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Law & Regulation
ComCom to assess whether Vodafone purchase would increase Infratil's market power
By Jenny Ruth May 31 (BusinessDesk) - The Commerce Commission says it currently expects to make a decision on Infratil’s application to buy up to 50 percent of shares in Vodafone New Zealand by July 15, although that may be extended as its investigation progresses. “The com...
Economy
Budget 2019: Govt sets aside funds for new cyber security strategy
By Paul McBeth May 30 (BusinessDesk) - The government will spend $2 million a year to support the roll-out of a cyber security strategy among a raft of new spending in the virtual space. That’s in the shadow of a budget leak by the opposition National Party, which took adva...
Economy
Budget 2019: Shane Jones’s $3B Provincial Growth Fund two-thirds committed
By Pattrick Smellie May 30 (BusinessDesk) - Announcements in the Budget indicate that two-thirds of the $3 billion available for distribution from the Provincial Growth Fund has now been committed. With $1.7 billion of projects already announced, the Budget adds $300 millio...
Economy
Budget 2019: Rail projects score $1.6B of new capital
By Pattrick Smellie May 30 (BusinessDesk) - The national rail carrier, KiwiRail, and Auckland’s Central Rail Loop projects receive capital boosts totalling $1.58 billion in this year’s Budget and there will be more to come. Of that, $405.5 million is to meet rocketing costs...
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Oliver Lewis
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Oliver Lewis won the local government reporting category at the 2023 Voyager Media Awards. He is part of our investigations unit and also covers infrastructure, housing and employment issues. Formerly with Stuff/The Press, Oliver has also written for the Guardian and North & South.
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