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Environmentalists plan ironsands cross-appeal

Environmentalists plan ironsands cross-appeal

By Rebecca Howard Oct. 5 (BusinessDesk) - Kiwis Against Seabed Mining and Greenpeace New Zealand are heading back to court, saying a High Court judgment that quashed Trans-Tasman Resources’ consent to mine ironsand off the Taranaki coast upheld only one of a number of valid ar...

Rebecca Howard 05 Oct 2018
CentrePort to demolish BNZ building after reaching $170M insurance settlement

CentrePort to demolish BNZ building after reaching $170M insurance settlement

By Paul McBeth Oct. 5 (BusinessDesk) - CentrePort will have the BNZ building on Harbour Quays demolished after reaching a $170 million settlement with its insurers.  The building has been vacant since the November 2016 Kaikoura earthquake and tenant Bank of New Zealand quit...

Paul McBeth 05 Oct 2018
Frank assessment of zero carbon costs needed - NZ Steel

Frank assessment of zero carbon costs needed - NZ Steel

By Gavin Evans Oct. 5 (BusinessDesk) - The government’s discussion paper on the Zero Carbon Bill failed to communicate the real impact on the economy from meeting the proposed 2050 target, New Zealand Steel says. The $6.7 billion reduction in annual GDP estimated using the...

Gavin Evans 04 Oct 2018