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Retail
Meridian to supply Australian online retailer Kogan.com
By Gavin Evans June 24 (BusinessDesk) - Meridian Energy’s Australian business has agreed to supply power and gas to a new energy service being started by online retailer Kogan.com. The multi-year agreement is expected to take effect before the end of 2019. Powershop will su...
Policy
Woods defends 100% renewable power target
By Gavin Evans June 21 (BusinessDesk) - The government is defending its 100 percent renewable electricity target against criticism that it risks distracting efforts from cheaper and larger emission reduction efforts elsewhere. Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods says...
Finance
Green Investment Fund targets will depend on portfolio – Treasury
By Paul McBeth June 21 (BusinessDesk) - The government’s $100 million Green Investment Fund isn’t targeting an overall rate of return, but will instead weigh up each investment on an individual basis. Treasury deputy secretary Struan Little told Parliament’s finance and exp...
Services
Tech start-up snares $4.1 mln in Silicon Valley capital raising
By Pattrick Smellie June 21 (BusinessDesk) - An Auckland-based tech start-up owned by two Russian emigre ICT engineers has raised $4.1 million in seed funding to pursue rapid revenue growth for Termius, an encrypted product that allows users to synchronise data across multiple...
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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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