Build Auckland big and southwards for best transport outcomes, says infrastructure lobbyist
By Pattrick Smellie Aug. 2 (BusinessDesk) - Auckland should plan much more aggressively for its growth to be south of the city's isthmus, accompanied by massive investment in public transport infrastructure that such a population could support, says the head of Infrastructure...
Ethics clash sinks EY Business Journalism Awards
By Pattrick Smellie July 28 (BusinessDesk) - Accounting firm EY appears to have killed off its own annual Business Journalism Awards by attempting to disqualify entries from the National Business Review relating to the accounting scandals in the Australian and New Zealand oper...
Brownlee's challenger, Raf Manji, pitches Christchurch for 2026 Commonwealth Games
By Pattrick Smellie July 27 (BusinessDesk) - Christchurch should bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games both as a way to kickstart the city's stalled post-quakes rebuild and to ensure its nationally strategic potential is restored, says Raf Manji, the Christchurch City Counci...
Government coy on proposed Climate Change Commission to enforce carbon targets
By Pattrick Smellie July 27 (BusinessDesk) - The Labour and Green parties are embracing a recommendation from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment recommending the creation of an independent Crown entity, the Climate Change Commission, to set a national 'carbon b...
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