Auckland Council to up asset sale target to $244m
Infrastructure

Auckland Council to up asset sale target to $244m

Auckland Council is targeting $244 million from its asset sale programme and is also considering selling development ‘airspace’ at nine of the city’s park and ride facilities to help dig its way out of a $450 million covid-related income hole. Finance and performance committee...

Brent Melville 14 Sep 2020
ELECTION 2020: Business case for legal cannabis not cut and dried
Retail

ELECTION 2020: Business case for legal cannabis not cut and dried

Fees, levies, excise and GST  could price operators out of consumers’ reach in what should be a ready-made $1.5 billion legalised cannabis market.

Brent Melville 12 Sep 2020
ELECTION 2020: Business wants coordinated covid plan
Election 2020

ELECTION 2020: Business wants coordinated covid plan

NZ businesses are uncomfortable with fiscal debt levels, want to see a real plan for covid pandemic recovery and aren't unduly concerned with the impacts of climate change.

Brent Melville 11 Sep 2020
Lockdown does little to curb demand as Auckland house sales jump 44%
Property

Lockdown does little to curb demand as Auckland house sales jump 44%

Highest number of house sales in five years for August recorded, but listings were also at record lows.

Brent Melville 11 Sep 2020