The Bulletin: Construction giant holds contentious AGM

Fletcher Building CEO Ross Taylor

Good morning and welcome to The Bulletin. In today’s edition: Fletcher Building holds AGM at crucial time for company, chances of Manus Island refugees being settled in NZ increases, and more NZ First Foundation documents emerge. To lead us off today, a look at the AGM of a hugely important company. Ihumātao has been forced onto … Read more

20 bucks on the little guy – you can now gamble on MMA in New Zealand

Ahead of Mark Hunt’s fight against Frank Mir this weekend, the TAB is finally taking bets on the UFC. What happened, what does it mean, and. most importantly, who should you bet on? Don Rowe reports.  In 2010 I sat five metres from a bulging and aged chicken-wire fence on the ground level of Lumpinee … Read more