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Govt says university reform process is still on track
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Govt says university reform process is still on track

Many university academics are wondering what happened to the Government's advice.

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Bishop 'exploring options' to refresh critical freight study
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Bishop 'exploring options' to refresh critical freight study

The study was last updated using data from 2017 and 2018.

Oliver Lewis 28 Jul 2025
Fast-track legal fight over Tauranga wharf extension
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Fast-track legal fight over Tauranga wharf extension

Bay of Plenty hapū seek High Court intervention to stop expert panel being set up.

Oliver Lewis 23 Jul 2025
Contractor costs climb as Scott Base spend tops $143m
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Contractor costs climb as Scott Base spend tops $143m

Antarctica NZ spent $9.3m on contractors in five months this year.

Oliver Lewis 21 Jul 2025
Simmonds bins official advice on waste policy
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Simmonds bins official advice on waste policy

Cécile Meier 18 Jul 2025
Banks class action: the lawyers blinked first
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Pattrick Smellie: Banks class action: the lawyers blinked first

Pattrick Smellie 17 Jul 2025
UPDATED: ASB, ANZ offered settlement in class action stoush
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UPDATED: ASB, ANZ offered settlement in class action stoush

Pattrick Smellie 16 Jul 2025
High Court deals blow to flats once opposed by Luxon
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High Court deals blow to flats once opposed by Luxon

Oliver Lewis 16 Jul 2025
Aussie and NZ line up on bank fee chop proposal
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Aussie and NZ line up on bank fee chop proposal

Pattrick Smellie 16 Jul 2025
Fast-track friction over Ōrewa housing development
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Fast-track friction over Ōrewa housing development

Oliver Lewis 11 Jul 2025
Reforms could give too much power to banks
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Reforms could give too much power to banks

Greg Hurrell 10 Jul 2025
KiwiRail seeks to recover costs with new user charges
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KiwiRail seeks to recover costs with new user charges

Oliver Lewis 09 Jul 2025
Critic says Govt 'missing the point' on AML
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Critic says Govt 'missing the point' on AML

Dileepa Fonseka 08 Jul 2025
MoT to gauge market interest in toll road concessions
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MoT to gauge market interest in toll road concessions

Oliver Lewis 03 Jul 2025
Govt announces first three 'regional deal' contenders
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Govt announces first three 'regional deal' contenders

Oliver Lewis 02 Jul 2025
‘Bluewater backbone’: Lyttelton, Auckland ports plan $1b+ of upgrades
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‘Bluewater backbone’: Lyttelton, Auckland ports plan $1b+ of upgrades

Oliver Lewis 02 Jul 2025
'There are some firms in NZ I won’t touch'
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'There are some firms in NZ I won’t touch'

Oliver Lewis 30 Jun 2025
Govt mandates high-rise zoning around key CRL stations
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Govt mandates high-rise zoning around key CRL stations

Oliver Lewis 25 Jun 2025
Infrastructure plan: 17 projects made it, 31 missed out
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Infrastructure plan: 17 projects made it, 31 missed out

Oliver Lewis 25 Jun 2025
Infrastructure Plan floats higher health, electricity spend
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Infrastructure Plan floats higher health, electricity spend

Oliver Lewis 25 Jun 2025
Govt funds $5.6m for joint NZ-Nasa Earth observation projects
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Govt funds $5.6m for joint NZ-Nasa Earth observation projects

Greg Hurrell 24 Jun 2025
'Enormous frustration': the slog to relieve port bottlenecks
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'Enormous frustration': the slog to relieve port bottlenecks

Oliver Lewis 23 Jun 2025
Antarctica NZ appoints LT McGuinness to Scott Base project
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Antarctica NZ appoints LT McGuinness to Scott Base project

Oliver Lewis 16 Jun 2025
Extraordinary's pre-tax public transport perks for workers
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Extraordinary's pre-tax public transport perks for workers

Oliver Lewis 16 Jun 2025
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