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Infratil-backed Longroad Energy secures Texas wind farm finance
Infrastructure

Infratil-backed Longroad Energy secures Texas wind farm finance

By Rebecca Howard July 15 (BusinessDesk) - US-based renewable energy developer Longroad Energy has closed financing for its 243 megawatt El Campo wind farm with the project due to be completed in 2020, says Infratil. Longroad Energy is 40 percent owned by Infratil and 40 pe...

Rebecca Howard 15 Jul 2019
Peters to meet top US administration hawks in Washington
Policy

Peters to meet top US administration hawks in Washington

By Pattrick Smellie July 15 (BusinessDesk) - Foreign Minister Winston Peters will have bi-lateral meetings with two of US president Donald Trump's most hawkish defence and security advisers in a five day trip to Washington D.C. Peters leaves today for meetings with a range...

Pattrick Smellie 15 Jul 2019
Tourist numbers dip in May on fewer Chinese, Indian arrivals
Economy

Tourist numbers dip in May on fewer Chinese, Indian arrivals

By Rebecca Howard July 15 (BusinessDesk) - International travel into New Zealand eased in May with fewer visitors arriving from China and India. About 219,300 visitors arrived in New Zealand in May, down 1.2 percent on the year, Stats NZ figures show. The number of Chinese...

Rebecca Howard 14 Jul 2019