All News

Public support, not unicorns, needed for carbon storage
Policy

Public support, not unicorns, needed for carbon storage

New Zealand will need supportive regulation and wider public understanding if it is to include carbon capture and storage in its response to climate change, a Waikato University academic says. Carbon capture and storage is proven technology, but its cost and potential opportun...

Gavin Evans 03 Oct 2019
NZ commodity prices flatline in September
Primary Sector

NZ commodity prices flatline in September

An index of New Zealand commodity prices was unchanged in September as gains in meat, forestry and aluminium offset weaker prices in other sectors. The ANZ world commodity price index was flat in September after eking out a 0.3 percent gain in August. It was 3.4 percent higher...

Rebecca Howard 03 Oct 2019
EV uptake on the rise as new Tesla model leads the charge
Retail

EV uptake on the rise as new Tesla model leads the charge

The uptake of electric vehicles is on the rise as pure EVs broke into the top three passenger/SUV models registered for the first time last month, Motor Industry Association figures show. September saw 14,525 new vehicles registered, a rise of 4.4 percent from the year before....

Rebecca Howard 02 Oct 2019