Sir John Key believes the time was right to step down as chair of the country's biggest bank.

Key has been working with ANZ's Australian and New Zealand boards since 2017, and became chair in 2018.

He says the bank is in good shape and they had an obvious replacement in mind- so he knew he was ready to retire.

"The timing seemed about right for me, and it's a pretty good time for the bank as well."

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Sir John Key believes the time was right to step down as chair of the country's biggest bank.
Key has been working with ANZ's Australian and New Zealand boards since 2017, and became chair in 2018.
He says the bank is in good shape and they had an obvious replacement in mind- so he knew he was ready to retire.
"The timing seemed about right for me, and it's a pretty good time for the bank as well."
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With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.

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Sir John Key: former Prime Minister on stepping down from ANZ board role

Kiwis will soon have the option to be buried in biodegradable coffins, with the new service hitting the New Zealand market this week.

The coffins are made from mycelium and upcycled plant fibres - and they take a week to grow in the lab.

These coffins are the project of Dutch biotechnology company Loop Biotech, and founder and inventor Bob Hendrix says they can also be nutrition for the soil itself.

"We have an opportunity to feed the earth when we die...in ideal conditions, it's actually very fast - it's 45 days."

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Kiwis will soon have the option to be buried in biodegradable coffins, with the new service hitting the New Zealand market this week.
The coffins are made from mycelium and upcycled plant fibres - and they take a week to grow in the lab.
These coffins are the project of Dutch biotechnology company Loop Biotech, and founder and inventor Bob Hendrix says they can also be nutrition for the soil itself.
"We have an opportunity to feed the earth when we die...in ideal conditions, it's actually very fast - it's 45 days."
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Bob Hendrix: Loop Biotech inventor and founder on the company's new biodegradable mushroom coffins

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There's agreement migrants’ access to superannuation needs to change, but not in the way New Zealand First is proposing.

The party wants it to be subject to citizenship from 2029.

It says superannuation for migrants who become residents aged 50 or older - now costs more than a billion dollars a year.

Immigration expert and Woburn International CEO, June Ranson, says these are often highly skilled workers who should still get something when they reach retirement.

"Where your problem lies - if those people that come in, and they're being sponsored by family members and they do not work, they've never worked." 

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There's agreement migrants’ access to superannuation needs to change, but not in the way New Zealand First is proposing.
The party wants it to be subject to citizenship from 2029.
It says superannuation for migrants who become residents aged 50 or older - now costs more than a billion dollars a year.
Immigration expert and Woburn International CEO, June Ranson, says these are often highly skilled workers who should still get something when they reach retirement.
"Where your problem lies - if those people that come in, and they're being sponsored by family members and they do not work, they've never worked."&nbsp;
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June Ranson: Woburn International CEO on NZ First calling to restrict NZ Super to citizens only

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A long-awaited project at Port of Tauranga has the green light.

The Stella Passage development will extend container berths and wharves, after getting fast-track approval, subject to conditions.

Payments will also be made to the local marae as part of 'cultural mitigation'.

Port CFO Simon Kebbell says it'll be two and a half years before it's finished.

"It's probably going to take six months to stand up for construction, so there will be consent conditions that we have to meet first, to get our contract in line - and then it's a two-year building time."

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A long-awaited project at Port of Tauranga has the green light.
The Stella Passage development will extend container berths and wharves, after getting fast-track approval, subject to conditions.
Payments will also be made to the local marae as part of 'cultural mitigation'.
Port CFO Simon Kebbell says it'll be two and a half years before it's finished.
"It's probably going to take six months to stand up for construction, so there will be consent conditions that we have to meet first, to get our contract in line - and then it's a two-year building time."
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Simon Kebbell: Port of Tauranga CFO on the port getting approved for an expansion

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Sir John Key: former Prime Minister on stepping down from ANZ board role

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