Costco NZ gets $30m start from US parent
Retail

Costco NZ gets $30m start from US parent

Financial statements cover the period before the discount retailer opened in NZ.

Dileepa Fonseka 20 Feb 2023
Scales withdraws profit guidance over Cyclone Gabrielle damage
Finance

Scales withdraws profit guidance over Cyclone Gabrielle damage

The owner of Mr Apple is withdrawing its net profit guidance after Cyclone Gabrielle ripped through orchards before most produce had been picked.

Dileepa Fonseka 20 Feb 2023
Hipkins and Luxon fight a political cyclone
Infrastructure

Dileepa Fonseka: Hipkins and Luxon fight a political cyclone

Over the past few weeks, homes have been destroyed and lives lost, now politicians will have to grapple with how to stop this from happening again.

Dileepa Fonseka 17 Feb 2023
Luxon wants joint infrastructure plan – and tax cuts
Politics

Luxon wants joint infrastructure plan – and tax cuts

Rebuild work after Cyclone Gabrielle will not affect National's tax-cut plans.

Dileepa Fonseka 15 Feb 2023