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Govt pays NZ$30 mln to smelter owners in a deal that will clear the way for the float of Meridian Energy
8th Aug 13, 9:15am
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Govt pays NZ$30 mln to smelter owners in a deal that will clear the way for the float of Meridian Energy
Opinion: Meridian management take to the road in Australia to convince Aussie investors to take part in the forthcoming float
26th Jul 13, 4:05pm
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Opinion: Meridian management take to the road in Australia to convince Aussie investors to take part in the forthcoming float
Lewis Evans explains the connection between, and roles of hedge and spot markets in allocating water to its most valued use in electricity
18th Jul 13, 12:08pm
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Lewis Evans explains the connection between, and roles of hedge and spot markets in allocating water to its most valued use in electricity
Auckland University research suggests strong potential for the development and use of solar power across the city's low density suburbia
15th Jul 13, 12:53pm
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Auckland University research suggests strong potential for the development and use of solar power across the city's low density suburbia
Benje Patterson says the economic viability of the Tiwai Point smelter has gone and we now need to help the workforce into new roles
18th Jun 13, 9:11am
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Benje Patterson says the economic viability of the Tiwai Point smelter has gone and we now need to help the workforce into new roles
Float of Meridian Energy tipped to be the biggest in Australia and New Zealand this year - if it goes ahead
29th May 13, 12:13pm
Float of Meridian Energy tipped to be the biggest in Australia and New Zealand this year - if it goes ahead
Murray Grimwood explains what he would do if he won an election, including not letting dissenters exploit the Tragedy of the Commons - would you vote for that?
29th May 13, 8:36am
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Murray Grimwood explains what he would do if he won an election, including not letting dissenters exploit the Tragedy of the Commons - would you vote for that?
Treasury says Goldman, Deutsche/Craigs and Macquarie will be joint lead managers for Meridian float; UBS gets the Genesis job
28th May 13, 2:34pm
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Treasury says Goldman, Deutsche/Craigs and Macquarie will be joint lead managers for Meridian float; UBS gets the Genesis job
Opinion: Headache for Government with Mighty River shares dropping well below their NZ$2.50 issue price as the whole sharemarket slumps
27th May 13, 3:09pm
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Opinion: Headache for Government with Mighty River shares dropping well below their NZ$2.50 issue price as the whole sharemarket slumps
Greens say majority of Mighty River shares offered to retail buyers went to a select few, with just 400 wealthy investors snapping up 10% of them
24th May 13, 9:11am
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Greens say majority of Mighty River shares offered to retail buyers went to a select few, with just 400 wealthy investors snapping up 10% of them
Murray Grimwood serves up his best shots at the media on the way they report 'growth' - does he convince you?
19th May 13, 10:37am
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Murray Grimwood serves up his best shots at the media on the way they report 'growth' - does he convince you?
Opinion: The NZ$2.50 share price for Mighty River was not so bad, but only attracting little more than 100,000 Kiwi investors was a disaster
9th May 13, 10:34am
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Opinion: The NZ$2.50 share price for Mighty River was not so bad, but only attracting little more than 100,000 Kiwi investors was a disaster
A former Energy minister reviews the background to the electricity market and why it is currently at the centre of a political firestorm
9th May 13, 8:28am
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A former Energy minister reviews the background to the electricity market and why it is currently at the centre of a political firestorm
Mighty River Power share price will be NZ$2.50, raising NZ$1.72 bln for the state
8th May 13, 7:25pm
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Mighty River Power share price will be NZ$2.50, raising NZ$1.72 bln for the state
Well-sourced Australian media reports suggest Mighty River Power share price will be NZ$2.60, raising NZ$1.78 bln for the state
8th May 13, 10:16am
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Well-sourced Australian media reports suggest Mighty River Power share price will be NZ$2.60, raising NZ$1.78 bln for the state
Bruce Wills points out the unintended consequences of the Labour-Greens NZ Power proposal and says there are much bigger 'domestic cost fishes in the sea'
6th May 13, 5:41pm
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Bruce Wills points out the unintended consequences of the Labour-Greens NZ Power proposal and says there are much bigger 'domestic cost fishes in the sea'
Mighty River Power retail offer to close; No information on investor demand till after the shares are listed on NZX next Friday
3rd May 13, 2:44pm
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Mighty River Power retail offer to close; No information on investor demand till after the shares are listed on NZX next Friday
Roy Morgan poll shows support for National rises 6% and Labour and the Greens both fall after the release of their power policy
3rd May 13, 10:09am
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Roy Morgan poll shows support for National rises 6% and Labour and the Greens both fall after the release of their power policy
Green Party accuses Government of being in a 'rush' to sell assets and says it has no 'moral mandate'; Business leaders want Labour-Green power plan pulled
2nd May 13, 12:21pm
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Green Party accuses Government of being in a 'rush' to sell assets and says it has no 'moral mandate'; Business leaders want Labour-Green power plan pulled
Betting folk are putting money where their mouths are and backing a Mighty River price of NZ$2.50 or less through prediction site iPredict
29th Apr 13, 5:41pm
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Betting folk are putting money where their mouths are and backing a Mighty River price of NZ$2.50 or less through prediction site iPredict
Infratil says mooted changes to power regulations could affect its ability to pay interest on new issue of bonds
29th Apr 13, 11:35am
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Infratil says mooted changes to power regulations could affect its ability to pay interest on new issue of bonds
Geoff Bertram proposes NZ regulate electricity pricing so that only indexed historic costs can be used to set prices as is done in England
29th Apr 13, 8:59am
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Geoff Bertram proposes NZ regulate electricity pricing so that only indexed historic costs can be used to set prices as is done in England
Bruce Wills struggles with those who can't see the past for what it was, a time of restriction, cronyism, and monopolies. Does Labour want to turn the clock back to that?
26th Apr 13, 2:01pm
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Bruce Wills struggles with those who can't see the past for what it was, a time of restriction, cronyism, and monopolies. Does Labour want to turn the clock back to that?
Mighty River Power IPO managers make rare move of speaking on the record prior to float; say few investors have pulled out after Labour/Greens policy shock
24th Apr 13, 4:59pm
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Mighty River Power IPO managers make rare move of speaking on the record prior to float; say few investors have pulled out after Labour/Greens policy shock
Opinion: The Government should get the Mighty River Power float out of the way and then halt asset sales till after the next election
23rd Apr 13, 2:59pm
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Opinion: The Government should get the Mighty River Power float out of the way and then halt asset sales till after the next election