Breakthrough on climate change policy as Nats support Zero Carbon Bill
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Breakthrough on climate change policy as Nats support Zero Carbon Bill

The National Party has allowed an important breakthrough on climate change policy by throwing its weight behind the passage of the government's Zero Carbon Bill, which is expected to pass into law today after a lightning-fast process since its second reading debate on Tuesday.Nat...

Pattrick Smellie 07 Nov 2019
Cross-party support emerging for fast-tracked zero carbon law today
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Cross-party support emerging for fast-tracked zero carbon law today

Clear signals are emerging that the Zero Carbon Bill will pass its third reading in Parliament this afternoon with the support of the National Party after a crunch party caucus meeting last night.The bill has been years in the making, but looks set to pass into law at record spee...

Pattrick Smellie 07 Nov 2019
Convention centre fire 'immaterial' to SkyCity's 2020 operating earnings
Infrastructure

Convention centre fire 'immaterial' to SkyCity's 2020 operating earnings

Casino operator SkyCity Entertainment Group says the impact of the Auckland international convention centre fire will be "immaterial" to the group's operating earnings in the 2020 financial year.However, an assessment of the fire's impact on reported and normalised net profit aft...

Pattrick Smellie 07 Nov 2019
Death knell for power companies' customer 'win-back' tactics
Retail

Death knell for power companies' customer 'win-back' tactics

Proposed new regulations will effectively kill off electricity companies' practice of wooing back departing customers with generous 'win-back' offers. The Electricity Authority is consulting on a proposed 180-day ban on "retailer-initiated saves and win-backs" after a customer...

Pattrick Smellie 05 Nov 2019