China applies to join Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership
China has applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership, the world’s biggest free trade agreement.
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Building product operations exemptions extended
Exemptions have been extended for some building product manufacturers and distributors in Auckland to keep operating.
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Lockdown sees significant slump in manufacturing levels
Manufacturing activity has slumped on the back of the latest lockdown, with production levels in freefall.
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Landlords show willingness to negotiate retail rents as vacancy rates increase
Landlords are doing what they can to hang on to retail tenants as the lockdowns bite into cashflow in the absence of critical foot traffic.
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Ikea owner buys 5500ha of Otago farmland for forestry
The company has a long-term plan of planting 3000 hectares with over 3 million seedlings in the next five years, and 2200 hectares will be left to naturally revert into native bush.
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Air NZ to use $85m more of government loan
Air New Zealand will draw down further on its loan from the government as it manages the effects of latest lockdown.
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Celebrating women’s suffrage in central Auckland
As New Zealand celebrates Suffrage Day on 19 September, Dr Cathy Casey takes a closer look at the much-loved Auckland Women’s Suffrage Memorial in central Auckland and its troubled past.
What is the Auckland Women’s Suffrage Memorial?
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Construction boom makes Auckland city with most cranes
Auckland’s construction sector remains resilient amid the lockdowns, with the number of cranes in the city on the rise.
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Council to launch consultation on new Contributions Policy
The Finance and Performance Committee has unanimously approved a new draft Contributions Policy for consultation and will be seeking feedback from Aucklanders from 20 September 2021.
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Manurewa praised for stepping up
Manurewa-Papakura Auckland Councillor Daniel Newman is encouraging residents to keep responding to calls for more COVID-19 testing and vaccinations.
“We have seen testing numbers going up and it’s great to see Manurewa and Papakura residents stepping u… Continue reading