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Finance
KiwiSaver the favoured investor vehicle, survey shows
By Paul McBeth May 7 (BusinessDesk) - KiwiSaver is the country's favourite investment asset class, closely followed by an old-fashioned savings account, although Kiwis still largely see residential property as the way to get ahead. Kiwi Wealth's inaugural State of the Inve...
Listed Companies
Goodman trust won't adopt new NZX rules for managed funds
By Jenny Ruth May 6 (BusinessDesk) - Goodman Property Trust’s manager says that it won’t be adopting new NZX rules for managed investment schemes but will remain subject to the rules applying to most other equity securities. That leaves the manager of the only other NZX-lis...
Primary Sector
Govt blocks land sale for Waihi tailings expansion
By Gavin Evans May 3 (BusinessDesk) - Miner OceanaGold has had its bid to buy land for a new tailings dam near its Waihi mine turned down by the government. The ASX-listed firm, New Zealand’s biggest gold miner, is mostly owned by US and UK investors and needed Overseas Inv...
Markets
NZ dollar climbs a little on poor Australian housing data
By Jenny Ruth May 3 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar firmed slightly after further bad news about Australia’s housing market but ended down on the week as investors bet on the chance of a rate cut. The kiwi was trading at 66.22 US cents at 5pm in Wellington from 66.1...
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Oliver Lewis
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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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