Expense of an electric car better investment than solar, says Smart Grid Forum
By Pattrick Smellie June 3 (BusinessDesk) - The extra expense of an electric vehicle roughly equates to the cost of installing roof-top solar electricity generation, making it a better investment for environmental outcomes, says John Hancock, the head of the Smart Grid Forum....
Fonterra sets strike price for dividend reinvestment plan
June 3 (BusinessDesk) - Fonterra Co-operative Group has set a strike price for Fonterra Shareholders Fund units of $5.574 for unitholders participating in the dairy processor's dividend reinvestment plan. A final dividend for the last financial year is due for payment on June...
Government sets the bar for Auckland Unitary Plan with urban planning directive
By Pattrick Smellie June 2 (BusinessDesk) - Housing Minister Nick Smith has unveiled the government's biggest weapon yet in its attempts to solve Auckland housing unaffordability, with a National Policy Statement that lets it force local councils into making enough affordable...
Labour's Twyford lays down two crucial tests for govt's urban planning directive
By Pattrick Smellie June 1 (BusinessDesk) - The government's imminent National Policy Statement with new directions for urban planning must deal with infrastructure financing and avoid encouraging speculation in undeveloped land, says Labour's housing spokesman, Phil Twyford....
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