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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.
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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...
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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.
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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...