The Tiwai Point smelter is to get compensation from Meridian Energy as it agrees to cut production to help manage hydro lake levels.
Trustpower's 421,000 retail connections have shaken some interest from potential suitors.
Bendon's backdoor listing on the Nasdaq is all but over as proxy votes at empty special meeting point to management buyout going ahead.
Dual listed infrastructure giant Downer EDI has further deflated its mining interests with the sale of its tyre management business, Otraco.