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![Documents reveal why Treasury rejected $1.3bn SCF offer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Documents reveal why Treasury rejected $1.3bn SCF offer
A $1.3 billion offer for South Canterbury Finance appears to have been rejected after Treasury received advice that the deal was not necessarily the best one it could get.
![Maier joins Ngai Tahu day after SCF collapse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Maier joins Ngai Tahu day after SCF collapse
South Canterbury Finance chief executive Sandy Maier became a director of Ngai Tahu Holdings the day after Allan Hubbard's finance company was placed in receivership.
![Tight-fisted Key deals blow to Brown's rail plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Tight-fisted Key deals blow to Brown's rail plan
Prime Minister John Key yesterday poured cold water on Super City Mayor-elect Len Brown's ambitious plans for rail.
![GST rise: The hole in your pocket](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
GST rise: The hole in your pocket
For some professionals this week's tax cuts make them wealthier than before. Others take home less money than they did six years ago.
![Tongans raise $600k for quake appeal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Tongans raise $600k for quake appeal
Two radio-thons held in Tonga over the past week have raised almost $600,000 for the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Fund.
!['Success story' Right Hemisphere may shed jobs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Success story' Right Hemisphere may shed jobs
A 3D software company that has so far received more than $14m from taxpayers says it cannot guarantee it will keep jobs in NZ.
![Ex-mayor's big credit card bill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Ex-mayor's big credit card bill
Sir Barry Curtis put $100,000 on his council credit card in his final term as Manukau City Mayor.
![What's the point of faster broadband? Here's what](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
What's the point of faster broadband? Here's what
Will ultra-fast broadband be a game-changer or a costly toy? Anthony Doesburg found five companies already showing what better internet connections can mean.
![Midnight subsidy for quake-hit businesses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Midnight subsidy for quake-hit businesses
The first round of quake-affected businesses signed up to the Government's wage assistance package will see money in the bank tomorrow.
![<i>Peter Wood:</i> Use quake lessons to build disaster resilience](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
<i>Peter Wood:</i> Use quake lessons to build disaster resilience
Peter Wood writes on the importance of resuming commerce after an emergency.
![Uninsured face battle for Christchurch earthquake money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Uninsured face battle for Christchurch earthquake money
An estimated 5000 uninsured homes damaged in the Christchurch earthquake will have to make a case of "true hardship" to be considered for financial help.