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Auckland Crown Solicitor Brian Dickey steps aside to take on new role
by [email protected] on June 22, 2022 at 10:00 pm
Auckland's top criminal prosecutor will vacate the role later this year and become an independent barrister this summer.Brian Dickey [Ngāti Māhanga] has been Te Rōia Matua a Te Karauna ki Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland... […]
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New report: Worst time for first-home buyers in 65 years
by [email protected] on June 22, 2022 at 5:00 pm
A combination of record house prices and the limited further potential for growth makes this year the worst for first-home buyers since 1957, new research by economics consultancy Infometrics has found.A new report Housing update:... […]
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Billionaire Peter Thiel appeals against council's decision to decline his Wanaka mega house plan
by [email protected] on June 21, 2022 at 6:00 pm
American billionaire Peter Thiel is prepared to dispense with a planned meditation pod as he seeks resource consent for a proposed mega house in Wanaka.Thiel is challenging a Queenstown Lakes District Council decision to decline... […]
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Northland man found guilty of illegally milling native timbers
by [email protected] on June 21, 2022 at 2:24 am
A Northland man illegally milled native kauri and tawa despite having earlier been told by officials how he could do it compliantly. Darrin Graeme McDonald was recently found guilty of illegally milling 2.107cu m of Kauri and 0.431cu... […]
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Gib crisis: Megan Woods taking action, taskforce formed to investigate
by [email protected] on June 21, 2022 at 12:04 am
Building and Construction Minister Megan Woods is taking action on the country's Gib crisis, forming a taskforce to investigate and report back to her.The group will troubleshoot on the plasterboard issues that have left many builders... […]
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Gib crisis: Call for Fletcher Building chairman to resign, directors to seek re-election
by [email protected] on June 20, 2022 at 1:32 am
Fletcher Building critics have called for the company's chairman Bruce Hassall to resign, directors to put themselves up for re-election and a review of the company's culture and conduct.NZ Shareholders Association chief executive... […]