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Issue 351, 8 June 2010

Electricity News

New energy market crosses Tasman
stuff.co.nz, 5/06/2010

... that many local investors will be unable to take part in a new energy derivatives market after the electricity industry opted to base it in Australia. ... More...

Big electricity users welcome new 'transparent' market
New Zealand Herald, 4/06/2010

Major electricity users and the Government have welcomed an agreement between ASX and the five big generators to develop a futures and options market in electricity. More...

Dunedin gets Dannevirke discounts in Mercury 'stuff-up'
New Zealand Herald, 4/06/2010

A "stuff-up of major proportions" has seen Mercury Energy offer drastically discounted power to hundreds of businesses in Dunedin that the company says was actually meant for Dannevirke. More...

Transport News

Council ditches plans for Dominion Rd bus loops
New Zealand Herald, 8/06/2010

Shopping centres along Dominion Rd in Auckland will be spared major remodelling as part of a multimillion-dollar upgrade of the busy route. More...

Airport says alliance a threat to growth
stuff.co.nz, 6/06/2010

Air services could be under threat from a proposed alliance between Air New Zealand and Pacific Blue, according to Wellington International Airport. More...

Port of Tauranga closer to getting consent
stuff.co.nz, 3/06/2010

The Port of Tauranga says its efforts to get a resource consent to deepen and widen the harbour shipping channels to take bigger ships have moved a vital step closer. More...

Trams make waterfront comeback in time for Cup
New Zealand Herald, 3/06/2010

Trams are being prepared for a comeback on Auckland's waterfront, in time for next year's Rugby World Cup. More...

Water & Waste News

Water committee appointments delayed
stuff.co.nz, 6/06/2010

Appointments to a new Canterbury water committee have been delayed after criticism that environmental experts were being excluded. More...

Kapiti's bore water rated tops
stuff.co.nz, 5/06/2010

A group of volunteer water tasters rated Kapiti's much-complained-about bore water as the most palatable at a water tasting evening last week. More...

Dental survey backs fluoridated water
stuff.co.nz, 4/06/2010

Children using non-fluoridated water have a higher rate of tooth decay than children relying on fluoridated supplies, a study of school dental services on the Kapiti ... More...

Ngai Tahu against water scheme
stuff.co.nz, 3/06/2010

Ngai Tahu is appealing against the decision to grant the Hunter Downs irrigation scheme consent for water, citing concerns about the scheme's effects on the region's ... More...

Primary Energy News

Oil drilling deal off NZ 'a bad joke'
stuff.co.nz, 5/06/2010

An agreement to open a vast expanse of the coast to exploration for oil in the aftermath of a catastrophic spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a "bad joke, ... More...

East coast oil exploration approved
stuff.co.nz, 5/06/2010

Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee has announced that one of the world's largest oil companies, Petrobras, has been awarded exploration rights for oil and gas in the ... More...

L&M Energy seeks exploration permit
stuff.co.nz, 5/06/2010

L&M Energy is applying for a permit to explore the potential for gasifying coal underground over a 2112sq km area stretching north and south of Hamilton. More...

Telecoms News

Telecom mute on faults
New Zealand Herald, 7/06/2010

At the height of Telecom's problems with its XT mobile network and access to 111 emergency services, the besieged company kept the public in the dark about faults affecting almost half the country. More...

CallPlus aims to be among top three NZ telcos
New Zealand Herald, 7/06/2010

Expect to hear more noise from telco CallPlus - it has its eye on knocking TelstraClear off its number three position in the phone and internet market. More...

The broadband scramble
New Zealand Herald, 7/06/2010

Within the next few weeks many bidders to take part in the Government-backed rollout of a high-speed broadband network will be knocked out of the game More...

Telecom vies for rural broadband contract
stuff.co.nz, 5/06/2010

Telecom and a loose grouping of electricity lines and fibre companies will go head-to-head to win a $300 million Government-run contract to improve rural broadband. More...

Broadband solution can begin in the home
New Zealand Herald, 5/06/2010

Many New Zealanders are missing out on faster broadband speeds - but there's no point in blaming the country's internet service providers More...

Splitting Telecom 'negative in the near term'
stuff.co.nz, 4/06/2010

A move by Telecom to split off its network division would have negative credit implications in the near term, but positive results could emerge over ... More...

Telecom launches campaign to win back XT users
stuff.co.nz, 4/06/2010

Telecom will ask for a second chance for its beleaguered XT network with an advertising blitz starting tonight after angering mobile customers. More...

Faster broadband lags behind
New Zealand Herald, 2/06/2010

There are signs of panic in the broadband arena. More...

 

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