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Sky buys Spark’s Lightbox for undisclosed sum
Sky Network Television and Spark New Zealand appear to have buried the hatchet when it comes to entertainment, with the pay-TV operator buying the telco’s streaming Lightbox service for an undisclosed sum.The companies have signed a conditional sale and purchase agreement that’s...
Economy
New approaches needed to manage tourism growth - Upton
Environmental pressures from growth in tourism will only increase unless new approaches are adopted and acted on, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says.Growing visitor numbers – both domestic and international – are straining the ability of some sites to cope, w...
Finance
Govt to insure bank deposits, set up a governance board
The government has decided to introduce insurance of retail bank deposits up to $50,000 per institution and says that will likely fully cover more than 90 percent of depositors.Finance Minister Grant Robertson said the deposit insurance scheme is one of a number of changes stemmi...
Trustpower's Hawksworth to take Mercury helm
Trustpower's Vince Hawksworth is to replace Fraser Whineray as chief executive of Mercury NZ.Hawksworth will start in his new role in April, replacing Whineray who is taking up a new role of chief operating officer at Fonterra toward the end of the March quarter.Mercury chair Pru...
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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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