Regulator takes issue with penalty charge for solar power
By Pattrick Smellie April 5 (BusinessDesk) - The Electricity Authority says plans by the Hawke's Bay electricity lines operator, Unison Networks, to charge a special tariff effectively penalising households that install solar power units on their rooves are out of step with it...
TPP ratification in US heading for 'lame duck' session in late 2016: Key
By Pattrick Smellie April 4 (BusinessDesk) - US lawmakers and senior officials are leaning towards the likelihood of the Trans-Pacific Partnership achieving ratification in Washington DC during the so-called "lame-duck" session of Congress expected later this year, Prime Minis...
Key faces sustained questioning on NZ presence in 'Panama Papers'
By Pattrick Smellie April 4 (BusinessDesk) - Prime Minister John Key faced sustained media questioning on the use of New Zealand-registered foreign-controlled trusts in international tax avoidance uncovered by a massive leak of documents that are being called 'the Panama Paper...
Robots will make your coffee, Labour conference hears
By Pattrick Smellie March 24 (BusinessDesk) - Robots will replace baristas in cafes as part of a coming wave of job losses in service industries that will occur "at an unprecedented rate" as a massive jump in productivity caused by digital technology takes hold in the world ec...
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