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Issue 356, 12 July 2010

Electricity News

Senior shake-up at Mighty River
New Zealand Herald, 8/07/2010

State-owned Mighty River Power is rejigging its management structure, creating five general manager positions directly reporting to CEO Doug Heffernan. More...

Transport News

Excavations done for $98m Manukau rail link
New Zealand Herald, 12/07/2010

Auckland's newest railway trench has been excavated and is being fitted out in a $98 million project to link central Manukau with the main trunk line at Wiri. More...

KiwiRail considers freight exit options
New Zealand Herald, 10/07/2010

State-owned KiwiRail's freight business will become insolvent if its present situation continues, the Government has been advised. More...

Auckland Airport buys up quarter of Queenstown Airport
New Zealand Herald, 8/07/2010

Auckland International Airport has this morning spent $27.7m buying a stake in Queenstown Airport. More...

Auckland platform woes can be fixed - ARTA
New Zealand Herald, 8/07/2010

A new Auckland rail platform which won't be long enough for the three-car electric units due to be used from 2013 can be extended in the future. More...

New projects worth $29m for Akl Airport
New Zealand Herald, 6/07/2010

New commercial property projects worth $29 million have been confirmed for the business district at Auckland Airport. More...

No x-rays for transtasman flights
New Zealand Herald, 5/07/2010

Passengers flying from Australia to New Zealand will be able to skip biosecurity baggage x-rays upon landing from next year when the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) rolls out a system for reviewing x-rays from overseas airports. More...

Water & Waste News

Trial will pinpoint home water use
stuff.co.nz, 8/07/2010

Capacity's idea to trial a limited number of domestic water meters has been accepted by the Hutt, Upper Hutt and Wellington city councils. More...

Hutt water leakage tackled
stuff.co.nz, 6/07/2010

As pressure goes on to conserve water, or face a huge bill for a new dam, stamping out water leakage is part of the equation. More...

Primary Energy News

NZ Refining Company on growth path
New Zealand Herald, 12/07/2010

Ahead of opening a $190 million expansion built while refining margins tanked, the New Zealand Refining Company is looking for new growth opportunities. More...

Cheal has 450pc more oil and gas than thought: Tag
New Zealand Herald, 10/07/2010

Vancouver-based driller Tag Oil Ltd says its Cheal field in Taranaki holds 450 per cent more oil and gas than it had thought. More...

Production from Tui likely to fall
New Zealand Herald, 6/07/2010

Production from the Tui area oil fields off the Taranaki Coast is expected to fall by about two-fifths in the coming year.... More...

Fed-up public open to fuel change
New Zealand Herald, 5/07/2010

New ETS charges and images of the Gulf of Mexico oil rig catastrophe are giving impetus to the fledgling bio-fuels sector. More...

Telecoms News

PM proposes Chinese role in broadband plan
New Zealand Herald, 12/07/2010

Prime Minister John Key yesterday tipped Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei as a potential partner in the Government's $1.5 billion ultra-fast broadband project as he pointed to joint ventures as the way forward for Chinese investment in this country. More...

Wholesale 'will survive Telecom split'
stuff.co.nz, 10/07/2010

Matt Crockett, speaking on his final day as chief executive of Telecom Wholesale, has played down suggestions that Telecom might pull out of wholesaling if it is ... More...

Telco sale delayed as buyers continue due diligence - report
New Zealand Herald, 10/07/2010

Australian media reports say Telecom has delayed the sale of its AAPT business by a week as potential purchasers continue due diligence. More...

Telecom to pay rivals $1.6m compo in out-of-court settlement
New Zealand Herald, 10/07/2010

Telecom must pay its rivals $1.6 million after a settlement out of court with the Commerce Commission. More...

Forced upgrade ahead for Telecom roaming clients
New Zealand Herald, 10/07/2010

Telecom customers wanting better overseas roaming coverage and mobile broadband services will soon be forced to upgrade to its XT network. More...

Telecom shelves plans for IT change
New Zealand Herald, 9/07/2010

Telecom has put the brakes on signing up a new IT supplier citing the uncertainty around the company's future structure. More...

Telecom calls for government oversight of 111 calls
New Zealand Herald, 9/07/2010

Telecom says a government agency should have oversight of emergency telephone services after an outage earlier this year sparked an inquiry into the management of 111 calls. More...

2degrees rejoins industry group
New Zealand Herald, 8/07/2010

Mobile company 2degrees has decided to rejoin industry group the Telecommunications Carriers' Forum (TCF), 13 months after it pulled out of the body.... More...

Telecom drops CDMA services
New Zealand Herald, 8/07/2010

Telecom will close two of its CDMA services before switching off the outdated network mid-2012. More...

Gen-i to service Corrections
New Zealand Herald, 7/07/2010

Telecom's business solutions provider Gen-i has signed a five-year contract with the Department of Corrections to supply telecommunication services such as real-time monitoring and high definition video conferencing, it was announced yesterday. More...

Fibre potential waits for focus
New Zealand Herald, 7/07/2010

Many, many years ago, before the iPhone was a gleam in the eye of Steve Jobs' accountant, some industrious types blew optical fibre down the network of gas pipes laid down by the Victorians under the streets of central Auckland. More...

Joyce fighting to keep Telecom letter off record
stuff.co.nz, 6/07/2010

Communications Minister Steven Joyce is seeking to prevent the release of a letter from Telecom chief executive Paul Reynolds before the finalisation of the ... More...

 

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