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Antonios Papaspiropoulos: Kiwis' big energy paranoia costing NZ economy
Big projects protect people (and the environment). They deliver to communities and build infrastructure, writes Antonios Papaspiropoulos.
Big projects protect people (and the environment). They deliver to communities and build infrastructure, writes Antonios Papaspiropoulos.
Forest and Bird says efforts to rehabilitate the Stockton Plateau after open-cast coalmining has missed the point, with bright green grass sown rather than restoring the natural tussock landscape.
Infratil and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund stand to at least triple their money on Z Energy in next month's IPO.
Z Energy has set an indicative price range of between $3.25 and $3.75 a share for its initial public offering next month.
Solid Energy is planning further job cuts at its Stockton mining operations, the company announced today.
The New Zealand government posted a smaller operating deficit than forecast in the 11 months ended May 31.
I see our environmental strategies as irrational. As a mother and grandmother, I consider them a betrayal of future generations, writes Dame Anne Salmond.
A sell-off by international investors is likely to be behind the weakness in Mighty River Power's share price, say analysts.
Widespread fears of a flood of Asian investment and a Chinese farm-buying spree are misplaced - Australia is the largest overseas investor in New Zealand.
Consumers should enjoy lower power prices with a massive upgrade to the high-voltage electricity link between the North and South Islands, the electricity industry says.
The Government could look to float Genesis Energy between a sell-off of two tranches of Meridian shares.
The Meridian Energy partial privatisation is so large it may have to be split in two, Prime Minister John Key says.
The 113,000 so called "mum and dad" investors who bought Mighty River shares included companies, trusts and investment institutions, Treasury has confirmed.
Not much time has passed since the Government's Budget announcement that shares in Meridian Energy would be the next to be sold.
A Canterbury researcher is investigating renewable energy options for Pacific island nations in a bid to cut reliance on expensive diesel generators.
The Green Party says that shares sold in the recent float of Mighty River Power went to only a small group of investors - and claims of widespread 'mum and dad' ownership are false.