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Charter increases heat on direct Korea-NZ route
Infrastructure

Charter increases heat on direct Korea-NZ route

Two days after Air New Zealand relaunched direct flights between Auckland and Seoul for the first time in two decades, a rival has appeared in the form of Korean Air, offering a direct charter service over the summer months between Christchurch and the South Korean capital. Korea...

Pattrick Smellie 25 Nov 2019
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Capital sought for NZ breakthrough on battery-grade lithium
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Capital sought for NZ breakthrough on battery-grade lithium

Taupo company Geo40 says it has cracked a chemical process to produce lithium at "near battery grade" from geothermal fluid discharged from central North Island power stations.It says its potentially world-leading discovery is at the low end of the international production costs...

Pattrick Smellie 25 Nov 2019
Engineering an area of focus for PGF
Infrastructure

Engineering an area of focus for PGF

The country’s engineering sector will be receiving more support from the Provincial Growth Fund, officials told MPs yesterday.Last month, the fund committed almost $28 million to engineering firms in Southland and Otago - almost $20 million of which went to upgrade KiwiRail’s Hil...

Gavin Evans 22 Nov 2019
Govt to pull Infrastructure Commission into Auckland port imbroglio
Infrastructure

Govt to pull Infrastructure Commission into Auckland port imbroglio

The government's new Infrastructure Commission will be asked to run the ruler over the options for replacing Auckland's central city cargo port, says Infrastructure Minister Shane Jones. He told BusinessDesk he had met the chair of the commission, former Reserve Bank governor...

Pattrick Smellie 22 Nov 2019


Oliver Lewis
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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