Office vacancies more pronounced at 'fringe' - JLL
Property

Office vacancies more pronounced at 'fringe' - JLL

Rising vacancies and lower rental levels among 'fringe' CBD buildings shows the greater impact of the covid-19 pandemic on smaller tenants.

Brent Melville 11 Aug 2020
Auckland tourism and economic events merger could save $67m
Economy

Auckland tourism and economic events merger could save $67m

Auckland Council could save $67 million over the next decade by merging its regional facilities and tourism, events and economic development units, according to an independent review of the city’s five council-controlled organisations.Merging Regional Facilities Auckland and Auck...

Brent Melville 11 Aug 2020
The Rise of Paerata and the fall of farming in Franklin
Primary Sector

The Rise of Paerata and the fall of farming in Franklin

Franklin farmers Steve and Andrea Mills are facing up to the loss of their dairy farm's prize asset.

Brent Melville 11 Aug 2020
ANALYSIS: The northern tilt of Jones's murky fund
Editor's Picks

ANALYSIS: The northern tilt of Jones's murky fund

“In politics, the spoils go to the victor,” Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones told the finance and expenditure committee in 2018 when quizzed about the then-freshly-minted Provincial Growth Fund. Fast-forward two years, and his flagship, pet programme was last we...

Brent Melville 10 Aug 2020