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Policy
Hydro exemption from water standards risks two-tier regime - Trustpower
By Gavin Evans Sept. 9 (BusinessDesk) - Exempting the country’s major hydro catchments from new controls on fresh water quality appears arbitrary and runs the risk of putting disproportionate scrutiny on smaller schemes, Trustpower chief executive Vince Hawksworth says. The...
Policy
Night train solution for Auckland rail freight bottleneck
By Pattrick Smellie Sept. 9 (BusinessDesk) - KiwiRail could run "platoons" of freight trains from West Auckland to the south of the city between 9pm and 3am to stave off the estimated $1.5 billion cost of unblocking current under-capacity through the Auckland isthmus, chief ex...
Who started the steel pricing war?
By Jenny Ruth Sept. 9 (BusinessDesk) - Some in the steel distribution industry point the finger at Steel & Tube which in turn points the finger at Fletcher Building’s steel division, but the cold, hard fact is nobody is winning in the current price war. In what was a year o...
Economy
KiwiRail gets $94.8m for Northland upgrade
By Gavin Evans Sept. 6 (BusinessDesk) - The government will provide $94.8 million to upgrade the rail link from Auckland to Whangarei. The planned work will include replacing or upgrading almost a third of the 181-kilometre line between Swanson and Whangarei. It will includ...
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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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