On the Money: From wannabe mayor Simon Bridges to Fay, Richwhite, and more

On the Money: From wannabe mayor Simon Bridges to Fay, Richwhite, and more
Meridian Energy chief executive Neal Barclay.
Victoria Young
Welcome to On the Money, our weekly column on money and the people making it.No holds barred BarclayMeridian Energy will be wearing lower earnings for the next four years on the back of the “in no way sustainable” power price it offered the Tiwai Point smelter last year to ensure an orderly shutdown of the plant at the end of 2024. It is upbeat about its ability to sell more power to South Island industrial customers and has “no intention of re-engaging” with smelter operator NZ Aluminium Smelters if it does wa...

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