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Policy
First Gas eyes national energy centre for hydrogen pipeline trial
By Gavin Evans May 9 (BusinessDesk) - First Gas says a hydrogen pipeline trial it plans is likely to be among the first projects undertaken at the National New Energy Development Centre being set up in Taranaki. The company, which operates the trunk gas transmission network...
Policy
PM hints at wriggle room on KiwiBuild target of 100,000 homes
By Pattrick Smellie May 9 (BusinessDesk) - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern added further weight to speculation that the government is preparing to shift the goalposts on its KiwiBuild initiative to build 100,000 affordable homes within 10 years. Speaking at the Just Transitio...
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...
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...
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