Business

High Court imposes record bans on Ponzi scheme operator and partner
Law & Regulation

High Court imposes record bans on Ponzi scheme operator and partner

By Jenny Ruth May 9 (BusinessDesk) - The High Court has permanently prohibited convicted Ponzi scheme operator Lance Jared Ryan from managing a company and banned his former co-defendant David Blake for 12 years. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment says thes...

Jenny Ruth 09 May 2019
James Cameron sees a ruthless future without democracy or meat
Primary Sector

James Cameron sees a ruthless future without democracy or meat

By Pattrick Smellie May 9 (BusinessDesk) - Global demand for New Zealand's meat and dairy products is under threat as the world responds to climate change by eating more and more plant-based protein, Hollywood filmmaker James Cameron told the government's Just Transitions conf...

Pattrick Smellie 09 May 2019
UPDATE: Tilt advances Waverley, withholds dividend
Infrastructure

UPDATE: Tilt advances Waverley, withholds dividend

(Updates with company comment from seventh paragraph.) By Gavin Evans May 9 (BusinessDesk) - Tilt Renewables says it expects to execute an off-take agreement for the 130-megawatt wind farm it plans at Waverley within weeks. The Melbourne-based developer has been in talks...

Gavin Evans 09 May 2019
Tilt advances Waverley project, withholds dividend
Infrastructure

Tilt advances Waverley project, withholds dividend

By Gavin Evans May 9 (BusinessDesk) -  Tilt Renewables says it expects to execute an off-take agreement for the 130-megawatt wind farm it plans at Waverley within weeks. The Melbourne-based developer has been in talks with Genesis Energy on the southern Taranaki project sin...

Gavin Evans 08 May 2019