Water regulation and funding reform on mid-2019 deadline
By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 20 (BusinessDesk) - Proposals for major reforms to the funding of the so-called 'three waters' - drinking, waste, and stormwater - are on a timetable to go to Cabinet for discussion in June next year, with final decisions by the end of 2019, Local Gov...
Stalled upgrade to Singapore free trade deal finally confirmed
By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 15 (BusinessDesk) - Strained relations between New Zealand and Singapore appear to be mending with the announcement that a stalled upgrade to a free trade agreement between the two countries is going ahead. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced co...
Auckland-Hamilton commuter rail service on the cards for March 2020
By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 15 (BusinessDesk) - A daily commuter rail service between Auckland and Hamilton is a step closer following the release of a New Zealand Transport Agency business plan outlining a service that could start in election year. The $57.7 million budget wo...
Govt raids Provincial Growth Fund for $40M top-up to rural broadband roll-out
By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 15 (BusinessDesk) - The government has effectively raided the $3 billion Provincial Growth Fund to top up the budget for the second phase of its rural broadband initiative, filling in mobile 'black spots' and ensuring broadband is available to marae th...
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