A sod turning today by Prime Minister John Key to celebrate a construction start on a project linking the Upper Harbour Highway to the Northern Motorway signals what promises be an action-packed few years to get on top of Auckland’s crucial transport infrastructure needs.
While it is good news that the inquiry into the whey protein incident concludes there was no failure with New Zealand’s dairy regulatory system it simply confirms what we already knew, said Michael Barnett, chairman of the NZ Infant Formula Exporters Association.
I am delighted to be appointed to head up Auckland Council’s Business Advisory Panel, and I welcome the Mayor’s invitation to the business community to put on the table the issues we believe require urgent action.
The Auckland housing market has been overheated for some time, and this should be the target market for the Reserve Bank’s loan to value ratio (LVR) policy, suggests Auckland Chamber of Commerce head, Michael Barnett.
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