Articles by Hamish Rutherford, NZ Herald
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Business
Reserve Bank creates banking naughty list
Thursday, 24 March 2022, 11:36amThe Reserve Bank has created a new public register documenting episodes of "material" breaches by banks of the rules under...
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Business
ComCom's final supermarket report - competition 'muted'; what's needed for lower prices
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 8:59amThe report's key recommendations: *Addressing imbalances in bargaining power between the major grocery retailers and many...
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Business
Covid support payments broadened after warnings
Friday, 25 February 2022, 4:13pmBusinesses seeking the latest round of Covid support payments from the Government can compare trading against a year ago...
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Politics
National closes gap on Labour in new poll
Wednesday, 16 February 2022, 12:07pmA new political poll has the gap between the Left and Right blocs narrowing, with both Labour and National up at the expense...
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Business
Minimum wage to increase to $21.20 an hour from start of April
Friday, 11 February 2022, 9:31amThe minimum wage is being raised by $1.20 an hour to $21.20 from the start of April, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister...
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Business
Meridian sells Australian business for $750 million
Monday, 22 November 2021, 12:56pmMeridian Energy, New Zealand's largest electricity generator, has sold its Australian business to a consortium including...
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Business
The $500m subsidy pushing up your power bill by $200 a year
Wednesday, 27 October 2021, 3:58pmA major report has warned that every household in New Zealand may be paying $200 more a year for their electricity because...
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Business
New poll shows Act closing on National, Seymour's support surges
Thursday, 14 October 2021, 11:25amA new poll has Act on 16 per cent, just six points below the support of the National Party and with growing support for its...
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Business
Fuel giant Z Energy agrees to Aussie takeover deal
Monday, 11 October 2021, 9:22amZ Energy's board of directors has unanimously recommended shareholders accept a marginally improved takeover offer from Australian...
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Business
'Progress', but no timeline for rapid testing pilot
Friday, 8 October 2021, 5:05pmA meeting between the Government and a group of businesses demanding the introduction of rapid saliva testing was "productive",...
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Business
Business groups left confused by the road map
Monday, 4 October 2021, 8:38pmA road map showing increasing freedoms for Auckland in the coming weeks has disappointed business groups, who say it offers...
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Business
Business groups say keeping Auckland border shut is 'not an option'
Friday, 1 October 2021, 5:54pmNew Zealand's three largest business groups are calling for the Government to relax the rules around who can move across...
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Business
Scathing staff culture review: Chairman quits MediaWorks
Friday, 13 August 2021, 3:30pmA week after a scathing review into its workplace culture, the chairman of MediaWorks, Jack Matthews, is stepping down from...
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National
Unemployment plunges to 4 per cent - biggest quarterly fall in 35 years
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 10:57amThe number of people unemployed in New Zealand has been dropping by more than 1000 a week in recent months, with an extremely...
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Business
Reserve Bank cleared to begin tightening mortgage lending rules
Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 9:49amThe Reserve Bank will have the go-ahead to begin developing rules limiting lending to income levels although first home buyers...
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Business
Genesis Energy loses $53 million carbon dispute
Monday, 2 August 2021, 2:44pmThe board of Genesis Energy is to conduct an independent review after the company unexpectedly lost a significant dispute...
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Business
Commission, minister sued by lawyers over climate report
Friday, 2 July 2021, 11:42amA group of lawyers is suing the Climate Change Commission, alleging its advice to the Government on carbon reductions contains...
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Audio
Government changes rules on oilfield clean-up
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 6:32pmA law change designed to protect taxpayers from a repeat of a $350 million bill to clean up the Tui oilfield could reshape...
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Audio
$100m bid may not be enough to secure America's Cup hosting
Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 8:26amThe chances of the America's Cup being defended in New Zealand appear to be slipping, with an offer worth around $100 million...
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Audio
NZ Rugby seeks meeting with Forsyth Barr to discuss IPO proposal, despite reservations
Monday, 17 May 2021, 7:38pmNew Zealand Rugby has invited Forsyth Barr to discuss its proposal for a public flotation of part of its commercial revenues,...
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Business
Govt reveals overhaul of employment laws
Friday, 7 May 2021, 2:49pmThe Government has released its decisions on how unions and employers would interact to set fair pay agreements, which would...
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Business
Meridian Energy reaches deal with Rio Tinto over Tiwai Point Smelter
Thursday, 14 January 2021, 9:28amThe owners of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter say they have reached a deal with electricity provider Meridian Energy that...
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Business
Home ownership plunges to lowest level since 1951
Tuesday, 8 December 2020, 12:13pmHome ownership in New Zealand continued to decline to the lowest level since 1951, with a 30-year decline hitting those in...
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Audio
Team New Zealand slams Govt ministry that gave it tens of millions in funding
Tuesday, 10 November 2020, 3:21pmTeam New Zealand has issued a "public condemnation" of the Government department which is providing it tens of millions of...
