Customs agency dragging the chain on offshore GST: retailers
By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 16 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand Customs Service is dragging the chain on moves to collect goods and services tax on imports of physical goods in the same way as the sales tax will be levied on e-commerce transactions from October next year, says Bo...
Government committed to RMA reform in 2016
By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 12 (BusinessDesk) - The government remains committed to long-stalled reform of the Resource Management Act in 2016, in a form that garners enough support in the parliament, Economic Development Steven Joyce has confirmed, with the launch of the refresh...
Infratil says capital retention 'optimal', eyeing renewables and retirement investments
By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 11 (BusinessDesk) - Infrastructure investor Infratil says capital retention is "optimal" at present as it eyes investment opportunities mainly in the renewable energy and retirement home sectors, chief executive Marko Bogoievski told an investors' brie...
Christchurch hydro turbine innovator looks to 2016 ASX listing
By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 10 (BusinessDesk) - HydroWorks, a Christchurch-based hydro-electricity turbine innovator, is crowd-funding through the newly launched trans-Tasman Equitise platform ahead of a planned float on the Australian Securities Exchange next year as it pursues...