By Jenny Ruth May 30 (BusinessDesk) - The contentious $300 million Metro Sports centre in Christchurch and convention centres in Auckland and Christchurch are the main reasons for social building consents jumping 44 percent in the year ended April. Stats NZ construction sta...
By Gavin Evans May 30 (BusinessDesk) - Wood is a viable industrial fuel but greater effort may be needed to ensure that new demand from processors doesn’t strip supplies from existing users, Fonterra says. Co-firing the firm’s Brightwater milk powder plant near Nelson on a...
By Gavin Evans May 29 (BusinessDesk) - Industry must demonstrate its ability to innovate and respond to climate challenge if it is to maintain the support of the voting public, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones says. New Zealand First is not going to allow...
By Rebecca Howard May 29 (BusinessDesk) - Hawke’s Bay Regional Council said it will proceed with a public share sale of 45 percent of Napier Port and it expects the initial public offering to take place in early July. “The last hurdle is to satisfy ourselves around pricing...