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Oil ship to stay at Tui field - High Court
Infrastructure

Oil ship to stay at Tui field - High Court

BW Offshore has lost its bid to disconnect its floating production and storage vessel from the Tui oil field and clear the area before the onset of winter.Last month, the Environment Court ruled that the prospect of the FPSO Umuroa remaining at Tui over winter, unmanned, potentia...

Gavin Evans 07 Apr 2020
Power futures slide on weak demand outlook
Infrastructure

Power futures slide on weak demand outlook

Electricity futures fell further yesterday as generators and industry reassessed the demand outlook and the Pohokura gas field returned to full production sooner than expected.The April Otahuhu electricity contract fell 6 percent to $46 a megawatt-hour yesterday. The June-quarter...

Gavin Evans 07 Apr 2020
Manufacturers push for managed restart of exports
Infrastructure

Manufacturers push for managed restart of exports

Specialist engineering firm AW Fraser wants approval to partially reopen its business so that it can continue supplying essential services here and overseas.The specialist bearing maker is the only continuous casting bronze foundry in Australasia. It exports 90 percent of its pro...

Gavin Evans 07 Apr 2020
Auckland Council out of loop on airport's billion-dollar call
Infrastructure

Auckland Council out of loop on airport's billion-dollar call

Auckland Council, which owns around 22 percent of Auckland International Airport, only learned of the airport’s $1.2 billion equity raising this morning and hasn't decided whether to take part.“It is too early for council to confirm whether we will participate in this proposal by...

Rebecca Howard 06 Apr 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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