Maritime NZ Deputy Chief Executive Regulatory Operations, Deb Despard, says this is the ‘overlapping duties’ principle in the Health and Safety at Work Act. Importantly, while this case involved a ...
Make no mistake, a tax on power will hit jobs and make households worse off. If Luxon wants to spend money on LNG plants, he needs to find the money through savings elsewhere. Responding to today’s ...
Financial mentors say organisations that benefit from their services should be willing to pay a levy. Fincap, the organisation that represents financial mentors around the country, has made the ...
9 Feb 2026 – Taranaki locals, affordable energy advocates and climate justice organisations are condemning the Government’s announcement to underwrite a Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) import terminal in ...
Cost of Living remains the most important issue, jumping 7.4 points to 34.9 percent. This is its highest result since May 2024. Neither the Centre-Right or Centre-Left blocs have enough seats to form ...
A former junior officer, called as the first and only witness for prosecution, told the court that the interaction happened on the night when the ship docked at a port in Fiji, when he’d just joined ...
Today’s announcement to move rapidly with the aim of signing a contract by mid-2026 to build an LNG import facility by 2028 responds to a growing fuel shortage in the energy system, driven by ...
Critically, new rails need new guardrails and this is why regulation does not disappear in a DeFi world but becomes more important. The role of regulators, institutions and platforms is not to slow ...
“The Moa Point wastewater treatment plant’s floods last week serve as a reminder of how critical wastewater infrastructure is for the functioning of our cities. Events like these, resulting in raw ...
Greenpeace is slamming the Luxon government’s announcement it will build a liquid natural gas (LNG) import terminal, calling it a dirty, dumb and expensive decision that will leave New Zealanders ...
The LNG import facility will provide a reliable backup fuel source, reducing the impact of dry-year risk on electricity ...
“Labour promoted the view that gas is something to be ashamed of. It’s not. Gas is a practical, reliable option when hydro lakes are low. Gas keeps factories running, heaters humming, and lights ...