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Listed Companies
Napier Port quarterly freight volumes slide
Freight volumes through Napier Port have rebounded from their April trough but remain below year earlier levels. The company, which in May cancelled its interim dividend given the uncertain outlook, said container volumes in the June quarter were equivalent to 74,000 20-foot u...
Coronavirus
$124m for waste management; six-fold jump in landfill levy
The government will shovel $124 million from the covid-19 response and recovery fund into plastic recycling and reprocessing - and will push up its municipal waste levy six-fold by 2025. Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage said funding for recycling plants,...
Property
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Jenny Ruth: JENNY RUTH: Super Fund sells NZ Inc down the river with Metlifecare sale
It doesn't take too much thought to conclude the New Zealand Superannuation Fund has sold NZ Inc down the river when it comes to the Metlifecare takeover.
Election 2020
Green Party coal ban 'tough' but worth aiming for - Synlait
A Green Party plan to end industrial coal use by 2030 would be “tough” for many New Zealand industries but is a target that is worth aiming for, Synlait Milk said. Halting the use of coal in process heat by then would be “pretty ambitious” even for a company like Synlait which...
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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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