Mercury bundles up as Trustpower unburdens
Markets Analysis

Mercury bundles up as Trustpower unburdens

Mercury to become bigger retailer offering a range of telco and energy products, while one-time retail innovator Trustpower is now charting a future almost exclusively as an electricity generator.

Pattrick Smellie 22 Jun 2021
Mercury buys Trustpower’s retail business in $441m deal
Markets

Mercury buys Trustpower’s retail business in $441m deal

Mercury is set to become to the country's largest electricity retailer, subject to approval from the competition regulator.

Pattrick Smellie 21 Jun 2021
Everything an EV tyre-kicker needs to know
Policy

Everything an EV tyre-kicker needs to know

A dummy's guide to buying an EV and collecting the government rebate.

Govt's EV kickbacks: high-end Tesla owners need not apply
Transport

Govt's EV kickbacks: high-end Tesla owners need not apply

A 'feebate' scheme for electric cars and plug-in hybrids will extend next year to all low emission vehicles, paid for by owners of gas-guzzlers.

Brent Melville 13 Jun 2021


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