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Dairy electrification best option for generators - Jarden
Rapid electrification of dairy processing in the lower South Island may be the best option for generators who otherwise face a long period of low power prices when the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter closes, Jarden analysts say.The closure of the country’s biggest electricity user,...
News in Brief
No plan to restore smelter production - Rio Tinto
The Tiwai Point aluminium smelter has no plans to restart a production line shut earlier this year.Line four, which typically contributes about 9 percent of the site’s total production, was shut in April as part of the firm’s covid-19 response. Media yesterday reported the line m...
Policy
Hydrogen truck stops to start next year
The country’s first hydrogen truck stops could be operating mid-2021 after the government committed $20 million toward the $69 million project.The investment will help fund construction of eight fuelling stations in Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Taupo, Manawatu, Wel...
Technology
Telco execs contend with unrealistic customers
Telecommunications executives are grappling with how to deliver world-class infrastructure and services to customers who don’t value their firms' products.
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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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