Infrastructure
Food waste massive contributor to global emissions - IPCC
By Rebecca Howard Aug. 9 (BusinessDesk) - Agriculture, forestry and other land use may be responsible for 23 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, but food waste is also a major culprit, according to a new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Fro...
Power companies, investors weigh generation options
By Gavin Evans Aug. 9 (BusinessDesk) - Mercury NZ says it is aiming to have contractors on site to start work on its 119-megawatt Turitea wind farm this month. Safety improvements on the local roads around the $256 million project have already begun and ground testing is un...
MBIE to review exploration protest regime
By Gavin Evans Aug. 8 (BusinessDesk) - The government’s processes for policing protest in New Zealand waters are to be tightened to ensure risks are properly assessed and responded to in a proportionate way, and that proper controls are maintained over how information is gathe...
CORRECT: Napier Port priced at top of the range; locals nab 20%
(Fixes level of priority entitlements, adds detail in 2nd paragraph) By Paul McBeth Aug. 8 (BusinessDesk) - Napier Port shares will sell at $2.60 - the top of the indicated range - after a bookbuild was significantly oversubscribed and investors at the front of the queue pi...
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