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BusinessDesk’s 2024 OIA naughty list
Public sector

BusinessDesk’s 2024 OIA naughty list

BusinessDesk journalists filed several complaints with the Ombudsman this year.

Cécile Meier 13 Jan 2025
Best of BusinessDesk: Battle for daycare dollars
Business of Education

Best of BusinessDesk: Battle for daycare dollars

The ECE sector is in crisis, but not all operators are affected in the same way.

Cécile Meier 13 Jan 2025
Ethical Christmas businesses making a mark
The Life

Ethical Christmas businesses making a mark

Small businesses offer alternative to mountains of Christmas waste and unethical labour.

Cécile Meier 17 Dec 2024
Women bear brunt of public sector cuts
Public sector

Women bear brunt of public sector cuts

Women make up 63% of redundancies in wider public sector.

Cécile Meier 13 Dec 2024
Public sector cuts: contractors cash in $10.8m
Public sector

Public sector cuts: contractors cash in $10.8m

Cécile Meier 11 Dec 2024
Public sector redundancy payments to reach $250m
Investigations

Public sector redundancy payments to reach $250m

Cécile Meier 09 Dec 2024
Govt spent $6.2m on now-defunct green building programme
Material Matters

Govt spent $6.2m on now-defunct green building programme

Cécile Meier 20 Nov 2024
Penk ignores officials' advice on green building regulations
Climate change

Penk ignores officials' advice on green building regulations

Cécile Meier 06 Nov 2024
Will Kāinga Ora's spend on prefabs survive reforms?
Policy

Will Kāinga Ora's spend on prefabs survive reforms?

Cécile Meier 01 Nov 2024
New details on school lunch suppliers’ performance woes
Business of Education

New details on school lunch suppliers’ performance woes

Cécile Meier 01 Nov 2024
'Massive blow': 75 suppliers lose school lunch contracts
Policy

'Massive blow': 75 suppliers lose school lunch contracts

Cécile Meier 23 Oct 2024
Insulation standards to avoid being rolled back
Law & Regulation

Insulation standards to avoid being rolled back

Cécile Meier 23 Oct 2024
Consortium led by global catering giant wins school lunch contract
Policy

Consortium led by global catering giant wins school lunch contract

Cécile Meier 22 Oct 2024
'Huge’ interest in school lunch procurement despite 'challenging' set price
Business of Education

'Huge’ interest in school lunch procurement despite 'challenging' set price

Cécile Meier 30 Aug 2024
Offsite building industry struggling to stay afloat
Investigations In-depth

Offsite building industry struggling to stay afloat

Cécile Meier 28 Aug 2024
Prefabs now ‘preferred approach’ for new classrooms
Infrastructure Exclusive

Prefabs now ‘preferred approach’ for new classrooms

Cécile Meier 27 Aug 2024
My Net Worth: Amelia Linzey, Beca CEO
The Life

My Net Worth: Amelia Linzey, Beca CEO

Cécile Meier 25 Aug 2024
KO's $3m consulting bill for restructures
Editor's Picks Exclusive

KO's $3m consulting bill for restructures

Cécile Meier 23 Aug 2024
'Utter joke': Govt abandons building sector climate-change regulations
Material Matters

'Utter joke': Govt abandons building sector climate-change regulations

Cécile Meier 20 Aug 2024
My Net Worth: Quin Henderson, Southbase Group CEO
The Life

My Net Worth: Quin Henderson, Southbase Group CEO

Cécile Meier 11 Aug 2024
Ministry of Education's $715k consulting bill for failed restructure
Public sector Exclusive

Ministry of Education's $715k consulting bill for failed restructure

Cécile Meier 01 Aug 2024
Former Education Ministry staff return as contractors
Public sector Exclusive

Former Education Ministry staff return as contractors

Cécile Meier 29 Jul 2024
NZDF spends $1.35m on IT planning workshops
Investigations Exclusive

NZDF spends $1.35m on IT planning workshops

Cécile Meier 19 Jul 2024