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Issue 357, 19 July 2010

Electricity News

Contact wins defence contract
stuff.co.nz, 14/07/2010

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has given its $8 million a year electricity contract to Contact Energy for the next three years. More...

Transport News

Airport deal inquiry urged
stuff.co.nz, 17/07/2010

Queenstown's Chamber of Commerce has called for a council-led investigation into the sale of airport shares to the Auckland International Airport. More...

Auckland Airport suspends second runway work
stuff.co.nz, 17/07/2010

Auckland International Airport has suspended construction on its second runway following consultation with the airline industry, saying it will make ... More...

Anger over Queenstown airport sale
stuff.co.nz, 16/07/2010

A high-powered group of Queenstown business and community leaders want "our airport back", arguing the sale of a quarter of Queenstown's airport to Auckland ... More...

Motorway critics fail to get support for longer tunnels
New Zealand Herald, 16/07/2010

Communities in the way of the $1.4 billion Waterview motorway project have failed in a last-ditch plea to get the Auckland City Council to demand more tunnelling. More...

Infratil keeps airport options open
stuff.co.nz, 15/07/2010

A future stake in Hamilton International Airport is not on the cards at the moment, but it's also not out of the question, Infratil spokesman and Wellington ... More...

Jetstar expands Queenstown services
New Zealand Herald, 15/07/2010

Low-fare airline Jetstar is expanding its transtasman services with flights from Melbourne and the Gold Coast to Queenstown. More...

ARC uneasy on 'picking winners' in the north
New Zealand Herald, 15/07/2010

The Government was accused yesterday of "picking winners" by promoting a new highway north of Auckland for up to $2 billion while KiwiRail is considering closing its line to Northland. More...

Bonds ideal for big projects: Banks
New Zealand Herald, 15/07/2010

Super City mayoral aspirant John Banks wants to raise infrastructure bonds from small investors for big-ticket transport items such as a $1.5 billion central Auckland rail tunnel. More...

Airport's deal may be blow to 'gateway'
stuff.co.nz, 11/07/2010

Aggressive marketing by Queenstown Airport's new investment partner could mean passengers bypass Christchurch and use the resort as a gateway to the south. More...

Water & Waste News

Water changes worry doctor
stuff.co.nz, 16/07/2010

Proposed Government moves to cut council costs will put lives "at risk", a senior Canterbury medical officer says. More...

Primary Energy News

Vast store of new reserves in Kupe field
New Zealand Herald, 15/07/2010

Almost $700 million of additional oil and gas reserves have been confirmed in the Kupe field off the Taranaki coast. More...

Todd's $274m gas claim dismissed
New Zealand Herald, 14/07/2010

The High Court has dismissed a claim that Shell colluded with Austrian oil company OMV by restricting the gas and oil they allowed to be produced from the Pohokura gas field and so disadvantaged third partner Todd. More...

Solid Energy benefits from biofuel boost
stuff.co.nz, 13/07/2010

Solid Energy is ready to roll with increased production of biodiesel, targeting production of 70 million litres – but only when conditions are right. More...

Progress in lignite upgrade
New Zealand Herald, 13/07/2010

Solid Energy says its efforts to upgrade Southland lignite into a higher-energy product have taken a step forward with a successful trial in the United States. More...

Telecoms News

Debate over Telecom's value
stuff.co.nz, 16/07/2010

As the Government's ultra-fast broadband (UFB) plans grind towards a conclusion, analysts are having to value Telecom on the assumption it will compete against the ... More...

TelstraClear snares contract
stuff.co.nz, 13/07/2010

TelstraClear has signed a telecommunications contract with Customs worth up to $10 million over five years. ... from Vodafone and Telecom's Gen-i. TelstraClear will provide ... More...

2degrees cites rapid growth in retail push
New Zealand Herald, 13/07/2010

New mobile telecommunications provider 2degrees is challenging established rivals by planning a national retail network. More...

'Little choice' for Telecom investors
stuff.co.nz, 12/07/2010

Telecom shareholders may have little choice but to agree to structural separation, sources say. More...

Social Infrastructure News

$1.2b benefits from private prison
stuff.co.nz, 12/07/2010

A proposed $298 million public-private partnership prison in South Auckland will have a $1.2 billion economic spinoff, Corrections Minister Judith Collins says. More...

 

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