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Vector eyes late-life EV batteries for home storage
By Gavin Evans July 4 (BusinessDesk) - Vector, the country’s biggest power distributor, is investigating ways to use late-life batteries from electric vehicles as a cheap form of energy storage for homes and businesses. The company has been working with Melbourne-based Rele...
Primary Sector
Blue Sky reports best result in 8 years
By Rebecca Howard July 4 (BusinessDesk) - Southland meat processor and marketer Blue Sky Meats says the year to March was its best result in eight years as a strategic plan bore fruit. The company, which is due to release its annual report shortly, said the March financial...
Economy
Re-opening Stratford-Okahukura line priority for KiwiRail CEO
By Gavin Evans July 4 (BusinessDesk) - A $40 million project to reopen the mothballed Stratford to Okahukura rail line is a priority for new KiwiRail chief executive Greg Miller. The line, shut since a derailment in 2009, is the only alternative north-south rail link should...
Property
Townhouses boost NZ building permits to 45-yr high
By Rebecca Howard July 2 (BusinessDesk) - Townhouses boosted New Zealand residential building consents to their highest level in 45 years. Seasonally adjusted residential permits rose to 3,173 in May, up 13 percent from April when they fell 7.9 percent, Stats NZ said. In...
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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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