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Wairoa log trains resume
News in Brief

Wairoa log trains resume

Log service resumes 10 months after covid-19 shutdown.

Staff reporters 23 Nov 2020
Cheaper, cleaner power - the political allure of 'pumped hydro'
Economy Climate change

Pattrick Smellie: Cheaper, cleaner power - the political allure of 'pumped hydro'

House price inflation is a serious test of a re-elected government with too little to say on how to fix it. A big gesture in another area beckons to divert attention and prove 'transformation' is not just talk. 

Pattrick Smellie 23 Nov 2020
Beach defers South Island drilling
Law & Regulation

Beach defers South Island drilling

Surprise late change in plans for drilling off North Otago coast.

Gavin Evans 20 Nov 2020
Govt to cover Tui vessel costs
Editor's Picks

Govt to cover Tui vessel costs

MBIE agrees to pay 'actual' costs of Umuroa until it departs. 

Gavin Evans 20 Nov 2020


Oliver Lewis
Oliver Lewis

Infrastructure Editor

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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