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Law & Regulation
Fuel market study expected to cost $2.5m
The Commerce Commission’s study of retail fuel competition is expected to have cost about two-thirds more than was budgeted for that type of market study.Commission chair Anna Rawlings told MPs today that the cost of the fuel study, the first under new powers granted to the compe...
Economy
Govt urged to bridge tourism infrastructure shortfall
Local councils need to make better use of central government tools to make sure tourism infrastructure is up to scratch, according to the Productivity Commission.Record levels of international tourism have stretched facilities up and down the country, however, those visitors more...
Policy
Auckland port relocation decision by mid-2020, says Jones
New Zealand First is pressing for a Cabinet decision on relocating Auckland's main port facilities to Northport, near Whangarei, in the first half of next year, ahead of the 2020 election.Associate Transport Minister Shane Jones said in a statement today that a "short work progra...
Economy
Govt loosens purse-strings with $12b new infrastructure spending
The government will loosen the purse strings and fund $12 billion of new spending on roads, rail, schools, hospitals and other public infrastructure over the next five years.Yet the announcements in today’s Budget Policy Statement from Finance Minister Grant Robertson are forecas...
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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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