Business

'Toothless' or ' alarming' - reaction to the Zero Carbon Bill
Primary Sector

'Toothless' or ' alarming' - reaction to the Zero Carbon Bill

By Pattrick Smellie May 8 (BusinessDesk) - Reactions to the net zero carbon emissions legislation released today range from Greenpeace attacking it as "toothless" and "miserly" to Federated Farmers calling it "frustratingly cruel". Two key issues are at the heart of those a...

Pattrick Smellie 08 May 2019
Pushpay appoints chairman Bruce Gordon new CEO
Infrastructure

Pushpay appoints chairman Bruce Gordon new CEO

By Rebecca Howard May 8 (BusinessDesk) - Digital church collection payment operator Pushpay said it has appointed board chairman Bruce Gordon as the new chief executive after Chris Heaslip resigned effective May 31.  Gordon, who will assume the role from June 1,  will also...

Rebecca Howard 08 May 2019
Pushpay lifts FY19 net profit; FY20 guidance upbeat
Infrastructure

Pushpay lifts FY19 net profit; FY20 guidance upbeat

By Rebecca Howard May 8 (BusinessDesk) -  Digital church collection payment operator Pushpay is upbeat about the coming year after lifting revenue by 40 percent and reporting a full-year net profit. The NZX-listed, US-headquartered software-as-a-service company, reported a...

Rebecca Howard 07 May 2019
Govt unveils long-awaited zero carbon law, takes ‘split gas’ approach on methane
Primary Sector

Govt unveils long-awaited zero carbon law, takes ‘split gas’ approach on methane

By Pattrick Smellie May 8 (BusinessDesk) - After months of cross-parliamentary wrangling, the government this morning unveiled its long-awaited draft legislation that will guide New Zealand to its target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The Climate Change Respo...

Pattrick Smellie 07 May 2019