Dene Mackenzie

Z Energy is on track to deliver significant earnings growth over the next two to three years and will be in a position to increase its dividend in 2018.

Otago-Southland exporters will continue to face the highest tariff barrier into the United States following its withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Otago-Southland Employers Association chief executive Virginia Nicholls says.

According to most recent surveys in the United States, business conditions and household sentiment are solid and on an upward trend.

Meridian Energy, with its main hydro-electric assets in the South Island, is benefiting from the latest weather event and its catchments are getting a good top-up.

Manufacturing activity in Otago-Southland tailed off at the end of last year, although the year’s average activity remained in positive territory.