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Primary Sector
Foresters seek head-start to prepare for harvest
Forest owners and contractors are hoping to start preparing machinery and logging sites ahead of the resumption of harvesting next week. Phil Taylor, president of the New Zealand Forest Owners’ Association, said a lot of good work had been completed in recent weeks developing...
Listed Companies
HVDC outages impact Meridian
Meridian Energy's March operating earnings were down about 24 percent from a year earlier as upgrade work on the Cook Strait cable restricted electricity transmission to the North Island and covid-19 cut commercial and industrial demand at the end of last month.Forsyth Barr e...
Listed Companies
Mercury trims guidance on declining storage, virus
Mercury NZ trimmed its full-year earnings guidance for a second time in two months, citing declining hydro-electric water storage in the North Island and demand reductions due to covid-19.The electricity generator and retailer said it expects full-year earnings of about $490 mill...
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Economy
Covid-19: Death knell or rebirth for Marsden Point?
Many of the world's 700-odd refineries, including Marsden Point, are operating at minimal rates or have brought forward maintenance to halt production and try to stem a global supply glut.
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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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