Stories by Kim Savage
Inflation beats expectations but still below target
Higher household costs helped to push consumer prices higher in the past three months.
Vodafone NZ sold to private investors for $3.4b
New Zealand's largest mobile company Vodafone has been sold to local infrastructure investor Infratil and Canadian investment firm Brookfield for $3.4 billion. Audio
Eric Watson's Cullen Group avoided $51m in tax, High Court confirms
The High Court has sided with Inland Revenue in a multi-million dollar tax avoidance case involving high profile businessman Eric Watson's company Cullen Group.
Arrow the latest pawn in construction chess match
Analysis - Big risk can mean big reward, but everyone knows that if you're going to play a high stakes game then you have to have a plan B or be prepared to suffer the consequences, Kim Savage writes.
Mainzeal saga unlikely to be over yet
Analysis - Some Mainzeal directors are now being held to account, but subcontractors who were left out in the cold when the company went bust still face a long battle to get their money back, writes…
High Court rules Mainzeal directors liable for $36m
The High Court has ruled collapsed property and construction company Mainzeal traded while insolvent for nine years and has held some of the directors liable for $36 million for letting it happen.
Mainfreight invests six months of planning in Brexit - whatever form it takes
It's the outcome no one wants but the one global business is increasingly preparing for with the Brexit deadline fewer than 40 days away.
Measures to protect subcontractors' money 'needs to go further'
Measures designed to protect subcontractors and suppliers' money in a construction company collapse appear to be failing.