BDBDEnergyMRP float bolsters govt cash balanceThe New Zealand government posted a smaller operating deficit than forecast in the 11 months ended May 31.04 Jul 10:40 PM
OpinionDame Anne Salmond: Help steer us away from disasterI see our environmental strategies as irrational. As a mother and grandmother, I consider them a betrayal of future generations, writes Dame Anne Salmond.26 Jun 09:30 PM
EnergyOverseas investors sell upA sell-off by international investors is likely to be behind the weakness in Mighty River Power's share price, say analysts.12 Jun 05:30 PM
EnergyAussie biggest NZ investorWidespread fears of a flood of Asian investment and a Chinese farm-buying spree are misplaced - Australia is the largest overseas investor in New Zealand.09 Jun 05:30 PM
EnergyCook Strait power link upgradedConsumers should enjoy lower power prices with a massive upgrade to the high-voltage electricity link between the North and South Islands, the electricity industry says.29 May 07:32 AM
EnergyMeridian sell-off split 'smart'The Government could look to float Genesis Energy between a sell-off of two tranches of Meridian shares.28 May 05:30 PM
BDBDEnergyMeridian may be floated in chunksThe Meridian Energy partial privatisation is so large it may have to be split in two, Prime Minister John Key says.27 May 05:42 AM
EnergyCompanies are 'mum & dad' investorsThe 113,000 so called "mum and dad" investors who bought Mighty River shares included companies, trusts and investment institutions, Treasury has confirmed.27 May 03:45 AM
OpinionEditorial: Put Meridian float on hold until doubts are resolvedNot much time has passed since the Government's Budget announcement that shares in Meridian Energy would be the next to be sold.26 May 05:30 PM
EnergyMRP shares went to just a few - GreensThe Green Party says that shares sold in the recent float of Mighty River Power went to only a small group of investors - and claims of widespread 'mum and dad' ownership are false.23 May 08:45 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Going on with asset sales risky businessWhat the assets are worth now depends on the future path of electricity prices and the effect that has on the company's cashflows, writes Brian Fallow.22 May 05:30 PM
EnergyMeridian tougher to sellThe Government will have to bump up the sweeteners to get enough mum and dad investors to buy into Meridian Energy, an analyst says.20 May 05:30 PM
EnergyMighty shares dip below $2.50Shares in Mighty River Power ducked below their issue price for the first time since their debut on the NZX today before recovering ground near the close of business.20 May 04:44 AM
EnergyShell applies squeeze in gas huntShell says its campaign to squeeze untapped gas from the Maui field is meeting expectations as it casts it net to far flung parts of New Zealand's exclusive economic zone.19 May 05:30 PM
OpinionTamsyn ParkerStock Takes: Mighty nervousLocal market players were feeling very nervous about Mighty River Power's share price on Tuesday...16 May 09:30 PM
EnergyNo time wasted on Meridian saleThe Government will waste no time selling down Meridian Energy with Treasury officials expected to meet investment bankers on Monday.16 May 05:30 PM
EnergyGovt sets sights on MeridianMeridian Energy, New Zealand's biggest and most profitable power company, will be partially privatised later this year, Finance Minister Bill English confirmed in yesterday's Budget.16 May 05:30 PM
