BusinessPM's stance helps boost SkyCity sharesSkyCity Entertainment Group's shares rose after Prime Minister John Key wouldn't rule out using taxpayer cash to fund budget over-runs during construction.10 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandPM's warning on SkyCity funding gapPrime Minister John Key won't rule out using taxpayer money to stop SkyCity's convention centre becoming an "eyesore".09 Feb 11:42 PM
Banking and financeA tale of two SkyCities on cardsAuckland could boost SkyCity Entertainment Group's half-year result issued on Wednesday but Adelaide could drag it down.08 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionHeather Shotter: We cannot afford to delay centreIt is widely acknowledged that international convention centres are essential elements that contribute to the growth and development of big cities.28 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandRates won't go into convention centre: BrownAuckland mayor Len Brown says the council will not put any ratepayer cash into building or running an international convention centre.23 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Heads you lose, tails you loseSkyCity and the Government have managed to get their estimates about the cost of the international convention centre proposed for Auckland spectacularly wrong,15 Jan 08:30 PM
New ZealandRevealed: SkyCity's new convention hubWe show you how SkyCity's new convention centre would look in central Auckland, as details are revealed for the first time in its resource consent applications.13 Jan 05:50 PM
New ZealandSkyCity supporters cool over cash pleaSkyCity's convention centre proposal has hit fresh turbulence as several high-profile former supporters declined to back the use of public funds to meet cost overruns.12 Jan 04:00 PM
BusinessAuckland: SkyCity's big engineSkyCity often talks up its regional operations, but the beating heart of its business is centred in Auckland where its flagship property generates two-thirds of the company's earnings.12 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandAn unconventional agreementThe SkyCity convention centre deal has returned to haunt the Government - and provoke new controversy. In the first of a two-part series, David Fisher investigates.11 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Indifference on convention centre a red flagSkyCity chief executive Nigel Morrison has just talked this taxpayer out of an Auckland convention centre.26 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Steven Joyce needs to play cards right or walk awayThere's an old maxim in poker - "If you don't know who's getting screwed, get up and walk away from the table because it is you."23 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandSkyCity subsidy: Auckland revoltsCity comes out swinging over Government suggestion that ratepayer cash be used to prop up SkyCity's international convention centre.23 Dec 04:00 PM
New Zealand'It wouldn't get past first base'A Government proposal that ratepayers help cover a potential $130m blowout in the cost of SkyCity’s new convention centre is going down poorly with several councillors.22 Dec 11:47 PM
New ZealandRates cash eyed for SkyCitySkyCity chief executive Nigel Morrison yesterday also confirmed his company wants a taxpayer-funded top-up and was willing to walk away from the deal if it doesn't get it.22 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: SkyCity must meet its side of bargainSkyCity's bid to build the convention centre was accepted for one reason: it did not need public money. Unless it can meet its side of the bargain, all bets are off.22 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandSkyCity 'holds the cards' - LabourSkyCity is holding all the cards in the latest round of negotiations with the Government over its increasingly expensive convention centre, Labour's Economic Development spokesman David Clark says.19 Dec 11:23 PM
New ZealandBill for SkyCity complex rocketsDesign improvements, a new five-star hotel and inflation have rocketed up the SkyCity convention centre's pricetag by as much as $130 million.19 Dec 04:30 PM
BDBDTourismConvention centre cost jumps by a fifthSkyCity Entertainment Group, the casino and hotel operator, is in talks with the government on how to fund the increased cost of as much as $130 million to build an international convention centre in downtown Auckland.19 Dec 02:21 AM
EmploymentCasino job a calculated moveWhen Rob Hamilton sat his kids down to tell them he had a new job as SkyCity's CFO, their first question was whether that meant they could go up the Sky Tower for free.13 Nov 04:00 PM
Banking and financeANZ chief's pay rises to $4.7mANZ New Zealand chief executive David Hisco has enjoyed a solid pay rise, with his total remuneration lifting almost 15 per cent to $4.7 million.11 Nov 05:04 AM
Banking and financeFour reasons NZX's on fire todayThe New Zealand share market pushed higher to a new record high at midday today. Here are four reasons why.10 Nov 11:28 PM
Banking and financeNZX50 powers backThe New Zealand share market has continued its record-breaking run, with the NZX50 Index hitting its highest ever point.10 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandSanta claws his way into townSome call him creepy, others call him a piece of cultural history - either way Auckland's giant Santa has been saved from early retirement.23 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandMiracle on Queen StreetSanta has been saved, with a family-owned company pledging money to keep him on Auckland's main street.23 Oct 02:24 AM
OpinionNigel Morrison: Human capital key to corporate successSkyCity, the largest single-site private-sector employer in central Auckland, prides itself on being an "employer of choice," says its chief executive.22 Oct 08:30 PM
EmploymentTears flow at SkyCity meetingA sobbing SkyCity Entertainment Group employee told hundreds of shareholders of the raw deal the company had dealt her after 15 years of employment in Auckland.18 Oct 12:52 AM
BDBDBusinessSkyCity cashes in on high rollersSkyCity said first quarter revenues were up 6pc at its AGM today, with big revenue growth coming from Asian high rollers.17 Oct 02:39 AM
BDBDBusinessConvention centre completion date pushed outSkyCity has extended by nine months the deadline for completing construction of the controversial NZ International Convention Centre.15 Oct 07:55 PM
