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Bumper May for property sales, prices lift
Good deals on mortgages and a rush to complete sales before winter have combined to make a good May for the property market, with sales surging and prices up.
Govt offers new oil and gas exploration permits
The Ministry of Economic Development has put 23 exploration blocks, mainly offshore, up for tender in its annual tender round.
Women missing from list of top earning CEOs
Where are the women? For the first time in eight years there are no women in the latest list of NZ's top-earning chief executives.
Cloud manager fired over off-duty drunkenness
An ex-manager at the Cloud during the Rugby World Cup has been awarded compensation after being fired for turning up at the venue drunk while off-duty.
Govt tax take better than expected in first 10 months
The New Zealand Government took in $772 million more tax than expected in the first 10 months of the fiscal year.
Auckland property prices up 2.5pc in May
Barfoot and Thompson has reported the busiest May for the Auckland real estate market in seven years, with prices up 2.5 per cent from April .