Port dispute warning signal: unionist
Port dispute warning signal: unionist
The escalating Ports of Auckland industrial dispute should be treated as a warning signal, a leading union boss says.
Simon Hartley
Otago real estate trend 'improving'
Otago real estate trend 'improving'
Otago's February real estate sales figures - sale prices and the number of homes sold - seesawed across the province, according to Real Estate Institute of New Zealand figures.
Maersk still calling at POAL but has backup plan
Maersk still calling at POAL but has backup plan
Shipping giant Maersk has contingency plans to stop calling at dispute-hit Ports of Auckland, but has denied claims by the Council of Trade Unions that it is about to do so.
Port begins replacement process
Port begins replacement process
Ports of Auckland has twisted the knife in the bitter wharfside dispute, announcing yesterday it has signed up two companies to replace the almost 300 staff it sacked on Monday.
Greens say proposed changes 'backward'
Greens say proposed changes 'backward'
The first salvos have been fired over proposed changes to the Crown Minerals Act, key legislation covering access to conservation land and the seabed by mining and oil and gas exploration companies.
Key 'debt-free' acquisition
Key 'debt-free' acquisition
Debt-free dairy farm acquisition is the key to smoothing out volatility of global milk prices and keeping would-be investors in quarterly dividends, a small group of southern investors was told yesterday.
April talks for Otago after 300 sacked in Ports of Auckland
April talks for Otago after 300 sacked in Ports of Auckland
Contract negotiations with the Maritime Union of New Zealand, which at the Ports of Auckland led to the sacking of almost 300 workers yesterday, are set to begin at Port Chalmers next month.
Record cargo volumes at South Port
Record cargo volumes at South Port
The possibility of Bluff's Australian-owned, $1.76 billion Tiwai Point aluminium smelter becoming a listed company or being sold outright has been raised again by South Port.
LME 'committed' to Ohai
LME 'committed' to Ohai
Southern coal bed methane gas explorer L&M Energy will persevere with its Southland efforts despite its recent $3.4 million exploration programme not having identified commercial gas finds.
Coal pitched against environment
Coal pitched against environment
The value of 80 million tonnes of high quality export coal is about to weighed up against nationally endangered and vulnerable animals and other rare flora and fauna - all residing in and around the Denniston Plateau looming above Westport, on the West Coast.
Concern for cruise ship industry
Concern for cruise ship industry
Lyttelton's port company has deferred redevelopment of its cruise ship berthing facility because of escalating costs, but Port Chalmers is not expecting any further boost to this year's record passenger liner visits.
Investors for dairy venture sought
Investors for dairy venture sought
A new investment fund is seeking to raise at least $75 million to buy South Island dairy farms.
Spike in global oil price
Spike in global oil price
The strength of the New Zealand dollar and Tuesday's 4c petrol price hike should form a buffer against further rises; following a spike in global oil prices yesterday.
Significant find for Glass Earth Gold
Significant find for Glass Earth Gold
Listed Glass Earth Gold has announced a "significant" gold find during test drilling in the Hauraki region, with one of the 19 results finding 17.2g of gold per tonne (g/t) and 24.2 g/t of silver in a 9.7m drilling sample.
Action after exposure to mercury
Action after exposure to mercury
Three staff exposed to unsafe levels of naturally occurring mercury vapour at Oceana Gold's processing plant at Macraes in East Otago prompted a $500,000 upgrade of its gold smelting room.
Engineering orders keep Farra to fore
Engineering orders keep Farra to fore
Two separate precision engineering projects worth almost $1 million, for mining giant Rio Tinto and a Norwegian company, will be leaving Dunedin shortly, with prospects of further international orders in the future.
Forestry levy proposal gaining ground
Forestry levy proposal gaining ground
A proposed industry-wide forest levy has gained the backing of the New Zealand Farm Forestry Association's executive, representing 2000 small-farm foresters.
NZMIT suspends investor payments
NZMIT suspends investor payments
Dunedin-based NZ Mortgage Income Trust has suspended payments to investors for at least 90 days from a more than $50 million mortgage fund, as the trust's cash reserves have fallen below 5% of the value of the fund.
Dairy investor seeks $75 million
Dairy investor seeks $75 million
An investment fund wants to raise $75 million from investors to buy southern dairy farms - one of the first opportunities for mum and dad investors to get a stake in the dairy sector.
Profit of $4.2 million for THL
Profit of $4.2 million for THL
Tourism Holdings Ltd has booked a turnaround profit - largely on the back of Rugby World Cup rentals - replacing last year's $1.3 million loss with a $4.2 million after-tax profit for the six months trading to December.