EPA poised to chase Chatham Rock for unpaid fees
By Pattrick Smellie Feb. 2 (BusinessDesk) - The Environmental Protection Authority is within a fortnight of filing court papers to pursue would-be seabed miner Chatham Rock Phosphate over $795,000 of unpaid marine resource consent application fees. The environmental regulat...
Labour launches new policy offering three years' free tertiary education
By Pattrick Smellie Jan. 31 (BusinessDesk) - A Labour Party-led would institute a policy of free tertiary education for up to three years for any New Zealander who has not previously studied past the end of secondary school, its leader, Andrew Little, announced today in a stat...
No appeal from Chorus or Spark on final pricing for copper network
By Pattrick Smellie Jan. 28 (BusinessDesk) - Telecommunications network operator Chorus and retailer Spark New Zealand will not lodge appeals against the Commerce Commission's final decision on pricing for access to the ageing copper network, which is progressively being repla...
Why the rush on TPP? asks US critic
By Pattrick Smellie Jan. 27 (BusinessDesk) - An American campaigner against the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade and investment agreement is asking "why does New Zealand have its pants on fire" to pass legislation implementing the deal when there is no guarantee it will survive...
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