Govt pushes ahead with changes to foreign investment fund rules and fringe benefit tax
Revenue Minister Simon Watts said the changes would “sharpen the focus” on growing the economy.
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Category : RNZ business
Minister gets tough on employers choosing migrants over New Zealanders
Erica Stanford says some employers aren’t working with MSD to find job-seeking locals first, but an adviser says the rules are too unclear.
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Tech companies eye stock market listings, but not on NZX
Most of the biggest players are “directing their energy and aspirations towards the listing in the US”, Icehouse Ventures chief executive says.
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NZME increases underlying profit guidance by up to $3 million
The company, which owns the NZ Herald, ZB radio stations and OneRoof, expected to make between $59m and $62m, compared with an earlier estimate of between $57m and $59m.
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‘Healthy, young’ but medical insurance premiums rise 25 percent in a year
A ‘healthy, young’ man says he’s shocked to be told his premiums have increased 25 percent in a year.
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Irrigation equipment smashed by winds – ‘A huge concern coming into the summer period’
More than 700 pivot spans – worth $30,000 each – have been damaged in North Canterbury.
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What you need to know: Seven questions about a capital gains tax
What you might be asking about Labour’s new tax policy.
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Ministers say a subsidy for regional airline routes is not on the agenda
Air NZ’s Nikhil Ravishankar suggested a “situational subsidy” to support regional routes.
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Temu distances itself from boy who swallowed 100 magnets
Part of the boy’s bowel after he ate between 80 and 100 of the small but powerful magnets.
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Cost of living increases: Who is being hit hardest now?
Beneficiaries and people on NZ Super are experiencing faster increases, while the biggest spenders are getting some relief, new data shows.
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