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Rates capping could hit council credit ratings
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Rates capping could hit council credit ratings

Treasury warns rates are ‘significantly below’ sustainable levels.

Oliver Lewis 11 Sep 2025
Workplace safety failures cost NZ $5.4b
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Workplace safety failures cost NZ $5.4b

New Zealand workers are 6.5 times more likely to die at work than in the UK.

Gregor Thompson 08 Sep 2025
Auckland Council to take over powers from AT
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Auckland Council to take over powers from AT

Wayne Brown described the enabling legislation as a win for Aucklanders.

Staff reporters 05 Sep 2025
Community housing lender readies first social bonds
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Community housing lender readies first social bonds

The Community Housing Funding Agency received an A+ credit rating this week.

Oliver Lewis 05 Sep 2025
Call to speed up power build using Govt tenders
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Call to speed up power build using Govt tenders

Pattrick Smellie 04 Sep 2025
University reforms focus on economic impact
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University reforms focus on economic impact

Greg Hurrell 02 Sep 2025
Port of Tauranga seeks support for fast-track tweak
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Port of Tauranga seeks support for fast-track tweak

Garth Bray 29 Aug 2025
Ferry Holdings assessing Clifford Bay alternative ruled out
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Ferry Holdings assessing Clifford Bay alternative ruled out

Oliver Lewis 26 Aug 2025
Supply chain inefficiencies stymieing NZ exporters
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Supply chain inefficiencies stymieing NZ exporters

Oliver Lewis 25 Aug 2025
Stop raising bank capital ratios now, says competition report
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Stop raising bank capital ratios now, says competition report

Pattrick Smellie 22 Aug 2025
US helicopter purchases 'not connected' to tariffs: Peters
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US helicopter purchases 'not connected' to tariffs: Peters

Gregor Thompson 21 Aug 2025
Port of Auckland gets first fast-track approvals
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Port of Auckland gets first fast-track approvals

Oliver Lewis 21 Aug 2025
New rules to press gentailers on ‘super-peak’ price relief
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New rules to press gentailers on ‘super-peak’ price relief

Pattrick Smellie 19 Aug 2025
Auckland Council proposes downzoning 12,000 properties
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Auckland Council proposes downzoning 12,000 properties

Oliver Lewis 19 Aug 2025
Port of Tauranga gets expert panel for Stella Passage
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Port of Tauranga gets expert panel for Stella Passage

Oliver Lewis 15 Aug 2025
'Shared disappointment' over courthouses PPP snub
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'Shared disappointment' over courthouses PPP snub

Oliver Lewis 08 Aug 2025
Eroad stock jumps 25% after update on road user charges
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Eroad stock jumps 25% after update on road user charges

Oliver Lewis 07 Aug 2025
Recycling ads scrapped after $200k spend
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Recycling ads scrapped after $200k spend

Cécile Meier 01 Aug 2025
Govt says university reform process is still on track
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Govt says university reform process is still on track

Greg Hurrell 29 Jul 2025
Bishop 'exploring options' to refresh critical freight study
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Bishop 'exploring options' to refresh critical freight study

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

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

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
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