Contact to offer office power management tool
Infrastructure

Contact to offer office power management tool

Contact Energy plans to offer a cloud-based electricity management system for offices as part of its efforts to help commercial customers decarbonise their operations. The company is bringing in a plug-in electricity monitoring and analysis system developed by Philadelphia-bas...

Gavin Evans 11 Dec 2019
OPINION: Bigger issues in Matthews petition can't be ignored
Policy Free

Gavin Evans: OPINION: Bigger issues in Matthews petition can't be ignored

The gathering storm over the firing of former Auditor-General Martin Matthews is not going to be easy for the government to ignore.It is an employment matter and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is right to not wade in, but the broader constitutional implications are far more import...

Gavin Evans 11 Dec 2019
Tower CEO to depart late 2020
Services

Tower CEO to depart late 2020

Tower chief executive Richard Harding plans to step down towards the end of 2020 as the insurer beds down its new digital sales platform. Harding, who joined the firm in August 2015, has opted not to extend his contract beyond its current term and intends to return to Australi...

Gavin Evans 10 Dec 2019
Auckland not viable as main North Island import port long term - Ardern
Infrastructure

Auckland not viable as main North Island import port long term - Ardern

Ports of Auckland is not viable as the main import terminal for the upper North Island long term, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.The final report from the government-commissioned Upper North Island Supply Chain Strategy study will be published Thursday.While Ardern would not...

Gavin Evans 09 Dec 2019