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Ihumatao and sustainability key topics at Fletcher meeting
Infrastructure

Ihumatao and sustainability key topics at Fletcher meeting

Fletcher Building executives were accused of being evasive during questioning over the occupation of Ihumatao at the company’s annual meeting today. The company is recovering from several bad years in its construction division, hard times in Australia and challenges related to Oc...

Victoria Young 28 Nov 2019
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OPINION: Climate posturing wins over genuine action
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Gavin Evans: OPINION: Climate posturing wins over genuine action

Greenpeace’s occupation of the Skandi Atlantic this week is a discouraging reminder that after 20 years of debate on climate change, highly stage-managed climate posturing counts for more than action to actually reduce emissions.That members of our elected government still take a...

Gavin Evans 28 Nov 2019
British uncertainty looms as Gentrack posts loss
Infrastructure

British uncertainty looms as Gentrack posts loss

Utilities software developer Gentrack posted a loss, as expected, having written off a dud investment earlier this year, while the impact of customers going bust weighed on underlying earnings.The Auckland-based company reported a net loss of $3.3 million in the 12 months ended S...

Paul McBeth 28 Nov 2019
Refining NZ says power cut may cost $2.5m
Infrastructure

Refining NZ says power cut may cost $2.5m

Refining NZ says the power cut that shut the Marsden Point refinery yesterday may trim full-year profit by as much as $2.5 million.About 90,000 people lost power in Northland yesterday due to a fault on a 220-kilovolt circuit running from Huapai north of Henderson to Marsden Poin...

Gavin Evans 28 Nov 2019