Articles by Haimona Gray
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Business
‘Fantastic’: New deal extends Tiwai Point aluminium smelter's life by 20 years
Friday, 31 May 2024, 2:09pmMeridian Energy and New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) have signed a deal to keep the plant at Tiwai Point operating for...
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Business
Commerce Commission approves lift in power transmission charges
Wednesday, 29 May 2024, 1:23pmThe Commerce Commission says it will let national grid operator Transpower and local lines companies increase power transmission...
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Business
Fonterra looks to sell global consumer business, including Anchor brand
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 12:10pmFonterra is looking at full or partial divestment options for some or all of its global consumer business, including well-known...
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Business
Genesis Energy, FRV start $104 million Canterbury solar project
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 2:23pmGenesis Energy and joint venture partner, FRV Australia, have begun construction of their 63 megawatt (MW) solar farm at...
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Business
PGG Wrightson downgrades forecast as trading conditions worsen
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 2:50pmRural services firm PGG Wrightson has revised down its operating earnings guidance for the current June year due to deteriorating...
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ZB Plus - Guest Opinions
Haimona Gray: Was Home Meth Testing really a 'Moral Panic'?
Thursday, 7 March 2024, 7:30amA recently unearthed medical journal finding has shed damning light on New Zealand's meth contamination testing system, finding...
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ZB Plus - Guest Opinions
Haimona Gray: Time to tackle the Big Issues
Monday, 26 February 2024, 2:43pmA friend and longtime National staffer once told me that their time in opposition was the most fun they had in decades of...
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ZB Plus - Guest Opinions
Haimona Gray: Who gets to pull up the immigration drawbridge?
Monday, 19 February 2024, 2:55pmA lot of the talk around immigration is framed around economic reasoning and the pressure on infrastructure that as a nation...
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Business
All but two KiwiSaver funds produced positive returns in December quarter – Morningstar
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 10:45amAll but two KiwiSaver funds produced positive returns in the December 2023 quarter – research firm Morningstar said. Morningstar...
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ZB Plus - Guest Opinions
Haimona Gray: Has Chloe Swarbrick Peaked?
Monday, 12 February 2024, 4:06pmChloe Swarbrick: “We spend far too much time, especially in the media, talking about political parties and political party...
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ZB Plus - Guest Opinions
Haimona Gray: The Henares, Waitangi and the sheep dressed as wolves
Monday, 5 February 2024, 4:12pmThe film 8 Mile culminates in a rap battle where the protagonist, a poor white guy who has had a pretty crappy life thus...
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Business
Transpower seeks higher charges to fund $4.7b grid upgrade
Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 2:44pmTranspower wants to raise its transmission charges to help pay for a $4.7 billion upgrade of the national power grid. State-owned...
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Business
ANZ NZ posts $2.2 billion cash profit; net profit falls 7 percent
Monday, 13 November 2023, 11:00amANZ New Zealand, the country’s biggest bank, said its net profit including gains and losses from economic hedges fell by...
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Business
Fonterra ups milk price forecast to $7.25/kg midpoint
Monday, 9 October 2023, 10:42amFonterra said it had raised its 2023/24 forecast farmgate milk price range to $6.50 - $8.00 per kgMS, with a new midpoint...
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Business
a2 Milk's exclusive deal with Synlait cancelled
Monday, 18 September 2023, 2:00pmA2 Milk has cancelled the exclusive manufacturing supply arrangement it has with infant formula maker Synlait Milk, because...
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Business
How will NZ's big four banks withstand banking inquiry?
Thursday, 31 August 2023, 4:36pmRatings agency S&P Global said New Zealand’s four major Australian-owned banks would continue to dominate the local banking...
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Fonterra cuts milk price forecast for second time in a month
Friday, 18 August 2023, 12:36pmFonterra has, for the second time this month, cut its milk price forecast due to weak Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction prices. The...
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Business
Comvita sees earnings boost for Singapore purchase
Tuesday, 4 July 2023, 1:20pmShares in mānuka honey exporter Comvita rallied after the company said it Acquired specialist honey retailer HoneyWorld Singapore...
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Business
Meridian wrings more power out of Benmore, Manapouri
Monday, 26 June 2023, 2:15pmMeridian Energy has increased the capacity of individual units at its Benmore Power Station as part of a broader programme...
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Business
Scott Tech’s ownership structure up for review
Thursday, 15 June 2023, 4:12pmRobotics specialist Scott Technology, 53.05 per cent-owned by Brazil’s JBS, says it has hired Macquarie Capital to undertake...
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Business
Synlait puts Dairyworks, Talbot up for sale to pay down debt
Friday, 2 June 2023, 2:43pmDairy and infant formula maker Synlait Milk said it planned to sell its Dairyworks and Talbot Forest Cheese businesses to...
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Business
TradeWindow’s annual loss narrows while revenue jumps
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 2:02pmSoftware specialist TradeWindow said its operating revenue jumped in the March year while its net loss narrowed. Earnings...
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Business
Metroglass net loss deepens, operating earnings improve
Monday, 29 May 2023, 4:30pmImpairments took Metro Performance Glass deeper into loss in the year to March while its operating earnings doubled. The...
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Business
Turners reports record profit, says high interest rates will bite
Tuesday, 23 May 2023, 10:49amA diversified Turners Automotive reported record earnings for the March year but said the impact of higher interest rates...