Agriculture in ETS a step closer with appointment of interim climate change committee
By Pattrick Smellie April 17 (BusinessDesk) - Inclusion of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand’s emissions trading scheme is a step closer with the appointment of a six-member Interim Climate Change Committee. Announced by Climate Change Minister James Shaw...
Cluster theory has failed to take hold in NZ manufacturing, MBIE report shows
By Pattrick Smellie April 17 (BusinessDesk) - Twenty-seven years after the Porter Project recommended New Zealand should pursue a "clusters" strategy to develop its manufacturing base, a government study of the manufacturing sector has found there are "few economically signifi...
Govt electricity review panel looks favourable to current market settings
By Pattrick Smellie April 16 (BusinessDesk) - The government's electricity sector review appears firmly weighted against any major change to market settings, with six of its eight members identifiably supportive of the broad thrust of electricity market reforms over the last 3...
Genesis Energy nabs former ASB CEO Barbara Chapman for its board
By Pattrick Smellie April 16 (BusinessDesk) - Genesis Energy, New Zealand's largest electricity generator and retailer by customers, has lured former ASB Bank chief executive Barbara Chapman onto its board, replacing John Leuchars, who is leaving after a six-year stint as a di...
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