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Record gas volumes traded amid increased uncertainty
By Gavin Evans Aug. 7 (BusinessDesk) - Volumes traded on the spot gas market jumped to a record last month as industrial users locked in supplies for the rest of the year. Trades for 1.49 petajoules of gas were booked on emsTradepoint last month, an all-time high for the si...
Services
Spark signs up 150 schools to show Rugby World Cup for free
By Victoria Young Aug. 6 (BusinessDesk) - Less than seven weeks out from the Rugby World Cup, Spark says it is offering New Zealanders as many opportunities as possible to watch the tournament, including through 150 rural schools. The telco turned broadcaster has been addr...
Primary Sector
King Salmon targets 'open ocean' Cook Strait salmon farm by Nov 2020
By Pattrick Smellie Aug. 6 (BusinessDesk) - Marlborough Sounds fish farmer New Zealand King Salmon is targeting construction of the country's first 'open ocean' salmon farm by late 2020. The company says the consent application it lodged early last month for 'Blue Endeavour...
Policy
Rural WISPs fret about being crowded out of 5G spectrum auction
By Jenny Ruth Aug. 6 (BusinessDesk) - Wireless internet service providers to the rural sector are worried that Vodafone and other mobile phone companies pushing to get 5G services up and running will crowd them out of the market. “Vodafone and its competitors are putting pr...
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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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