Wellington runway extension plan 'implausible at best': opponents' expert report
By Pattrick Smellie Aug. 15 (BusinessDesk) - Wellington's airport runway extension initiative fails on the grounds that lower North Island and South Island travellers are already flying to long-haul destinations through Auckland or Christchurch and the region is not a magnet f...
Sky heading for trial against Fairfax over use of Olympics footage
By Pattrick Smellie Aug. 12 (BusinessDesk) - Sky Network Television is mulling a High Court challenge for use by Fairfax Media in New Zealand of video from the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Sky lost a High Court challenge against Fairfax's use of footage on the stuff.co....
UPDATE: Fairfax committed to minority stake through transition to merged NZ entity
(Adds intentions post-NZME merger, digital revenue growth, executive comments) By Pattrick Smellie Aug. 10 (BusinessDesk) - Sydney-based publisher Fairfax Media says it expects to hold a minority shareholding in the merged company it is seeking to create with current rival...
Supreme Court rejects Skinner and Rowley's last-chance appeal
By Pattrick Smellie Aug. 10 (BusinessDesk) - Two Wellington accountants serving prison terms on 110 counts of tax fraud have exhausted the last avenue of appeal against their convictions. The Supreme Court rejected the appeal by Barrie Skinner and David Rowley, who had soug...
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