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Kāinga Ora picks Porirua as guinea pig for untested process
Infrastructure

Kāinga Ora picks Porirua as guinea pig for untested process

The urban housing agency has finally decided on a development for its 'streamlined' process, but is it complicated enough to tick all of the funding boxes?

Brent Melville 30 Aug 2022
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Metlifecare property values rise a third less than last year
Infrastructure

Metlifecare property values rise a third less than last year

Metlifecare under EQT's ownership has been very acquisitive, buying four villages and six greenfields sites in the year ended June and another two villages since the balance date.

Staff reporters 26 Aug 2022
Govt blinded by retirement village 'profits'
Infrastructure

Govt blinded by retirement village 'profits'

Much of the profits the listed retirement village operators announce are “paper profit”, reflecting unrealised property valuation gains.

Jenny Ruth 26 Aug 2022
Global hotel giant plans NZ expansion
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Global hotel giant plans NZ expansion

Accor has a grand design for this country, but first, it's keen to see an immediate end to covid travel 'uncertainty' – and to urgently find hundreds more staff.

Brent Melville 26 Aug 2022


Oliver Lewis
Oliver Lewis

Infrastructure Editor

Oliver Lewis won the local government reporting category at the 2023 Voyager Media Awards. He is part of our investigations unit and also covers infrastructure, housing and employment issues. Formerly with Stuff/The Press, Oliver has also written for the Guardian and North & South. 

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