{"id":548653,"date":"2026-07-28T23:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T23:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/548653\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T23:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T23:50:09","slug":"young-kangaroo-barrenjoey-takes-on-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/548653\/","title":{"rendered":"Young kangaroo Barrenjoey takes on New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbr.co.nz\/svg\/svgcolor\/video.svg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbr.co.nz\/svg\/svgcolor\/audio.svg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-description\">ANALYSIS: Barrenjoey means \u2018young kangaroo\u2019 in an indigenous language, but the firm has grown up fast and is now a major player in investment banking. <\/p>\n<p class=\"main-image-caption\">WATCH: Senior journalist Lachlan Colquhoun speaks to Simon Shepherd.<\/p>\n<p>\n                    \u00a9 All content copyright NBR. 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