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![More fire bans likely as drought fears rise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
More fire bans likely as drought fears rise
A long spell of dry weather is likely to lead to more fire bans being put in place.
![Govt may consider drought assistance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Govt may consider drought assistance
The Government is keeping close watch on the "big dry" in many regions and will consider drought assistance if conditions worsen, Agriculture Minister David Carter says.
![From fires to floods, to threat of cyclone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
From fires to floods, to threat of cyclone
Extreme weather brings hope of end to decade-long drought.
![Contact Energy profits halved to $117m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Contact Energy profits halved to $117m
Contact Energy has unveiled full year profits of NZ$117.5 million, exactly half last year's NZ$237.1 million after a shocker year of coinciding negative factors.
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Contact Energy profits fall 50pc to $117m
Contact Energy has reported a 50.4 per cent fall in full year net profit to $117.5 million, hurt by transmission constraints and the need to buy electricity at high wholesale prices in last winter's drought.