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Listed Companies
NZ Refining to focus on Auckland, develop import terminal plan
Refining NZ plans to simplify its operations and focus its business on the supply of fuel into Northland and Auckland.
Policy
Pattrick Smellie: PATTRICK SMELLIE: Fault and blame for the light rail failure: so many targets
"Good news," claimed the Twitter account of the Greater Auckland blog after the announcement that the Auckland light rail bid has come to the end of the line in its current form. The blog's authors have been both big supporters of light rail and shrewd commentators on the way...
Law & Regulation
Oil, gas permits exempted from Maui dolphin protections
Near-shore oil and gas permits off the Taranaki coast have been exempted from new restrictions proposed to protect Maui and Hector’s dolphins. The Department of Conservation today announced an extension of marine mammal sanctuaries down the west coast of the North Island and a...
Newswire
Light rail process dead; NZ First claims another policy scalp
Transport Minister Phil Twyford has suffered another heavy political defeat, formally announcing that the Auckland light rail project is off the table until after the election.
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Oliver Lewis
Infrastructure Editor
Oliver Lewis won the local government reporting category at the 2023 Voyager Media Awards. He is part of our investigations unit and also covers infrastructure, housing and employment issues. Formerly with Stuff/The Press, Oliver has also written for the Guardian and North & South.
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