Genesis replaces Contact as FlyBuys' only electricity provider
By Pattrick Smellie March 16 (BusinessDesk) - Genesis Energy is replacing Contact Energy in the FlyBuys loyalty scheme, as the country's largest electricity retailer seeks to improve its attraction to existing and would-be customers. The move is the latest of many in the fa...
Maori Party still battling government's RMA power grab
By Pattrick Smellie March 14 (BusinessDesk) - The Maori Party continues to oppose ministerial override powers included in Resource Management Act reforms that returned to the floor of Parliament today, but says it is continuing to negotiate with the government to preserve comm...
Local govt pushes billion dollar bog fund as tourism explodes
By Pattrick Smellie March 14 (BusinessDesk) - Local Government New Zealand estimates the country needs to plan for $1.38 billion of new public toilets, carparks, freedom camping facilities, footpaths and other basic infrastructure if the tourism industry is to keep up with boo...
Satellite start-up promises ultra-fast internet to remote Asia-Pacific, NZ locations
By Pattrick Smellie March 10 (BusinessDesk) - The Pacific Islands, remote parts of rural New Zealand and poor but populous parts of eastern Indonesia and Papua New Guinea are target markets for a new satellite-based project that its backers say will bring low-cost, ultra-fast...
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