On The Money: Grant Dalton, Shayne Elliott, Fieldays, the Reserve Bank, Louise Tong's plan for Wellington, and more

Team NZ's ownership goes through some shifts and our rural correspondent attends Fieldays. (Image: NZME/Jacques Steenkamp/Supplied)

Dileepa Fonseka

Sat, 14 Jun 2025

On The Money (OTM) is our column of general frippery we observed within the worlds of business and government this week.What is Giardino Investments? On the face of it, that question might not seem particularly relevant to New Zealanders, but the Netherlands-registered firm now owns almost a quarter of Team NZ’s new parent company.Changes were lodged with the Companies Office on Friday, which made Team NZ Limited – the company behind sailing team Emirates Team NZ – a subsidiary of Team NZ Holdings Limited.The holding comp...

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