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Policy
Energy efficiency key to lowering cost of renewables push - EECA
By Gavin Evans July 18 (BusinessDesk) - A focus on energy efficiency will lower the cost of the country’s drive toward greater renewable energy use and may increase the scale of emission reductions achieved, the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority says. Installing...
Services
Paper recycling costs rising 35% as export markets collapse
By Pattrick Smellie July 18 (BusinessDesk) - The price of trying to do the right thing by recycling paper just went up, with Oji Fibre Solutions announcing a 35 percent increase in the cost collecting a binful of used paper to stem the losses it's suffering when it sends recyc...
Primary Sector
Fonterra to go coal-free 11 years ahead of schedule
By Rebecca Howard July 18 (BusinessDesk) - Dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative Group said it is shaving 11 years off its coal target, putting an immediate stop to installing any new coal boilers or increasing capacity to burn coal. “One of the emerging themes in our strategy...
Law & Regulation
Huawei committed to NZ even if govt doesn’t come around on spy fears
By Paul McBeth July 18 (BusinessDesk) - Huawei Technologies won’t turn its back on New Zealand, even if it can’t convince the government that it’s not a front for Chinese spies. The New Zealand government is coy on the Chinese telecommunication giant's offer to sign a ‘no s...
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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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