No govt support for Auckland port expansion: Ardern
By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 2 (BusinessDesk) - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has poured cold water on the Ports of Auckland's proposal to extend one of its wharves by 13 metres into Waitemata Harbour, just hours after the proposal was released. Speaking after her first officia...
Electricity regulator sees long future for Tiwai Point smelter, power crossing Tasman
By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 1 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand's abundant renewable electricity may be the saviour of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, attract energy-intensive industries to New Zealand and eventually see electricity exported across the Tasman Sea to Australia, the...
Business wants fair pay too, says Ardern
By Pattrick Smellie Oct. 25 (BusinessDesk) - Most businesses support a “fair set of employment policies” despite the opposition voiced by some business leaders to the new government’s plans to raise the minimum wage and pursue a new style of Fair Pay Agreements, Prime Minister...
David Parker emerges as pivotal minister in new Cabinet
By Pattrick Smellie Oct. 25 (BusinessDesk) - Senior Labour Party MP David Parker has emerged as a linchpin in the new coalition Cabinet, taking the pivotal economic development, environment and trade portfolios that will connect him to key ministers in both the New Zealand Fir...
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