RESEND: Bridges denies Ross allegations, welcomes police inquiry
(Fixes garble in headline) By Pattrick Smellie Oct. 16 (BusinessDesk) - A defiant National Party leader, Simon Bridges, has emphatically denied claims by his dissident former colleague, Jami-Lee Ross, that Bridges was involved in arranging to conceal a $100,000 donation fro...
Jami-Lee Ross accuses Bridges of corruption, resigns to trigger by-election
By Pattrick Smellie Oct. 16 (BusinessDesk) - Dissident National Party MP Jami-Lee Ross will resign from Parliament on Friday, triggering a by-election in the safe National electorate seat of Botany in east Auckland. In an extensive statement to reporters at Parliament, Ross...
Self-regulation of vehicle inspection and licence failed, says NZTA chair Stiassny
By Pattrick Smellie Oct. 15 (BusinessDesk) - Self-regulation by vehicle inspection and licencing providers has failed, says the chair of the New Zealand Transport Agency, Michael Stiassny, who discovered after his appointment in April that they haven't followed up on evidence...
Big Nelson irrigators line up to complete finance for Waimea Dam as private investor pulls out
By Pattrick Smellie Oct. 15 (BusinessDesk) - Large-scale Nelson-based agricultural interests have stepped in to provide the final $11.5 million needed to finance the Waimea dam project, after an unnamed private investor pulled out of the deal. The irrigators, who had previo...
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