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Letters: The folly of relying on private healthcare; Trumpism in NZ politics
OPINION: Once lost, our wonderful public health system can never be recovered.
Richard Prebble on asset sales: How privatisation can be a success story
OPINION: The Government does not need to run businesses.
'The people have spoken': Dunedin council votes to keep Aurora Energy amid financial strain
A total of 760 submissions were received through the consulting period.
Bank repossesses machinery as liquidators probe earthmoving company
The business owes at least $1.26 million and is now the owner's second failed enterprise.
Chlöe Swarbrick: Christopher Luxon is gaslighting the country
OPINION: The energy crisis is driven by relentless corporate profiteering.
Gisborne letters: Catch up with more green energy
OPINION: Our readers write on green energy, energy security, GE and ballooning rates.
Government drops further hints it's open to selling Kiwibank
The Kiwibank board has been asked to come up with ideas to grow the bank.
Government softens on asset sales, promising to go to voters first
The minister says if they were going to sell assets, they would take it to an election.
Potential battle brewing over foreign investment
Winston Peters wants Act to convince him loosening foreign investment rules is worth it.
Cabinet Office's mea culpa to PM over airport shares saga
Wood was repeatedly told to sell his shares because of the potential conflict of interest.
Assets frittered away - for what?
OPINION: A councillor shares his misgivings over the sale of airport shares.
Is there a business case for selling publicly owned assets?
Selling government assets isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Liam Dann: Could we make Westpac a Kiwi bank?
The sale of Westpac NZ presents opportunity to change banking landscape for the better.
Auckland residents fight council's plans to sell parks and reserves
The issue could have wider ramifications for the city's green spaces.
Councillor says funds from asset sales should be reinvested in south Auckland
Efeso Collins said it's more important than ever that south Auckland gets its fair share.
Liam Dann: Let's fuel-inject Kiwibank and challenge Aussie dominance
If the big Aussie banks want to pull back from their NZ businesses, Kiwibank can step in.
Waitangi report throws open question of water ownership
Group pledges to test in court whether Maori have native title in water.
Māori entities continue to grow their putea
The Māori asset base continues to grow year on year says Leon Wijohn.
Goodman Property Trust reports a 47 per cent in pre-tax profit
Goodman reported a statutory profit of $66.4m before tax in the six months to September 30
Peters pushing for foreign investor ban
Winston Peters isn't saying much but foreign ownership of NZ land is no-brainer in talks.
Steven Joyce: No plan to sell Transpower
NZ First leader Winston Peters says report on sale options for Transpower is suspicious.
Small investors treated as second class
COMMENT: The Shareholders' Association is on the warpath.
Tasman gap gives KiwiSavers little choice
KiwiSaver is a fantastic long-term superannuation scheme but it has one major drawback: limited domestic investment opportunities.
The housing privatisation that wasn't
A Glen Innes tenant battling against eviction from her former state house has put a surprising argument to the Tenancy Tribunal.
Why business would welcome English
COMMENT: There are some business friendly policies that John Key had ruled out which may now be back on the table under Bill English.
Brian Gaynor: Liveable city faces some tough choices
Achieving the Auckland Council's ambitious goals will require a more rigorous approach to its financial position.
Auckland for sale, but rates won't drop
A privatisation programme of Super City assets offers up billions for the cash-strapped Auckland Council but little in the way of rates relief.