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Reserve Bank pushes for more staff

Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr said an upcoming hiring binge may see staff numbers jump by as much as 30 percent over the next five years, however, it may have to bat away applicants if it keeps attracting record inquiry levels. The central bank is in the process of negotiating...

Rebecca Howard 19 Feb 2020

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Oji promotes $600m bio-energy project for Kinleith

Pulp and paper maker Oji Fibre Solutions has cited a potential $600 million investment at its Kinleith mill near Tokoroa as the type of long-term bio-energy project the country could miss out on if the government isn't prepared to match supports being offered by other countries. ...

Gavin Evans 19 Feb 2020

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Energy minister seeks intervention power if gas runs short

The government is investigating whether it should give the Minister of Energy power to "reallocate electricity or gas in situations of acute electricity or gas shortage."The move has alarmed the Petroleum Exploration and Production Association of New Zealand, which suggests it wo...

Pattrick Smellie 17 Feb 2020

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Keep ad revenue in merged TVNZ/RNZ, says TV boss

A merger between the advertising-free Radio New Zealand and its commercially driven state-owned cousin Television New Zealand should take a mix of both private advertising and government funding, says TVNZ's chief executive, Kevin Kenrick."If this is going to be an entity that is...

Pattrick Smellie 13 Feb 2020