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Beach Energy delays South Island drilling
Infrastructure

Beach Energy delays South Island drilling

Beach Energy has delayed its planned drilling off the North Otago coast amid a global slowdown in industry spending and as covid-19 border controls restrict international movement of specialist tradespeople. The firm, currently seeking consents from the Environmental Protectio...

Gavin Evans 21 Aug 2020
A2 Milk looks to snap up 75.1% of Mataura Valley
Primary Sector

A2 Milk looks to snap up 75.1% of Mataura Valley

A2 Milk is looking to buy 75.1 percent of Mataura Valley Milk for approximately $270 million. Mataura Valley has agreed to provide A2 Milk a period of exclusivity to conduct confirmatory due diligence and negotiate definitive transaction documentation.  The deal is backed b...

Rebecca Howard 21 Aug 2020
More site upgrades live today
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More site upgrades live today

We released another new version of the BusinessDesk website last night.  This will have minimal impact on current subscribers but gives us a lot more functionality in the background. One change you will notice is that you can now “Log in with Google” and link your BusinessDesk ac...

Matt Martel 20 Aug 2020
Genesis eyes long-term Meridian contract, 'pauses' development talks
Infrastructure

Genesis eyes long-term Meridian contract, 'pauses' development talks

Genesis Energy has “paused” work on a pipeline of potential renewable generation developments while it waits to see if it can secure a long-term supply contract from Meridian Energy. The company, which wants to replace a large block of its gas-fired generation with renewable e...

Gavin Evans 20 Aug 2020