by Luci | Aug 15, 2023 | Default
The first tangible step towards seeing offshore wind farms off the coast of South Taranaki has arrived in Hawera. The Taranaki Offshore Partnership information hub has opened. A collaboration between the NZ Super Fund and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners wants to...
by Luci | Aug 15, 2023 | Default
PGG Wrightson has reported a 28% drop in annual profit as higher debt and a weaker real estate market weighed on earnings. Profit fell to $17.5 million in the year to June 30, from $24.3m the previous year with Revenue advancing 2.4% to $976.2m. The firm’s debt almost...
by Luci | Aug 14, 2023 | Default
Labour’s biggest vote catcher is likely to be taking 15% GST off fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables from April 2024, if re-elected. The saving will be around $5 a week on an average spend of $30 in the fruit and vegetable section and the determining factor is...
by Luci | Aug 14, 2023 | Default
NZs sheep flock is declining and is around 25 million – compared with around 70 million in the 1980s. But the US flock is down to just 5 million and a US lobby group is now calling for increased tariffs on New Zealand lamb in a bid to help the struggling local...
by Luci | Aug 14, 2023 | Default
The wool industry is lobbying government officials to avoid a repeat of the Ministry of Education choosing synthetic floor coverings over wool. And the ministry has promised to look at using wool in school areas other than classrooms. News that the ministry chose a...
