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Govt to end water quality bickering with national standards

Govt to end water quality bickering with national standards

By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 7 (BusinessDesk) – The government is hailing as a breakthrough national agreement among water scientists on benchmarks to dictate new bottom lines for freshwater quality across New Zealand. Environment and Agriculture Ministers Amy Adams and Nathan Guy...

07 Nov 2013
MRP affirms forecast earnings growth, bemoans focus on falling share price

MRP affirms forecast earnings growth, bemoans focus on falling share price

By Paul McBeth Nov. 7 (BusinessDesk) - MightyRiverPower, the first state-owned energy company partially privatised by the government this year, affirmed its expectations for annual earnings growth of 27 percent, while bemoaning the scrutiny its falling share price has come unde...

07 Nov 2013
NZ property values accelerate at 8.9 percent annual pace in Oct, lending limits having limited impact, QV says

NZ property values accelerate at 8.9 percent annual pace in Oct, lending limits having limited impact, QV says

By Tina Morrison Nov. 7 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand property values rose at an 8.9 percent annual pace in October, driven by a shortage of houses in Auckland and Christchurch, showing a limited impact from bank lending restrictions introduced at the start of the month, accordin...

06 Nov 2013