakes, Raindrops, And Saturn’s Rings
Trademe: Trash To Treasure - Kiwi Make The Most Of Unwanted Christmas Gifts 
Financial Markets Authority: FMA Seeks Clarity From High Court On Use Of Eligible Investor Certificates In Wholesale Investment Sector
Scion: Scion’s Novel Internship Model Connects Talent With Industry
Financial Markets Authority: Westpac Admits To Misleading Representations That Resulted In $6.35m In Overcharges
