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Small end of town needs to chip in on climate change - Carr
Infrastructure

Small end of town needs to chip in on climate change - Carr

Corporate New Zealand is increasingly engaged on the real challenges of climate change but the nation’s efforts will need to be much broader based to be effective, the new head of the Climate Change Commission says. Rod Carr, previously Vice-Chancellor of Canterbury University...

Gavin Evans 08 Oct 2019
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Labour ministers overturn Greens' Sage on Waihi tailings dam
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Labour ministers overturn Greens' Sage on Waihi tailings dam

In a surprise turnaround, the government has given OceanaGold a greenlight to buy land to expand its Waihi mine after the application was previously turned down by Land Information Minister Eugenie Sage.The ASX-listed firm, New Zealand’s biggest gold miner, is mostly owned by US...

Rebecca Howard 08 Oct 2019
Carr named to chair Climate Change Commission
Infrastructure

Carr named to chair Climate Change Commission

Former Reserve Bank chair Rod Carr has been appointed chair-designate of the independent Climate Change Commission. Carr, previously chief executive of Jade Software Corporation and most recently Vice-Chancellor of Canterbury University, will take up his new role immediately....

Gavin Evans 08 Oct 2019
Ofer Global Group lifts takeover bid for NZOG by 19% to 74 cents
Infrastructure

Ofer Global Group lifts takeover bid for NZOG by 19% to 74 cents

Ofer Global Group has lifted its offer for minority holders of New Zealand Oil & Gas by 12 cents to 74 cents a share. Yesterday, the New Zealand Shareholders’ Association said the initial offer of 62 cents was “opportunistic” and that it would oppose the deal. Independent appr...

Rebecca Howard 08 Oct 2019