Manawa Energy shares sink on merger uncertainty – market close

Post author By New Zealand Blog News Service
Post date February 7, 2025

Trading was solid on the NZ sharemarket the day after the Waitangi public holiday.
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Tory Whanau may have to sell Wellington mayoralty to make ends meet September 20, 2024
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National Party board denies it unanimously agreed to Collins’ Faustian bargain with Satan November 26, 2021
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Israel prepares for return of bodies February 20, 2025
Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, take precautions around the cemetery in the Bani Suheila community before the bodies of the Bibas family (three members) and Oded Lifshitz are handed over to Red Cross teams to be returned to Israel. Photo: Getty Images Israel has braced for the return of the […]
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Collins challenged over ministers' 'misogynistic comments' February 20, 2025
Judith Collins. Photo: Getty Images By Lillian Hanly of RNZ Labour's spokesperson for women Jan Tinetti is criticising what she calls "misogynistic comments" made by senior male members of the coalition, including a statement by Police Minister Mark Mitchell who said he didn't know "if a gang member wants to deal with a perimenopausal woman".
Twin cyclones loom off flood-hit regions February 20, 2025
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School lunches continue to draw criticism February 20, 2025
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Mbappe hat-trick sinks City February 20, 2025
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Students cop a beating from 64-year-old February 20, 2025
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Emergency response believed to be for sudden death February 20, 2025
An unmarked police car at the property. Photo: RNZ/Delphine Herbert Emergency services have rushed to an "incident" in Christchurch, which is understood to be a sudden death.
Christchurch incident believed to be sudden death February 20, 2025
An unmarked police car at the property. Photo: RNZ/Delphine Herbert Emergency services have rushed to an "incident" in Christchurch, which is understood to be a sudden death.
Teen facing deportation granted residency February 20, 2025
Daman Kumar with sister Radhika. Photo: Supplied via RNZ By Giles Dexter of RNZ Eighteen-year-old Daman Kumar will be able to stay in New Zealand, following an intervention from the associate immigration minister.

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