China trade fears unmatched by good alternatives: report
Fears that New Zealand is overly reliant on trading with China ignore that there are few more attractive markets for many of the country's major exports, says a report by economic consultancy Sense Partners for the New Zealand China Council."Asserting that NZ is 'too'...
Refinery braces for $220m impairment
The scale of covid-19 impacts and reduced refining margins on New Zealand's only oil refinery are becoming clearer, with Refining NZ announcing an anticipated $158 million post-tax impairment charge to be taken in its first-half earnings, to be announced on Aug. 17. The compan...
ELECTION 2020: Latest polls says Labour could govern alone; Nats hang in above 30%
A Labour Party majority government with the Greens in a non-essential support role continues to be the most likely post-election outcome for New Zealand after the second political opinion poll in a week put Labour's support at above 50 percent.A One News-Colmar Brunton poll p...
RMA Reform Proposals: What You Need to Know
Passed in 1991, the Resource Management Act was revolutionary at the time and the creature of a pioneering legislator, Geoffrey Palmer. It placed ‘sustainable development’ at the heart of new law that was intended to govern land use, resource development and environmental prot...
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