Contact rejigs leadership team
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Contact rejigs leadership team

Contact Energy has rearranged its leadership team to focus on development as the sector goes through a period of transition ahead of the closure of Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.Former chief generation and development officer, James Kilty, has been named deputy chief executive an...

Staff reporters 15 Jul 2020
Top-up for regional SME support
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Top-up for regional SME support

The government has allocated a further $40 million in funding for the regional business partners network, a scheme that provides free advice to small and medium sized businesses in dealing with the impact of the coronavirus crisis. Minister for Economic Development Phil Twyford s...

Staff reporters 14 Jul 2020
ELECTION 2020: Greens to ban coal use by 2030
Election 2020

ELECTION 2020: Greens to ban coal use by 2030

The Green Party has announced it would ban all use of coal in New Zealand by 2030 and immediately ban the installation of any new coal-fired industrial coal boilers within its first 100 days in government.The party’s best chance of trying to enforce such a policy would be to make...

Staff reporters 12 Jul 2020
Metlifecare considers final offer
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Metlifecare considers final offer

Metlifecare’s board is considering a final takeover offer from Swedish investor EQT.The company's shares have been put in a trading halt to let directors consider a “final position” from EQT’s Asia Pacific Village Group this afternoon. The shares last traded at $5.79 and will...

Staff reporters 10 Jul 2020