On The Money: Watts, Watt, Walker, Wallace, and more

On The Money: Watts, Watt, Walker, Wallace, and more
James Wallace is spotted at the Auckland Arts Fair, and an energy announcement with Watt and Watts. (Image: Supplied/NZME/BusinessDesk)
Dileepa Fonseka
On The Money is our weekly newsletter of general frippery from the worlds of business and government.An annual gathering of energy industry executives in Wellington this last week was highly anticipated for what guest speaker Energy Minister Simon Watts might tell them about the future of the electricity market.So there was a sense of surprise, relief, and just a smidgen of "what the hell?" when the minister’s elaborately pre-staged announcement turned out to just be a bold new government commitment to make it easier for unruly...

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