Energy
News in Brief
Environmental protection spending up 10%
Local and central government spent an extra $204 million on environmental protection in 2021, an annual increase of 10%, environmental-economic accounts data shows.Altogether, $2.2 billion was spent on environmental protection, most of it coming from local government.Environmenta...
Policy
NZ's largest energy company wants out
Austria-based OMV has put up for sale all its Asia Pacific upstream assets.
Meridian taking cautious approach with hydro dams
The company is taking into account forecasts of a dry autumn and winter.
Markets
Meridian first-half profit surges on strong hydro inflows
Meridian Energy had a strong first half after winter storms filled its southern hydro catchment at Lake Pukaki and boosted sales.
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Ian Llewellyn
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Ian is a journalist with more than 30 years' experience working in NZ and the UK. This has included radio, newspapers, and agencies with time also as a ministerial advisor and press secretary. Experience in the Press Gallery includes reporting for the Independent Business Weekly and more than 10 years with the New Zealand Press Association.
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