Port of Tauranga signals strong earnings despite Q1 freight decline
Port of Tauranga is forecasting a full-year profit of up to $101 million despite slightly weaker cargo volumes in the September quarter and a 6 percent decline in earnings. The country’s largest port will likely report full-year earnings of $96 million to $101 million, chief e...
Heavy lifting ahead for emissions partnership
Farming groups will spend at least $25 million a year to develop tools and technologies for measuring and reducing agricultural emissions while working with government to develop an on-farm emissions pricing system by 2025.The five-year agreement, heralded as a “world-first” part...
No govt cash for Tiwai Point - Woods
The government has signalled it won’t be providing additional financial support to the Tiwai Point smelter.Global mining giant Rio Tinto is reviewing the plant’s future and said it intended to talk directly with the government as part of its efforts to find a profitable track for...
Rio Tinto reviewing future of Tiwai Point smelter
Global mining giant Rio Tinto is reviewing the future of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, including possibly closing the site near Bluff.The plant, which employs about 990 staff and contractors, makes more than 340,000 tonnes of aluminium annually and is the country’s biggest e...