'Relentless’ price increases choking life out of construction
Infrastructure

'Relentless’ price increases choking life out of construction

The same rampant price hikes that have allowed Fletcher Building to report surging profits are undermining builders' ability to finish jobs, and drying up developers' funding lines.

Brent Melville 17 Feb 2022
$900m Interislander terminals on a fast track
Infrastructure

$900m Interislander terminals on a fast track

Environment minister David Parker has referred proposed upgrades to the Interislander Wellington ferry terminal to an expert panel to fast-track the KiwiRail project.

Brent Melville 15 Feb 2022
Legalising lower dosage cannabis products could 'ignite industry'
Health

Legalising lower dosage cannabis products could 'ignite industry'

The NZ medicinal cannabis sector could be worth $2 billion by 2030, driven by the use of low dosage products, but that will require a change in the rules.

Brent Melville 15 Feb 2022
The chips are down: SkyCity tables $33.7m loss
Markets

The chips are down: SkyCity tables $33.7m loss

SkyCity saw almost $100 million shaved off its revenues for the half-year, plunging to a loss on the back of a 107-day shut down of its Auckland casino and hotel precinct.

Brent Melville 14 Feb 2022