Rod Duke could face helipad action in Environment Court as well as High Court
By Nikki Mandow Oct. 8 (BusinessDesk) - Briscoes boss Rod Duke today lost round one of his High Court beach helipad battle. But there is more to come, potentially in the Environment Court as well. A marine protection lobby group is fighting the multi-millionaire retailer's...
Lifting productivity needs more than R&D tax incentives
By Nikki Mandow Oct. 3 (BusinessDesk) - Research and development tax credits are a “weak lever” for improving New Zealand’s poor levels of productivity and innovation, according to local experts, including at the Productivity Commission. The government today announced its R...
Briscoes' Rod Duke taken to court over Auckland beach helipad
By Nikki Mandow Oct. 2 (BusinessDesk) - Briscoe Group boss Rod Duke is facing a High Court challenge later this month over the helicopter pad he is building on an inner-city Auckland beach. The self-made retailer, worth $750 million according to this year’s NBR Rich List, i...
Callaghan funds Larry Ellison/Russell Coutts yacht building company - again
(Removes hold) By Nikki Mandow Sept. 26 (BusinessDesk) - A New Zealand company owned by multi-billionaire America’s Cup arch-rival Larry Ellison, and which has Rich Lister yachtsman Russell Coutts on the board, is getting more taxpayer funding. Warkworth-based Core Buil...
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