Election 2020
With Labour returned to power for three more years, BusinessDesk's experienced team covers the post-election government formation and all of the fallout from the big day.
Election 2020
'Faster, better, funded' infrastructure gets thumbs up from Fletcher boss
Fletcher Building’s boss was among business leaders impressed by the level of detail Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern outlined at a speech on infrastructure today. Ardern repeated the phrase “faster, better, funded” to some 140 executives in Auckland’s SkyCity convention centre and...
Election 2020
Transport focus in first reveal of $12b infrastructure spend
The government lifted the veil on the well-flagged transport component of its $12 billion of extra infrastructure spending in a programme seen as creating up to 1,000 jobs in the coming year.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was flanked by senior ministers, including her deputy, Wins...
Opinion
Brian Gaynor: BRIAN GAYNOR: No, New Zealand is not a 'broken country'
Two recent media commentaries, under the headings 'This Broken Country' and 'The Roaring Twenties have started with a bang, and the economy may soon be whimpering' have painted a gloomy picture of the New Zealand economy.New Zealand isn’t perfect, but does it deserve these depres...
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