News in Brief

News in Brief
NZME confirms job cuts
News in Brief

NZME confirms job cuts

About 30 roles are being cut from the NZ Herald newsroom, and several well-known journalistic names – including the political editor – have opted for voluntary redundancy.While the company has reduced the overall number of net redundancies from about 38 to 30, it still expects to...

Staff reporters 19 Feb 2025
Propel Funeral Partners to buy two NZ businesses
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Propel Funeral Partners to buy two NZ businesses

Sydney-based Propel Funeral Partners plans to buy two more New Zealand businesses. The companies, Twentymans Funeral Services and Thames Crematory, which operates in and around Thames and Richmond Funeral Home and Clareville Crematorium in Carterton, Wairarapa, have been operatin...

Staff reporters 18 Feb 2025
Infratil’s data centre investment value soars
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Infratil’s data centre investment value soars

CDC play 'one of our most successful investments', CEO Jason Boyes says.

Genesis to develop $110m solar farm near Christchurch
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Genesis to develop $110m solar farm near Christchurch

The planned development near Leeston is the fourth in Genesis' solar farm pipeline.

Staff reporters 18 Feb 2025