Wanaka developer hopeful Mt Iron Junction project will proceed despite consent declined

Major change to the entrance to Wanaka is still on the cards, despite a resource consent application being declined earlier this year.Mt Iron Junction Ltd co-owner Stephen Schikker confirmed yesterday he was in mediation with the... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Dow breaks through 30,000 points for first time

The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded above 30,000 points for the first time Tuesday as investors were encouraged by the latest progress on developing coronavirus vaccines and news that the transition of power in the US to President-elect... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Sir Ron Brierley faces 8 more charges in Sydney case over child abuse material

New Zealand business tycoon Sir Ron Brierley faces eight more charges, bringing the total number to 14 for allegedly possessing child abuse material.The 83-year-old multi-millionaire corporate raider was initially facing six charges... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Housing market: BNZ joins rush to put brakes on investors

BNZ has joined ASB and ANZ in moving to introduce loan value restrictions on investor lending, ahead of new Reserve Bank rules due in March.BNZ announced today it was returning to its pre-Covid-19 home lending loan-to-value (LVR)... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Auckland builder fined $80,000 for turning warehouse into offices, apartments

By RNZ A builder has been fined tens of thousands of dollars for illegally turning a warehouse into a building with offices, car parks and apartments in the central Auckland suburb of Eden Terrace.John Liong Kiat Wong was fined... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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US billionaire stranded in NZ makes good on Rocket Lab promise, donates $286k to Starship

US billionaire Gabe Newell has made good on his promise to donate $1 to Auckland's Starship Children's Hospital for every person who watched the livestream of Rocket Lab's latest launch, "Return to Sender" (embedded below). Rocket... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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US retail trade group sees solid holiday sales despite pandemic sales despite pandemic

The US National Retail Federation, America's largest retail trade group, expects holiday sales could exceed growth seen in prior seasons, despite all the uncertainty surrounding the pandemic.The reason? Shoppers are looking for... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Tourism New Zealand: $12.9 billion spending gap without international visitors

New Zealand faces a revenue gap of $12.9 billion a year without international visitors. Research for Tourism New Zealand shows that it takes 12 overnight trips from Kiwis to equal the spend of one international visitor and foreign... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Total eclipse of the Hart: Peter Thiel becomes the richest New Zealander

Peter Thiel's spook software outfit Palantir has more than doubled in value since it listed on the New York Stock Exchange on October 2 - likely edging the entrepreneur ahead of Graeme Hart to become the richest New Zealand, citizen.Back-of-the-envelope... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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$60 million sale of PWC Centre second-largest office building sale in Christchurch

An equity investment company has bought the PWC Centre for $60 million, marking the second-largest office building transaction in Christchurch, according to Savills New Zealand.The centre, at 60 Cashel St opposite the Bridge of... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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