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UPDATE: Ballance partners with Hiringa for Kapuni hydrogen project
Primary Sector

UPDATE: Ballance partners with Hiringa for Kapuni hydrogen project

(Updates with additional comment from Ballance throughout on venture structure, current gas use, and possible timeline.) By Gavin Evans June 20 (BusinessDesk) - Ballance Agri-Nutrients is to develop 16 MW of wind generation at its Kapuni site as part of a plan to produce re...

Gavin Evans 20 Jun 2019
Fisher Funds backs Infratil's Vodafone play
Infrastructure

Fisher Funds backs Infratil's Vodafone play

By Paul McBeth June 20 (BusinessDesk) - Listed investment entity Kingfish's manager Fisher Funds Management likens Infratil's planned Vodafone New Zealand purchase to its successful foray into the retail fuels market.  Infratil was Kingfish's fourth-biggest investment as at...

Paul McBeth 20 Jun 2019
UPDATE: Strong construction growth shores up 1Q GDP but services weak
Economy

UPDATE: Strong construction growth shores up 1Q GDP but services weak

(Recasts lead, updates currency in paragraph four, adds comment from economists beginning in paragraph seven.) By Rebecca Howard June 20 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand’s economy grew in line with expectations in the first quarter, with strong construction activity offsetting ...

Rebecca Howard 20 Jun 2019