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Ardern reshuffles Woods to housing czar; no demotion for Twyford
Policy

Ardern reshuffles Woods to housing czar; no demotion for Twyford

By Pattrick Smellie June 27 (BusinessDesk) - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made Megan Woods her new housing minister in a bid to cauterise the political damage done by Phil Twyford’s leadership of the struggling KiwiBuild programme. Twyford remains in charge of urban devel...

Pattrick Smellie 27 Jun 2019
Faafoi seeks enduring iwi framework from 5G spectrum talks
Policy

Faafoi seeks enduring iwi framework from 5G spectrum talks

By Paul McBeth June 27 (BusinessDesk) -  Communications Minister Kris Faafoi wants a framework for iwi radio spectrum allocations that will endure beyond the current discussions over 5G technology.  The minister said he's had positive conversations over Treaty of Waitangi i...

Paul McBeth 27 Jun 2019
June business confidence weakens amid domestic, global headwinds
Economy

June business confidence weakens amid domestic, global headwinds

By Rebecca Howard June 27 (BusinessDesk) - Business confidence has reversed the gains made last month amid on-going domestic and global headwinds, according to an ANZ Bank monthly survey.  A net 38.1 percent of the 376 respondents to the ANZ Business Outlook expect general...

Rebecca Howard 27 Jun 2019