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KiwiRail eyes Dannevirke freight hub
By Gavin Evans June 10 (BusinessDesk) - KiwiRail says a new rail hub proposed south-west of Dannevirke may be able to take 200,000 tonnes of logs off the roads. Officials have been allocated $400,000 to evaluate the potential for the hub to take trucks off local roads and b...
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OMV's Great South Basin application draws 260 submissions
By Gavin Evans June 10 (BusinessDesk) - More than 260 groups and individuals have submitted on OMV’s application to the Environmental Protection Authority to drill in the Great South Basin. Most oppose the application citing concern about climate change – a ground the decis...
Infrastructure
Environmental concerns prompt tighter Transmission Gully controls
By Paul McBeth June 10 (BusinessDesk) - Greater Wellington Regional Council has imposed a stricter environmental regime on the construction of the 27-kilometre Transmission Gully highway north of Wellington due to ongoing concerns about erosion and sediment control failures....
Infrastructure
MyRepublic warned for failing to hand over info for telco levy
By Paul McBeth June 10 (BusinessDesk) - The Commerce Commission has publicly warned MyRepublic for failing to give it the right information on time to work out the internet service provider minnow's share of the $50 million Telecommunications Development Levy. Telecommunic...
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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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