News in Brief

News in Brief
NZX raises $16m at 3% discount
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NZX raises $16m at 3% discount

The stock market operator is aiming to raise a total of $44m to fund acquisitions.

Dan Brunskill 21 Feb 2022
Wakeup call: police blockading blockaders
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Wakeup call: police blockading blockaders

Police began blockading off roads around parliament earlier this morning with huge concrete blocks, triggering scuffles with protestors.

Bernard Hickey 21 Feb 2022
Rising petrol prices put squeeze on business margins
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Rising petrol prices put squeeze on business margins

While more expensive petrol prices showed some of the steepest increases, prices for other energy sources declined.

Ella Somers 18 Feb 2022
$50m spent on site prep for new low cost social housing
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$50m spent on site prep for new low cost social housing

Wellington's biggest social housing project has kicked into gear, at a site 'reclamation' cost of $50m, aiming to bring an additional 300 houses on stream in the city fringe.

Brent Melville 18 Feb 2022