New PM delivers cautious Cabinet reshuffle
By Pattrick Smellie Dec. 18 (BusinessDesk) - Newly appointed Prime Minister Bill English unveiled a cautious Cabinet reshuffle, leaving in place several Ministers who are either retiring at the 2017 election or whose questionable performance had led to speculation they would l...
Vector comes out swinging at latest grid pricing proposals
By Pattrick Smellie Dec. 16 (BusinessDesk) - Auckland's electricity network owner Vector has come out swinging at the Electricity Authority's latest proposals to shift the cost of the national grid to those areas benefitting most from investment in upgrades, saying the revampe...
Labour reshuffle gives Little 'new economy', promotes Nash as his innovation side-kick
By Pattrick Smellie Dec. 16 (BusinessDesk) - Labour Party leader Andrew Little has announced a minor shadow Cabinet reshuffle, giving himself a new portfolio - 'New Economy' - and putting his sometime critic Stuart Nash into a supporting role as spokesman on innovation, scienc...
'Shameful' wait for KiwiSaver fee disclosure regime, says low-fee provider
By Pattrick Smellie Dec. 13 (BusinessDesk) - The government's announcement that KiwiSaver providers have until 2018 to start providing transparent information about all the fees they charge is a "shameful" demonstration of the lobbying power of New Zealand's banks, the chief e...
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