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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...
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...
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...