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Paper recycling costs rising 35% as export markets collapse
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Paper recycling costs rising 35% as export markets collapse

By Pattrick Smellie July 18 (BusinessDesk) - The price of trying to do the right thing by recycling paper just went up, with Oji Fibre Solutions announcing a 35 percent increase in the cost collecting a binful of used paper to stem the losses it's suffering when it sends recyc...

Pattrick Smellie 18 Jul 2019
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Fonterra to go coal-free 11 years ahead of schedule
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Fonterra to go coal-free 11 years ahead of schedule

By Rebecca Howard July 18 (BusinessDesk) - Dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative Group said it is shaving 11 years off its coal target, putting an immediate stop to installing any new coal boilers or increasing capacity to burn coal. “One of the emerging themes in our strategy...

Rebecca Howard 18 Jul 2019
Huawei committed to NZ even if govt doesn’t come around on spy fears
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Huawei committed to NZ even if govt doesn’t come around on spy fears

By Paul McBeth July 18 (BusinessDesk) - Huawei Technologies won’t turn its back on New Zealand, even if it can’t convince the government that it’s not a front for Chinese spies. The New Zealand government is coy on the Chinese telecommunication giant's offer to sign a ‘no s...

Paul McBeth 18 Jul 2019
Mercury points to peaking gains as FY production drops 10%
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Mercury points to peaking gains as FY production drops 10%

By Gavin Evans July 18 (BusinessDesk) - Mercury NZ says it relied on the peaking capacity of its Waikato hydro generation to capture high wholesale power prices in the June quarter. The country’s third-largest power retailer said its hydro dams and geothermal plants earned...

Gavin Evans 17 Jul 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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