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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

Officials pushed for planned targets, bans and mandates. Simmonds overruled them.

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

Class action funders show their hand with pre-emptive settlement offer.

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

ANZ immediately rejected the offer as a "stunt".

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

EPA tips firm on fast-track list into liquidation

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EPA tips firm on fast-track list into liquidation

Gregor Thompson 13 Jun 2025

Massive shake-up for Auckland planning rules

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Massive shake-up for Auckland planning rules

Oliver Lewis 11 Jun 2025

Robert Walters NZ reviews structure as govt temp cuts bite

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Robert Walters NZ reviews structure as govt temp cuts bite

Gregor Thompson 09 Jun 2025

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