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Significant shortfall for subbies in Ebert receivership
Infrastructure

Significant shortfall for subbies in Ebert receivership

By Victoria Young July 22 (BusinessDesk) - Receivers for Ebert Construction have dished out another $770,000 to subcontractors, bringing total distributions to them to $2.31 million since the firm’s collapse last October. The distribution of funds following Ebert’s collapse...

Victoria Young 22 Jul 2019
Transpower sees no risk to credit metrics from incentive change
Infrastructure

Transpower sees no risk to credit metrics from incentive change

By Gavin Evans July 22 (BusinessDesk) - National grid operator Transpower says a further reduction signalled for its revenue during the next five-year regulatory period should not affect its key credit metrics. The state-owned company today told investors that a draft decis...

Gavin Evans 22 Jul 2019
NZ dollar rises, an outlier amid rising Gulf tensions
Markets

NZ dollar rises, an outlier amid rising Gulf tensions

By Jenny Ruth July 22 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar was firmer but well within its recent range as the market focuses on escalating tensions in the Middle East after Iran seized a British-flagged tanker. The kiwi was trading at 67.74 US cents at 5pm in Wellington...

Jenny Ruth 22 Jul 2019