Chair at NZ Commerce Commission Biological dairy farmer at Rai Valley Tweets are personal views. RTs are not endorsements.
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John Small retweeted
🇮🇳 has played home Test series of three or more games since 1933.
91 years & 65 series later, they’ve been whitewashed for the very first time.
This is by far the greatest achievement in @BLACKCAPS history & one of most remarkable Test series performances by any side full stop.
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Capping off a massive weekend of wins for New Zealand cricket here’s T20 World Cup champions the White Ferns honouring team captain Sophie Devine with a beautiful waiata.
🫶🏼
🎥 #ICC
John Small retweeted
A huge win for New Zealand in Bengaluru!
They win a Test in India for the first time in nearly 36 years, becoming only the third team to beat India in India in the past decade 🙌
es.pn/INDvNZ24-Test1 #INDvNZ
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Wow. What a match and what a win. Ravindra and Young clearly weren't as nervous as the fans were. Awesome by the @BLACKCAPS
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Completely fascinated by this technology. Partly because I work with wood a lot. But the real thing is the potential climate implications. The short version is that it transforms wood into a substance substantially stronger than steel … inventwood.com/mettlewood
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The Financial Times has featured the Faculty's Phillips Hydraulic Computer with a feature on ‘The Money Machine’. The newspaper has also created a virtual version of the Phillips Machine, which meticulously records every nuance of Phillips' computer.
econ.cam.ac.uk/faculty-news/…
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“Some executives have even boasted on earnings calls that inflation is great for their bottom line,” says FTC Chair Lina Khan. Khan suggests corporate greed, on top of supply chain issues, contributes to overall grocery prices staying so high. cbsn.ws/3Ba31ZM
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Lab research has shown a bacterium and an algae can be used to convert GHG into protein-rich feed.
farmersweekly.co.nz/technolo…
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For six years, photographer Melissa Banks followed four different kapa haka across Te Tauihu Top of the South.
farmersweekly.co.nz/people/j…
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After Marti Friedlander
Matukituki Valley, Wanaka
@lakewanaka_nz @PureNewZealand @NikonUSA @NZGeographic @NatGeoTravel
#NZ #Sheep #Nikon #NZMustDo #MartiFriedlander #NZPhotography
John Small retweeted
That's quite something: South Korea now imports more Kimchi from China than it exports all over the world.
John Small retweeted
My piece in @TheAtlantic today:
Break Up Big Econ
The economics profession has become insular and status-obsessed, and not focused enough on making a positive impact on the world.
theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
John Small retweeted
ComCom vs RBNZ: How will Willis divvy up the cost of insuring your savings?
Concrete example here of a $$$ issue the Govt is going to have to make a call on that'll test its commitment to improving bank competition when financial stability is at stake⚖️
nzherald.co.nz/business/nico…
John Small retweeted
"Apple will open the contactless payments technology on its iPhone to third-party developers in multiple countries, following regulatory pressure from authorities in the US and EU."
Antitrust works.
ft.com/content/1a5e0141-41e8…
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The FTC just filed an amicus brief on remedies in Epic v Google, the case where a unanimous jury found Google Play Store to be an illegal monopoly.
They make several big arguments: First, an effective remedy must do more than just curb specific conduct. It must facilitate entry.
John Small retweeted
Wellington High Court yesterday hit Foodstuffs North Island with a $3.25 million penalty for lodging anti-competitive land covenants at three Lower North Island sites, with the purpose of blocking competitors.
