Ihumatao and sustainability key topics at Fletcher meeting

Ihumatao and sustainability key topics at Fletcher meeting
Victoria Young
Fletcher Building executives were accused of being evasive during questioning over the occupation of Ihumatao at the company’s annual meeting today. The company is recovering from several bad years in its construction division, hard times in Australia and challenges related to October’s fire at the SkyCity international convention centre in Auckland. But Ihumatao was the top topic when it came to question time at Eden Park this morning. Chair Bruce Hassall had said in his address the company had acted ethically and sensitively during...

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