Project Auckland: City Rail Link advances past Omicron

For a few crazy weeks, City Rail Link sites looked more like the sets from a zombie movie than construction zones — near-desolate scenes with lots of machinery around but very few people about.Those "crazy weeks" occurred during... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Project Auckland: Hiwa-i-te-Rangi gnaws forward

The 14.7km route of the Central Interceptor tunnel from Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant to Grey Lynn and connecting with the existing network. The work sites are noted along the way. Aucklanders, it seems, love digging tunnels... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Project Auckland: Heartbeat of a recovery

There is cause to be optimistic as the country emerges from the Red traffic light system and the border reopens. There is a spirit of collaboration that has been growing throughout this period of adversity.Auckland's city centre... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Vital plans $200m capital raise for South Island expansion

Canada's NorthWest Healthcare Properties Management, which part-owns and manages NZX-listed private hospital owner Vital Healthcare Property Trust, said it planned to raise $200m for Vital's "strategic entry" to the South Island.NorthWest... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Small business sales lifted, jobs added in March despite Omicron cases peaking

By RNZ Small businesses managed to lift their sales and add jobs in March despite Omicron cases peaking across the country, according to a new Xero report.The Xero Small Business Index, which is a broad measure of the performance... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Home ownership: Bank of Mum and Dad is the fifth biggest lender

The "Bank of Mum and Dad" has doled out a whopping $22.6 billion in loans to young home buyers, according to new research by Consumer NZ, which surveyed close to 3000 parents.That's more than Kiwibank ($16.8b) and TSB ($4.2b) combined.And... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Project Auckland: Kāinga Ora to create modern neighbourhoods

In suburban pockets around Auckland, areas of the 1950s and 1960s state houses are being demolished and the land they sat on is being transformed into vibrant, urban designed neighbourhoods. And equally importantly, the supply of... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Project Auckland: Building local connections

To Eke Panuku general manager of design and place Gyles Bendall, a key measure of success is how people talk about their local centre and whether they prefer to stay there."The way they describe it is important. If people love their... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Project Auckland: All you need is . . . love

For years urban planners have talked about building liveable cities. Michala Lander wants to take that idea a step further. Her goal is to create loveable cities. She says we aim to make our homes loveable and that we should have... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Project Auckland: Foundations for the future

As Auckland Council's chief economist, Gary Blick assists council staff and elected officials to evaluate the economic implications of policy and infrastructure proposals.This means assessing the likely impacts on society's resources... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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