Govt axed offshore oil and gas sector with no Cabinet paper, minimal analysis
By Pattrick Smellie June 5 (BusinessDesk) - The government axed granting any future offshore oil and gas exploration licences without a formal Cabinet paper and with minimal analysis from officials, according to a dump of documents and emails from Energy and Resources Minister...
Govt putting $500k to examining the case for Northland rail upgrades
By Pattrick Smellie June 1 (BusinessDesk) - The government announced a key step towards fulfilment of one of its coalition agreement promises, committing $500,000 for a study into the potential to upgrade and expand rail services north of Auckland, including a new spur line to...
Water service mergers floated as small local councils struggle with funding, provision
By Pattrick Smellie May 30 (BusinessDesk) - The government is actively considering whether the water services currently supplied by local government should be merged into a number of larger jointly owned entities to help both fund and ensure the quality of drinking water, was...
Top oil analyst slams 'errors and misrepresentations' in govt's offshore exploration ban
By Pattrick Smellie May 25 (BusinessDesk) - Government ministers are peddling a range of "incorrect or misleading" arguments about the impact of its ban on issuing new licences for offshore oil and gas exploration, says leading oil and gas sector analyst John Kidd in a note fo...
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