Watered down bed tax for $10 million – “… or chase a bigger prize?”

Tuesday, 30th May, 2017

Auckland businesses are already paying 2.73 times more rates to Auckland Council than residential rate payers.

Boringly prudent, responsible

Thursday, 25th May, 2017

Michael Barnett, Auckland Chamber of Commerce head, agreed the taxes returned to the pockets of middle New Zealanders was made possible by the hard work and success of business over the past eight years.

Selling the port would give Auckland momentum a chance

Friday, 19th May, 2017

The potential sale of the Ports of Auckland could be one of the best things to happen to the city in a long time, says Auckland Chamber of Commerce CEO Michael Barnett.

Bucking the jobs trend on the Southside

Thursday, 18th May, 2017

At 18 years old, Otara resident Nga Tuiti was desperate to find a full-time job. Temporary roles, providing minimal and sporadic income, supplemented by benefit payments, wasn’t what she wanted her 20s to be. But, like many other south Auckland youth, securing decent, permanent work was proving a near-impossible task.
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