UPDATED: SFO now has two electoral expense cases on the books
(Updates to include second case) The Serious Fraud Office confirmed it would receive two referrals from NZ Police regarding mayoral election expenses. The fraud agency has said it will assess referrals regarding the electoral expenses of Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel a...
SFO tasked with Christchurch mayor election expenses case
The Serious Fraud Office has picked up another politically sensitive job as it assesses a referral from police into Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel’s electoral expenses. The case is the latest political investigation for the agency which has this year laid charges against f...
Jones wants debt raising powers for NZTA
Infrastructure minister Shane Jones says the New Zealand Transport Agency should have the ability to raise debt like government housing organisation Kainga Ora. Early this year the government housing developer had its debt cap of $4.05 billion raised to $7.1 billion so that it ca...
Rakon chair hoses takeover talk
Shares in tech component maker Rakon have risen 15 percent following a media report it has received private equity interest. The stock has risen to 27.5 cents today. More than 560,000 shares have changed hands, more than seven times its 90-day average. The Financial Review report...