Ministers Seymour and Penk overturned the Overseas Investment Office’s advice not to sell three South Otago dairy farms to foreign investors.
Up to three homes, up to three storeys high, could be built on most sites.
Covid-19 didn't affect the SOE as badly as it feared.
While Auckland and Waikato stay in alert level 3, Northland moves to alert level 2 Tuesday night.
Inflation recorded its biggest annual rise since June 2011.
NZ came 9th overall in terms of net zero readiness, well ahead of Australia at 17th.
But has another tool in the fight against Covid-19 come soon enough?
No sign of cases falling in Auckland as government continues vaccination push.
The proposed plan will not cut emissions enough for NZ to meet its international obligations.
That's almost double what is spent annually now.