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Construction industry still awaiting benefits of govt accord
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Construction industry still awaiting benefits of govt accord

By Jenny Ruth Sept. 12 (BusinessDesk) - Government departments are still trying to foist onerous contracts on building companies, notwithstanding the Construction Industry Accord signed in April, Southbase chief executive Quin Henderson told an industry forum in Wellington....

Jenny Ruth 12 Sep 2019
Lepionka wins another legal round in Hawke’s Bay land spat
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Lepionka wins another legal round in Hawke’s Bay land spat

By Victoria Young Sept. 10 (BusinessDesk) - Juice magnate Stefan Lepionka and his related interests have won another legal battle relating to a trophy property in Hawke's Bay.  Charlie's co-founder Lepionka and developer Garth Paterson have been fighting since 2015 when Pat...

Victoria Young 10 Sep 2019
Kiwi falls against Aussie on stronger-than-expected Australian house lending
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Kiwi falls against Aussie on stronger-than-expected Australian house lending

By Jenny Ruth Sept. 9 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar fell against the Australian dollar after better-than-expected housing finance data across the Tasman. The kiwi was trading at 93.70 Australian cents at 5pm in Wellington compared to 93.89 cents at 7:45am and at 6...

Jenny Ruth 09 Sep 2019
Stride spins out special-purpose industrial property vehicle
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Stride spins out special-purpose industrial property vehicle

By Jenny Ruth Sept. 5 (BusinessDesk) - Stride Property Group is spinning out its industrial properties into a new special-purpose vehicle in a joint venture with a group of international institutional investors. Stride is tipping 11 properties into the venture and will add...

Jenny Ruth 04 Sep 2019


Oliver Lewis
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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