National would split urban planning out from RMA to fix housing supply
By Sophie Boot Sept. 4 (BusinessDesk) - The ruling National Party has promised to separate urban planning laws out from the Resource Management Act if re-elected, in an attempt to streamline housing and infrastructure building, it says. Steven Joyce, National's infrastructu...
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares mixed, reduced trading expected ahead of election; A2, Fisher & Paykel up, Auckland Airport down
By Sophie Boot Sept. 1 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares were mixed, with A2 Milk Co and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare gaining, while blue-chips Auckland International Airport and Spark New Zealand declined. The S&P/NZX50 Index gained 4.88 points, or 0.06 percent, to 7,821.9...
NZ gender pay gap narrows to 9.4% in June quarter
By Sophie Boot Sept. 1 (BusinessDesk) - The gap between what men get paid and what women get paid per hour has narrowed in the June quarter, with the 9.4 percent difference now the smallest it has been in five years, Statistics New Zealand said. Women's median hourly pay ro...
NZ house price slowdown may be short-lived in face of supply squeeze, migration: QV
By Sophie Boot Sept. 1 (BusinessDesk) - Annual growth in New Zealand property values growth dropped below 5 percent for the first time in five years, as inflated Auckland house prices continued to moderate after several years of rapid gains. The QV house price index rose 4....
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