Lower Hutt’s cost-neutral social housing strategy turns $13m into 284 homes
“It is a break-even model, which is really important and I think that’s what people, particularly in the…
NZ sharemarket drops after weak GDP data and US Fed rate cut – Market close
Generate investment specialist Greg Smith said the result underscored the fragility of New Zealand’s recovery, with markets reacting…
NZ sharemarket closes lower as tech stocks buoyed by Oracle update – Market close
“It’s really mixed here. Oracle’s announcement has obviously validated the tech side, but I suppose there’s a lot…
New Zealand wholesale power prices rise on low hydro, high gas prices
“The culprits are Lake Tekapo, which is really low, and Lake Pūkaki, which is our biggest storage reservoir,”…
NZ First’s Shane Jones takes aim at coalition Govt’s ‘managerialism’
As he often does, Jones slipped several nuggets of news into his address: revealing National’s first fast-track housing…
Multiple child abuse cases in lower North Island raise concern
A 6-month-old baby who was found with critical injuries at a Foxton Beach house died in July, for…