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Auckland University rides property boom, nets big profit on vice-chancellor s home
9 Apr, 2021 02:15 AM
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The $5 million house vice-chancellor Dawn Freshwater previously rented from the University of Auckland. Photo / Dean Purcell
The $5 million house vice-chancellor Dawn Freshwater previously rented from the University of Auckland. Photo / Dean Purcell
Ben Leahy is a reporter for the New Zealand HeraldBen.Leahy@nzherald.co.nz
Auckland University has netted an up to $600,000 profit in just 12 months after reselling a Parnell mansion controversially bought for its vice-chancellor.
It paid $5.06 million for the luxurious four-bedroom home in December 2019 after buying it as a rental for new vice-chancellor Dawn Freshwater.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Business leaders call for more transparency on Covid advice
16 Mar, 2021 07:23 PM
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Auckland Airport chairman Patrick Strange says the government needs to be more transparent about the advice it gets on Covid. Photo / Nick Reed
Auckland Airport chairman Patrick Strange says the government needs to be more transparent about the advice it gets on Covid. Photo / Nick Reed
A group of senior business leaders say unless there is full transparency on the recommendations from a new Government Covid advisory panel it risks being seen as a cynical tactic aimed at dampening criticism.
The public call is the latest move by the group which includes chairman of Chorus NZ and Auckland Airport, Patrick Strange; Mercury Energy chair Prue Flacks; The Warehouse Group chairwoman Joan Withers; chairman of SkyCity, Summerset and Tourism Holdings Rob Campbell; and University of Auckland chancellor and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare chairman Scott St John.
Senior Business Leaders Reiterate Call For Longer Term Plan And Greater Transparency scoop.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from scoop.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.