MBIE

14 Aug 18, 11:37am

Cabinet names Carolyn Tremain as new CEO of MBIE, where she'll run one of NZ’s biggest Government departments & oversee a budget of more than $8 billion
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Here's the problem, in one key table

12 Aug 18, 3:44pm

David Chaston

117 comments

Confidence in the economy is wavering, and there are at least five key reasons, most related to some big public policy changes, and how households have reacted to the consequences
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‘Reset or death’ for Govt procurement policy

6 Aug 18, 12:21pm

Jason Walls

25 comments

The Government will undergo a reset in its procurement policy, after major construction sector players lobbied Ministers to lead by example
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Ignoring migration trends taints policy conclusions

5 Aug 18, 7:33am

Rodney Dickens

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Rodney Dickens says be wary of MBIE's National Construction Pipeline reports, especially their estimates of future residential construction
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New report raises ‘serious questions about the country’s ability to service new housing’

31 Jul 18, 1:03pm

Jason Walls

14 comments

An MBIE report shows the projected infrastructure investment pipeline is lacking, and critics are pointing the finger at the Government
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Aspiring KiwiBuild homeowners - time to get a mortgage pre-approval

27 Jul 18, 1:28pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

39 comments

KiwiBuild pre-qualification stage to open in early August; proof of finance and income necessary to enter the ballot
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Government finally moving against NZ's building society exports

20 Jul 18, 5:00am

Gareth Vaughan

2 comments

MBIE proposing that New Zealand registered building societies will only be allowed to provide services to New Zealanders
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Big Auckland demand for KiwiBuild homes

19 Jul 18, 2:45pm

Jason Walls

46 comments

Three quarters of the people who have applied for a KiwiBuild home are from Auckland
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Relief for Taranaki as major gas user here to stay until at least 2029

18 Jul 18, 11:03am

Jenée Tibshraeny

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Methanex signs agreements with gas suppliers so it can keep producing methanol in NZ until at least 2029; Company says move provides energy security for NZ
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Upper Hutt and Whanganui have the fastest rising rents in the country

11 Jul 18, 10:10am

Greg Ninness

107 comments

The average rent has increased by $22 a week (+5.2%) in the last 12 months
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KiwiBuild and the recognition of 'Ponsonby problems'

5 Jul 18, 2:52pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

153 comments

Are young people that earn decent salaries too privileged to be thrown a bone by the Government? Jenée Tibshraeny thinks not
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ASIC credit card report shows up NZ authorities

5 Jul 18, 1:54pm

Gareth Vaughan

11 comments

As NZ regulators investigate banks' conduct & culture they should take a leaf out of ASIC's book and probe the credit card market too, Gareth Vaughan argues
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'Almost completely useless'

30 Jun 18, 9:11am

Gareth Vaughan

14 comments

Anti-money laundering expert Ron Pol labels government's reasons for excluding trusts from its beneficial ownership regime 'remarkable for having been expressed out loud'
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It's time to licence all consumer lenders

29 Jun 18, 5:00am

Gareth Vaughan

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Gareth Vaughan argues the flawed Financial Service Providers' Register is a factor in consumer lending problems & it should be dumped with consumer lenders licensed
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MBIE suggests levy on lenders to help fund Commerce Commission

28 Jun 18, 10:21am

Gareth Vaughan

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment discussion paper details how caps on consumer lender's interest rates and fees might work
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Govt to 'test' whether there's a role for govt in facilitating open banking

27 Jun 18, 12:00pm

Gareth Vaughan

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Commerce & Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi leaving door open for interchange fees to be regulated, wants to see tangible examples of open banking working within a year
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Trusts excluded from government's beneficial ownership push

25 Jun 18, 4:55pm

Gareth Vaughan

13 comments

Government pushes for beneficial ownership register for NZ companies & limited partnerships to stop 'erosion' of New Zealand as a good place for honest business
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4000 MBIE and IRD staff to strike

25 Jun 18, 3:31pm

Jason Walls

36 comments

MBIE & IRD staff to strike next month, with nurses also striking and primary teachers mulling possible industrial action in August
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'Reinforced concrete limited partnerships in NZ' for sale

20 Jun 18, 5:06pm

Gareth Vaughan

New Zealand limited partnerships, in combination with Nevis limited liability companies, being peddled as 'one of the best and unique products' in the murky world of offshore finance
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More gaming of New Zealand's Financial Service Providers' Register?

14 Jun 18, 4:39pm

Gareth Vaughan

2 comments

Gareth Vaughan goes in search of a snowball on Great South Road as he continues to probe companies registered on NZ's Financial Service Providers' Register
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