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Outgoing Treasury boss calls for capital gains tax and superannuation changes

Caralee McLiesh says structural changes are required to address NZ's structural deficit.

Du Val downfall: From champagne, private jets to receivership and $250m debt

Now Du Val investors and creditors want their money.

Amazon’s Project Kuiper, a rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink, buys land in NZ, secures eight licences

New Zealand is part of the Star Wars between two of the world's two richest humans.

UK government to probe ‘dynamic’ pricing behind Oasis ticket price surge

Financial Times: Cost jumped dramatically with online sale's ‘dynamic’ pricing system.

Retail crime in NZ hinders Michael Hill result

Michael Hill has posted a disappointing result after tough year of local retail crime.

Downed tools leave Auckland's Seascape an empty shell

The Detail: A feud between builder and developer has brought work on Seascape to a halt.

NZ Rural Land resumes dividends after profit boost

Revaluations have boosted NZ Rural Land's first half profit.

JLL retirement village study: population up, companies adjust growth

Most older people do not live in such villages, even with 53,000 people there now.

Silicon Valley’s elite rattled by prospect of tax on unrealised gains

Financial Times: The proposal faces long odds but alarms the ultra-wealthy nevertheless.

Home-building trend remains soft, new house consents fall 22%

High interest rates and increased costs drive softness in the new home consent data.

Exploding liability: Fletcher paying $168m for Perth pipe disaster

Iplex will pay 80%, Western Australian Government to pay 20% to help homeowner victims.

ELE collapse: Deloitte repaying staff $4.1m owed, BNZ gets full amount

Receivers have collected about 85% of the total amount owed by debtors.

Australia’s top banker defends lifting bonus caps

Financial Times: CEO says competition in mortgage market trumps regulators’ concerns.

Fletcher Building poised for announcement on leaky pipes

After complaints about pipes in Australia, company has been in mediation.

‘Obscenely greedy’ oil executives handed Swiss jail terms for role in fraud

Financial Times: ‘World’s biggest ever kleptocracy case’ involves former oil chief.

Editorial: Airline performance spotlight should be just the start for passengers

OPINION: Australia has introduced a new passenger rights scheme, NZ continues to lag.