UPDATE: Iwi seeks bigger local stake in Napier Port sale

UPDATE: Iwi seeks bigger local stake in Napier Port sale
Gavin Evans
(Adds council rejection of local discount in first and from 12th paragraph.) By Gavin Evans Nov. 30 (BusinessDesk) - Ngati Pahauwera is urging Hawke’s Bay Regional Council to offer shares in Napier Port to residents and iwi at a discount in order to secure a local cornerstone holding in the firm, an idea the council has already rejected. The iwi’s development trust said it would consider investing up to $5 million in the port, with a two-year restriction on sale, were the shares offered at a discount to the general offer. Trust chai...