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Canterbury's proposed rates hike - a move in the right direction, or anti-farmer?
Environment Canterbury's controversial rates hike will fund three years of planning for national freshwater reforms.

Green MP Ricardo Menendez March sought emergency room in MIQ a second time for 'national interest' reasons
Ricardo Menéndez March twice sought an emergency room allocation in the managed isolation system, the second time was for "national interest" reasons.

Delegat Group Limited (NZX: DGL) Interim Results to 31 Dec 2020
The Group is on target to achieve global case sales for the full year of 3,391,000, up 3% on last year. Based on prevailing exchange rates, the Group forecasts a 2021 Operating Profit result of $67 million, up on last year’s performance by 10%

NZME Limited (NZX: NZM) Full Year Results to 31 December 2020
NZM has today announced its financial results for the full year ended 31 December 2020, reporting Statutory Net Profit After Tax of $14.2 million and 3% growth in Operating Earnings Before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortisation to $67.3 million

Auckland Council suspends home improvement scheme after uncovering billing errors
By RNZ Auckland Council has suspended a home improvement scheme after uncovering billing errors for thousands of ratepayers.Loan interest payments for its Retrofit Your Home programmes were wrongly calculated.The council's...

Mind your Ms and Ps when you're talking about child poverty
OPINION: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern scrupulously avoided the 'm' word and the 'p' word in her press release on child poverty rates.

Kmart and a vape store: two new locations of interest linked to the latest Covid-19 case
A Kmart and a vape store in Auckland are the latest locations linked to to a person who has tested positive for Covid-19.

South Aucklanders will struggle if Auckland Council raises rates, advocates say
Auckland Council could lose nearly $1b due to Covid-19, but a proposed rates rise to plug the hole might not be doable for many.

Covid-19: New Ministry of Health advice about locations of interest
The Ministry of Health have updated their website with further advice for those who have visited the locations of interest the new community case visited.

Covid-19 coronavirus: Ashley Bloomfield and Chris Hipkins to give Valentine's Day Covid cluster update
New Zealand will this afternoon receive more information about the new community Covid-19 cases, and the locations of interest people need to be aware of. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins and director general of health Ashley...

Covid-19: Kmart Botany re-opens less than 24 hours after being linked to latest Auckland community case
Staff were sporting masks, but most shoppers weren't, as one of the Auckland stores linked to the latest community case re-opened to the public less than 24 hours after it was named a location of interest.

Covid-19: Kmart and vape store among new locations of interest linked to new case
A Kmart and a vape store in Auckland are the latest locations linked to to a person who has tested positive for Covid-19.

Bank profits fall amid Covid-19 pandemic
The profits of the country's banks have fallen by more than a quarter over the past year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a fall in margins because of low interest rates and higher costs.

Pele: Netflix doco lifts the lid on how the boy from Brazil led them to glory
REVIEW: As a primer to “the only footballer who surpassed the boundaries of logic”, this certainly provides plenty of interest and insight.

South Auckland families will struggle with rates rise, councillor says
A proposed 5 percent rates rise and increased water charges will be too much for many South Auckland residents, a councillor says.

Four new locations of interest in Botany as three new Covid community cases reported
Health teams have identified four new locations of interest after a teenage Aucklander was confirmed to have been infected with Covid in the community.The teenager was one of three people confirmed with the virus today, all from...