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Ports of Auckland gets sign-off for deeper shipping lane
Infrastructure

Ports of Auckland gets sign-off for deeper shipping lane

Auckland Council has granted consent for Ports of Auckland to deepen its Rangitoto shipping channel to cater for larger ships despite vocal opposition to the plan. The port notified its consent application last November for the staged programme, which will allow for the entry...

Brent Melville 11 Aug 2020
ELECTION 2020: Aggressive decarbonisation needed now - Greens
Infrastructure

ELECTION 2020: Aggressive decarbonisation needed now - Greens

Climate policy in the next government will focus on tangible ways to cut emissions, Green Party co-leader James Shaw says.

Gavin Evans 11 Aug 2020
Vital Healthcare's assets defensive in a pandemic
Infrastructure

Vital Healthcare's assets defensive in a pandemic

Vital Healthcare isn't entirely immune from covid-19 but, as its manager pointed out in releasing the trust's annual results, its properties are very defensive assets.

Jenny Ruth 11 Aug 2020
Contact well-positioned for looming gas market disruption
Infrastructure

Contact well-positioned for looming gas market disruption

Contact Energy said it is well-positioned to manage its generation fleet through the gas market disruption coming from the closure of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. But executives said there needs to be wider discussion across the country about the implications of that for...

Gavin Evans 10 Aug 2020


Oliver Lewis
Oliver Lewis

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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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