Jones unamused by Westland Milk CFO 'breaking wind' over funding deal

Jones unamused by Westland Milk CFO 'breaking wind' over funding deal

By Pattrick Smellie Dec. 4 (BusinessDesk) - Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones expressed his displeasure at comments by the chief financial officer of Westland Milk Products about the cooperative's $9.9 million Provincial Growth Fund loan, saying it was "someth...

Pattrick Smellie 04 Dec 2018
Auckland port joins the hydrogen bandwagon

Auckland port joins the hydrogen bandwagon

By Pattrick Smellie Dec. 3 (BusinessDesk) - Ports of Auckland has joined a growing number of hydrogen production experiments as the fuel gains attention of industries seeking to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Chief executive Tony Gibson announced a pilot project to...

Pattrick Smellie 03 Dec 2018
UPDATE: Govt confirms petrol price inquiry as pump prices fall

UPDATE: Govt confirms petrol price inquiry as pump prices fall

(adds PM comments and reorders first six paragraphs accordingly) By Pattrick Smellie Dec. 3 (BusinessDesk) - The government wants to be "ready to go" with a policy response to its inaugural 'market study' into the retail fuel market as soon as the report emerges in a year's...

Pattrick Smellie 03 Dec 2018
CORRECT: Huawei issues urgent 'please explain' note to NZ govt

CORRECT: Huawei issues urgent 'please explain' note to NZ govt

(corrects name of Radio Access Network in third paragraph) By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 29 (BusinessDesk) - Chinese telecommunications equipment provider Huawei says it has had no contact with New Zealand's signals intelligence agency over its decision to stop Spark New Zealand...

Pattrick Smellie 29 Nov 2018