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Processors push wooden construction as part of covid-19 recovery
Infrastructure

Processors push wooden construction as part of covid-19 recovery

Making wooden construction a priority in government and public buildings will reduce long-term emissions, boost national income and encourage development of a bigger domestic processing industry, forestry advocates say.Processors are urging the government to implement a national...

Gavin Evans 14 Apr 2020
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Development of OMV discovery could deliver $1b-plus to Crown
Infrastructure

Development of OMV discovery could deliver $1b-plus to Crown

Development of an oil and gas discovery off the Taranaki coast has the potential to deliver the government more than $1 billion in royalties and taxes and could help secure long-term energy supply if there is sufficient gas to warrant piping it ashore.Energy consultancy Enerlytic...

Gavin Evans 14 Apr 2020
OMV makes 'exciting' offshore Taranaki gas find
Infrastructure

OMV makes 'exciting' offshore Taranaki gas find

OMV has reported gas and liquids in the final well of its recent offshore drilling campaign.Full testing wasn’t able to be completed because of the covid-19 lockdown, but the company said the well, drilled to a depth of more than four kilometres, showed hydrocarbons in several la...

Gavin Evans 14 Apr 2020
Home building biggest worry for construction - Binns
Infrastructure

Home building biggest worry for construction - Binns

Residential building is the biggest worry for the construction sector with many small “mum and dad” builders struggling just to survive the lockdown, Crown Infrastructure Partners chair Mark Binns says.The home construction sector is small and scattered and relies on a level of c...

Gavin Evans 10 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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