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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](https://businessdesk.co.nz/images/dummy.png)
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](https://businessdesk.co.nz/images/dummy.png)
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](https://businessdesk.co.nz/images/dummy.png)
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...