Infrastructure
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Contact hires Refining NZ CEO to replace Barnes
By Gavin Evans Sept. 17 (BusinessDesk) - Contact Energy has appointed Refining NZ chief executive Mike Fuge to replace Dennis Barnes. The board is yet to finalise a date for Fuge to take up his new role, but it is expected to be no later than March 16, chair Rob McDonald sa...
Policy
Govt minerals strategy poses 'significant' risk to security of supply - Enerlytica
By Gavin Evans Sept. 17 (BusinessDesk) - The government’s proposed minerals and petroleum strategy poses a “significant” risk to security of energy and resource supply at a time of physical shortages in the country’s gas market, independent research house Enerlytica says. T...
Z, BP, Mobil dragging chain on secure Auckland jetfuel supply - review
By Pattrick Smellie Sept. 17 (BusinessDesk) - The government needs legal powers to compel the owners of the jet fuel supply system to Auckland International Airport to invest in greater capacity as early as the middle of next year, an independent review has found. The syste...
Markets
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall; high oil prices weigh on Air NZ, Mainfreight
By Paul McBeth Sept. 16 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares fell as the attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities unnerved investors and higher oil prices weighed on transport stocks including Air New Zealand and Mainfreight. The S&P/NZX 50 Index declined 31.66 points, or 0.3...
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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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