Business

JENNY RUTH: The hurdles we require of marauders
Law & Regulation

Jenny Ruth: JENNY RUTH: The hurdles we require of marauders

When the Vikings came calling, my Irish forebears skedaddled with all the valuables they could carry to take refuge in the nearest round tower, pulling the stairs up after them.When Nordic marauders came a second time for Metlifecare, their rapacity was obvious in the price they...

Jenny Ruth 16 Jul 2020
Auckland Council needs to fill $750m shortfall
Policy

Auckland Council needs to fill $750m shortfall

Auckland Council is facing a "larger than expected" fiscal hole of $750 million this year, including a provision of $224 million to shore up its creaking water infrastructure. In announcing its decision to go with a 3.5 percent rates increase as part of its 'emergency budget'...

Brent Melville 15 Jul 2020
Ardern hints at mandatory contact tracing for businesses
Retail

Ardern hints at mandatory contact tracing for businesses

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today warned businesses to encourage contact tracing or she might force it upon them. “My message to businesses is to put that poster up. We’ve always said it was voluntary, but we are at a point where if we don’t see widespread use, we need to ta...

Victoria Young 15 Jul 2020
GAVIN EVANS: Southland jobs sacrificed to confused energy policy
Economy

Gavin Evans: GAVIN EVANS: Southland jobs sacrificed to confused energy policy

The 2,600 jobs to be sacrificed in Southland next year are a high price to pay for confused energy policy and a multi-decade decline in this country’s economic ambitions. Despite the writing being on the wall for the Tiwai Point smelter since 2013, the plant – one of the world...

Gavin Evans 15 Jul 2020