Brent Melville: BRENT MELVILLE: It doesn't matter where, moving Auckland's port is expensive
The longer container ships continue to be piloted into Waitemata Harbour, the better off Auckland's finances will be, but irrespective of where the port moves, the city will have to pay. A report by economic consultancy Sapere and commissioned by the Ministry of Transport on...
Tiwai closure: Southlanders look for options
New Zealand Aluminium Smelter chief executive Stew Hamilton is fronting up to local business and a “deeply disappointed” Mayor Tim Shadbolt as the community looks for options following this morning’s revelation that Tiwai Point will shut down its smelter furnaces next year and le...
Fruit and wine worker cap to stay the same, but more Kiwis needed
The government has scrapped a planned increase to the cap on the recognised seasonal employer scheme, instead holding the number of migrant workers at 14,400 for the coming harvest in the hope that Kiwi workers might make up the shortfall. After announcing adjustments to work...
Govt grants 6-month reprieve to work visa holders
Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway has announced short-term adjustments to working visa settings, providing a reprieve to an estimated 17,000 migrant workers until early 2021. Immigration New Zealand’s said the six-month extension to temporary work visas due to expire thi...
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