Solar site to power 10,000 homes
Genesis and FRV Australia have secured the site on the Canterbury plains.
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Genesis Energy buys Canterbury site for solar power
Genesis Energy buys Canterbury site for solar power. Video / Genesis
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Greta Thunberg slams leaders' lack of climate action
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Safety concerns shuts down Todd Energy Kapuni plant
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Donors pledge millions to get Ukraine through winter
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EU reeling as scandal tarnishes parliament’s credibility
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Biggest solar power plant in Pacific region opens in Tonga
The largest solar power plant in the South Pacific has been opened in Tonga.
Jarden Brief: US jobless claims rise, ExxonMobil plans to guzzle up $78 billion of shares
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Jet fuel rationing: Z Energy says sorry to airline customers
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Uneasy calm grips Ukraine as West prepares winter aid
Russian strikes battering Ukraine’s power grid in alleged campaign to "weaponise" winter.
Putin’s ‘energy weapon’ will kill more in Europe this winter than have died in the war
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Sober or bright? Europe faces holidays during energy crunch
Verona still unsure whether to deck out its streets with lights during energy crisis.
Civilians flee Kherson again, as Zelenskyy, EU leaders meet over food security
It comes as Ukraine marks anniversary of Stalin-era famine, “Holodomor".
Jacinda Ardern makes first Chatham Islands visit
PM hears how cost of living is impacting island residents.
Danone flicks the switch on $30m biomass boiler for Balclutha dairy plant
Group says it is NZ’s first dairy spray drying plant powered exclusively by biomass fuel.
EU nations fail to find gas price agreement as winter sets in
450 million citizens face massive increases in utility bills as the cold weather sets in.
Why AWS is spending $7.5b on NZ data centres
Increased demand for cloud computing has prompted AWS to make a big investment.
Infrastructure: Breaking down barriers to sustainable success
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Matthew Birchall: We can’t be naive about the risks to infrastructure
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Chris Bishop: Results of underinvested infrastructure in plain sight
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How women became a powerhouse in NZ’s infrastructure
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Infrastructure: Not the end, but the means
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Ross Copland: Everyone has a role to play in infrastructure
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As British voters cool on Brexit, UK softens tone towards EU
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Businesses up the ante on parental leave perks
Contact Energy is the latest to offer employees attractive incentives.
Contact Energy launches new Parental Leave policy
Jan Bibby, Chief People Officer at Contact Energy talks to the Herald regarding the launch of Contact Energy's parental leave policy for their workers. Video / Brett Phibbs