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Vodafone HQ part-closes to test virus response
Vodafone’s six-level Auckland headquarters will almost empty in coming days as the telco tests a possible response to coronavirus. More than 1,200 Auckland-based Vodafone permanent staff will work from home this week as the company tests working from home at scale in order to sim...
Infrastructure
Pump prices fall; duration hard to pick - Z Energy
Petrol prices are down across the country but Z Energy says it's too soon to say whether yesterday’s plunge in crude oil prices has further to run or how long it may last.Brent crude oil dropped more than 20 percent yesterday after Saudi Arabia kicked off a price war with Russia...
Infrastructure
Open Country opts for electricity at Awarua expansion
Open Country Dairy is installing the country’s largest electrode boiler as part of its efforts to improve the sustainability of its operations.The 13-megawatt unit will provide steam for the new dryer the company is installing at its Awarua plant south of Invercargill.Chair Lauri...
Infrastructure
Solar goes industrial with Laminex deal
Fletcher Building is turning to solar power for around a third of the electricity it needs to run its Laminex plant in Hamilton in a deal that will see the factory building's owners install a 524 kilowatt solar array on its roof.The 2,224 square-metre solar energy system will be...
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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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