1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (135+ words) Meridian gets draft consent to access Pukaki reserve National Business Review Meridian gets draft consent to access Pukaki reserve Fast-track panel issues draft approval despite Minister's opposition. Lake Pukaki, where Meridian has sought access to hydro storage normally held in…...

22+ hour, 4+ min ago  (85+ words) National Business Review Space X IPO targeted at index funds, retail investors New rules from index providers will accelerate Space X's inclusion in sharemarket indexes as fund manager says the offer "feels like 1987. Space X is seeking to raise a…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (87+ words) National Business Review The draft proposal could cut costs for businesses by $40m a year. Businesses currently pay about $125m each year in interchange fees to accept Mastercard and Visa credit cards. The Commerce Commission has suggested introducing new caps for interchange…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (92+ words) National Business Review Plans include a new 10-seat, 2. 7km gondola and doubling annual capacity to half a million visitors. The $150m-plus expansion will include the country's longest gondola. NZSki says its will add 262 hectares of skiable terrain to The Remarkables ski…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (916+ words) And Anthropic is rolling out its powerful Mythos AI model to more trusted partners. Happy Wednesday and welcome to your morning wrap of the latest political and business headlines from around the world. First up, Iran has stopped communicating with…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (83+ words) National Business Review Developer Dennis Parbhu, who managed the hotel build himself, described conditions as "really tough" when opening it two years ago. The Soho Hotel in Mt Roskill. Property developer and hotelier Sunil (Dennis) Parbhu has put the recently…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (85+ words) National Business Review The combined bank will compete with the Big Four Aussie-owned competitors and Kiwibank in a regional push. As part of the deal, Toi Foundation will hold 17. 5% of Heartland shares. A conditional merger implementation agreement has been signed…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (92+ words) National Business Review ANALYSIS: The commercial implications property owners need to know from the Government's proposed changes to New Zealand's earthquake-prone building regime. Ruined buildings after the 7. 1 magnitude earthquake on September 4, 2010, in Christchurch." New Zealand is preparing to significantly scale…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (103+ words) National Business Review WATCH NOW: Our weekly series on what is holding Aotearoa back, and how we can unleash its potential. WATCH: Ng'ti Wh'tua "r'kei Trust CEO Lisa Davies speaks with Simon Shepherd. This week, Simon Shepherd talks to Lisa…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1095+ words) ANALYSIS: Eighteen months in the lives of a legal aid lawyer and two offenders. It's tempting, for those with no direct experience of the criminal justice system, to view it from the media's preference for polar opposites. Kenneth Loach films,…...